Air Asia Berhad is the only Malaysian-based low cost airline and also a pioneer of low- cost travel in Asia. The main hub is the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Air Asia was established in the year 1993 and started its operations on the 18 November 1996. Originally‚ it was founded by a DRB-HICOM which is the government owned conglomerate. Then‚ Tony Fernandes’s company which is Tune Air Sdn. Bhd. bought the company on the 8 September 2001 with estimation
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perception of low-cost travel‚ giving rise to a diverse cross-section of passengers. The AirAsia chief executive says: "We show that low-cost does not mean low class. In the Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur flight‚ you’ll find women with diamonds sitting beside maids. You could not see that before. That shows we’re reaching everyone." 1) Geographic characteristics The geographic characteristics of the target market of AirAsia are within the Australasian region. Attract people from Australia who wish to visit the
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Part 2 1.0 Introduction AirAsia‚ a famous low cost airline in Asia‚ as Malaysia second National Airline‚ provides a different type of service to benefit all citizens and worldwide travelers. Low cost airlines generally have several differentiate to the traditional carriers. For example‚ low cost airline implement ticketless travel‚ online ticket‚ no free food and beverages and etc. AirAsia provides low airfares flight to the travelers‚ offering 40%-60% lower than other airline. This low airfares
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For 43 long years the government-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) held a monopoly. It is only at the dawn of the twenty-first century that the sector was finally deregulated. Reforms were initiated with the passage of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Bill in Parliament in December 1999. The IRDA since its incorporation as a statutory body in April 2000 has regulated the opening up of the insurance sector‚ which has seen in total 23 life and 24 non-life private companies
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External Analysis of AirAsia Perform an external analysis of AirAsia and identify possible opportunities and threats encountered by AirAsia. Industry Analysis An industry analysis was performed to assess the budget airline industry. 1. Bargaining Power of Supplier Overall‚ power of supplier is high as there are limited (availability of) suppliers (only Boeing and Airbus)‚ the switching cost is high (i.e. airplanes and their maintenance are costly)‚ and there are few substitutes for airplanes (i.e
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SWOT analysis of AirAsia Strengths Firstly‚ Air Asia has indeed a strong management team. This is clearly known as it has very strong links with the governements and airline industry leaders.This is partly contributed by the diverse background of the executive management teams which consists of industry experts and ex-top government officials. For example‚ Shin Corp (formerly owned by the family of former Thai Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra) holds a 50% stake in Thai AirAsia. This has helped
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Strength and weakness of AirAsia |strength |weakness | |Low cost operations. |Service resource is limited by lower costs. | |Fewer management levels‚ effective‚ focused and aggressive |Government interference and regulation on airport deals and | |management.
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A proposal of overcoming flight delays in air Asia Introduction A management system is the software that allows a computer to perform functions of storing‚ retrieving‚ adding‚ deleting and modifying data. Relational database management systems (RDBMS) implement the relational model of tables and relationships. In this project proposal‚ we are going to propose a system for an agricultural company named Monsanto. Monsanto is a relatively new company which shares the name and history of a company
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Airasia Organizational Culture In Edgar Schein Theory‚ Organizational Culture can be identified through three distinct levels that is: 1. Artifacts that include any tangible‚ overt or verbally identifiable elements in an organization. In Airasia‚ their primary color is red which commonly associated with bravery and passion. Their new uniform resembles Pit Stop Girls for a racing team while the other one‚ a simple standard flight uniform in red‚ giving a relaxed sensation for weekend leisure
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This points to a huge opportunity for AirAsia and the aviation industry in general. However‚ this large market is recognized by all and is the reason why new players are waiting to enter the Industry to exploit this potential. It is pertinent to note that the number of air travelers in Indonesia has grown during the last there of 2005-08 as compared to the same period last year‚ as per estimates of Amadeus Worldwide. Product differentiation – At present‚ AirAsia differentiates its no frills product
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