The quest to democratise air travel began when Tune Air Sdn. Bhd. – founded in 2001 by Dato’ Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes‚ Dato’ Pahamin Ab. Rajab‚ Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun and Dato’ Aziz Bakar - bought over the loss-making‚ debt-riddled AirAsia from HI COM Holdings Berhad (now DRB-HICOM Berhad) for a token sum of RM1. The enterprising group quickly settled the airline’s debts and set about rebranding and relaunching AirAsia as a low-fare carrier. The Group’s entire business model centres around a low-cost
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protesters recently blocked flights for a week at Bangkok’s main airports. • ASEAN nations have been pushing Indonesia to scrap its Rp.1 million ‘Fiscal’ charge to all Indonesian citizens and expatriates when leaving the Republic of Indonesia either for business or tourism. • Resurgence of violence in Southern Thailand – Northern Malaysian border. • Malaysia granted exploration rights in oil-rich waters off the coast of Borneo; increased tensions with Indonesia. • Terrorism has occurred in Thailand and
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Tony Fernandes) bought the airline which is suffering a loss. It was re-established as the low cost carrier after the bought over. AirAsia’s vision is to be the largest low cost airline in Asia and serve the 3 billion people who are currently underserved with poor connectivity and high fares. Their low fare model is made possible through the implementation of the key strategies including Safety First‚ High Aircraft Utilisation‚ Low Fare‚ No Frills‚ Streamline Operations‚ Lean Distribution System and
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Company overview: Air Asia After acquiring Air Asia from the Malaysian government in 2002‚ Tony Fernandes completely altered the business model of its previous owners and re-established the company with just 3 air planes. Owing debts of about 11 million U.S‚ this move was very risky; however by offering low cost prices‚ the company was able to attract sufficient travellers. After acquisition‚ 5 years later Air Asia became renowned globally as the least expensive airline in terms of cost per seat
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Background‚ History and the Business Concept AirAsia is a brand of airlines operated by AirAsia Berhad. A Malaysian based low-fare company. AirAsia established in 1993 and start the operations on 18 November 1996 (Wikipedia‚ 2011) Inspired by the success of Ryanair and EasyJet as low cost carrier‚ Toni Fernandes saw the potential of having the same concept in Asia. Air Asia executed the cost leadership strategy with introduced ticketless travelling‚ one type cabin‚ free
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service network carrier’s business model is typically based upon the operations of a hub-and-spoke route network (Vespermann & Holztrattner 2010). Air France-KLM group currently operates the largest network between Europe and the rest of the world. The network is coordinated around the two intercontinental hubs of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol airports. These two hubs are organised in waves known as banks‚ combine connecting with point-to-point traffic. Air France-KLM group has a fleet
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Abstract The main purpose of the report is to conduct the independent analysis of the recent trends and development of Air Asia (low cost carrier model) in the current economic condition. And this report clearly explains about the methodological approach used to find‚ select and analyses the data. Also this report provides a brief outline about the Air Asia. In addition this report exactly speaks about how they sustain in their industry by using the recent trends and modern technology. Introduction
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ALBUKHARY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMME 2011-2012 ALBUKHARY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMME 2011-2012 Assessment Task: Team Project (10%) Type of assessment: Four persons in a team Starting Date: Week 5 Ending Date: Week 10 Learning Outcome tested: 1. LO1 – Explain the difference between data and information‚ the economics and problems associated with information. 2. LO2 – Distinguish between different types of technologies for acquiring
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Case Study: Air Asia Identify the competitive advantages of Air Asia as a low cost carrier. Air Asia has a number of competitive advantages as a low cost carrier that fall into the following general categories; low cost operations‚ efficiency of operations‚ proven business model and management expertise and finally a distinctive corporate culture. Low cost operations: Air Asia has gone to great lengths to ensure all of their operational costs are kept to an absolute minimum‚ and have passed
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for everyone. Since 2001‚ Air Asia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. Air Asia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airlines in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for five year consecutive years in 2009‚ 2010‚ 2011‚ 2012 and 2013 and has been ranked Top 5 among the most recognized and admired airlines in the Asia Pacific Top 1000 Brands 2008. With a route network that spans through to over 20 countries‚ Air Asia continues to pave the way
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