AirAsia: “Now Everyone Can Fly” I. Introduction AirAsia is a Low-fare airline company owned by Anthony Fernandes. The company had its beginnings since 2001 and has been growing rapidly ever since. Within two years‚ AirAsia has proven that low-fare airline models such as Southwest’s‚ Ryanair’s‚ and easyJet’s model would fare well in the Asian marketplace. Its success has even spawned numerous imitators and competitors. But the question still remains‚ can the low-fare model continue to succeed
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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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AIR ASIA AIRLINES COMPANY COMPANY BACKGROUND AirAsia was established by a Malaysian conglomerate in 1993 and commenced operations in 1996. In 2001‚ due to the airline heavily in debt‚ AirAsia was bought by Tony Fernandes of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd from DRB-Hicom. Tony took up the RM40million debt as part of the purchase. In 2002‚ AirAsia generates a profit and launching new routes from its hub in Kuala Lumpur. In 2003‚ the airline opened a second hub at Senai International Airport‚ Johor Bahru and launched
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PEST and SWOT analysis of AirAsias international business operations 1.1Background AirAsia was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Fernandes and his partners set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia. Now‚ AirAsia has become one of the most successful airlines in the Southeast Asian region and the pioneer of low cost and no frills travel in Malaysia. The leading low fare airline in the Asia - AirAsia has been expanding rapidly since
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Chapter I: Introduction 1.1 Company Background AirAsia Berhad‚ which is also known as AirAsia‚ is an airline company that provides air transportation service. The airline was established in 1993 and started operation 18 November 1996. A government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom originally founded it. They were having heavily indebted on December 2‚2001. An executive from company Tune Air Sdn‚ Tonny Fernandes‚ purchased it. The company’s headquarters is in Sepang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia. After Tonny
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STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Article taken from WSJ dated Wednesday May 02‚ 2012 “AirAsia Flies Better Without Flag Carrier” • largest budget carrier (Economy of scale) • Very strong management team • Very good in strategy formulation and execution (Economy of scale) • Strong brand equity - AirAsia’s brand name is well established in Asia Pacific (Learning Curve) • Cost advantage (Economy of scale) • Market share leadership- AirAsia is the low cost leader in Asia (Economy of scale) • International alliances
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Air Asia AirAsia Berhad‚ is a Malaysian low-cost airline. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights and is Asia’s largest low fare‚ no frills airline. AirAsia was a pioneer of low cost flights in Asia. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless travel and unassigned seats. However‚ as of 5 February 2009‚ AirAsia has implemented allocated seatings across all AirAsia flights‚ including in their sister airlines‚ Indonesia AirAsia and Thai AirAsia. Its main
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Company Background AirAsia Berhad as know as AirAsia is a Malaysian low-cost airline. It operates scheduled domestic and international uflights and is Asia’s largest low fare‚ no frills airline. AirAsia pioneered low cost travelling in Asia. The airline was established in 1993 and started operations on 18 November 1996. A government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom originally founded it. On 2 December 2001‚ the heavily-indebted airline was purchased by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes’s company
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Table of Contents Abstract The organizations that operate in one country‚ when they start their operations in another country they need to analyze number of factors that can influence the management in formalizing the business strategies. These factors have direct influence on organizations and they are necessary to consider because what works in one county may not work in another country. These factors are could be political‚ economic‚ legal‚ technological‚ environmental
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AIRASIA’S BACKGROUND......................................................................3 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR AIRASIA.............................................................3 * Strength * Weakness * Opportunities * Threats LIST OF REFERENCES...........................................................................6 AirAsia’s Background AirAsia was previously owned by DRB-Hicom‚ a government-linked company. Its airline had not been able to take off and was
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