Has Airasia Ever Crashed?

THE terrifying engine failure involving an AirAsia X A330 yesterday is the latest in a string of serious incidents and accidents to trouble the AirAsia Group. An Indonesia AirAsia A320 crashed into the sea after a high-altitude stall on a flight from Surabaya to Singapore on December 28, 2014, killing all 162 aboard.

What caused Air Asia crash?

Indonesian investigators said the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 last year, which killed all 162 people on board, was caused by a combination of system malfunctions and improper pilot responses to cascading electrical and rudder-system problems. ... The problem occurred four times during the flight.

Is Air Asia really unsafe?

AirAsia India had come under the DGCA scanner in June after one of its pilots, Captain Gaurav Taneja, posted a 27 minute video on his YouTube channel (Flying Beast), alleging that the airline had been violating certain safety norms in order to cut fuel costs.