Singapore

AIRASIA was built up from two planes in 2001 to an airline industry titan that operates more than 180 jets in just over a decade but now faces its biggest ever challenge.

A dream run for the airline and its boss, Tony Fernandes, turned sour on Sunday, as Indonesia AirAsia reported that an Airbus 320-200 with 162 people on board went missing during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore (see infographic).