1. Introduction of Air Asia 1.1 Corporate profile Air Asia since its foundation in 2001 with the vision to make “Everyone can fly” by focusing on the low cost aviation business sector through Air Asia’s own innovative solutions‚ efficient processes and a passionate approach to business as initially proposed and still facilitated now by the company’s original founder and the current CEO of the group‚ Tony Fernandes‚ it has successfully paved a viable way for its continual
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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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Answers – Business Proposal The company selected for this business proposal is AirAsia Berhad (hereafter referred as AirAsia) and both the business and financial performance of AirAsia would be analysed from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2011. “The company was incorporated in 2001‚ as a private limited liability company both incorporated and domiciled in Malaysia. AirAsia was converted into a public limited liability company on 8th June 2004 and became listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia
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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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SUCCESS STORY OF AIRASIA The business world is a tough one. Unless one is lucky enough to establish itself in the market that has very few competitors‚ every business usually have a very rough time. And in today’s scenario‚ where there is high level of competition not only on the local‚ regional‚ and national front‚ but also from global enterprises‚ the business world has become a place where it is difficult to even get by. The airline industry too is one of the toughest and most challenging
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Master program in Business Administration Marketing Management BUSA 633 Company Case AirAsia: The Sky’s the Limit Submitted to Dr. Harbi Hasan Saturday‚ 22 December‚ 2012 Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................
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of the specific threats and opportunities confronted by AirAsia besides that‚ this analysis also helps to identify AirAsia’s competitive strategy and analyse how the strategy is implemented to gain competitive advantage. Background on AirAsia 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
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Man‚ 2005) Welcome to AirAsia! AirAsia Berhad (AirAsia) is a one of the public listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in November 2004.
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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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customerawareness about their brand. 2.1 Company Background AirAsia is one of the businesses that have successfully adopted cost leadershipthrough operational effectiveness and efficiency. The cost advantages haveenabled AirAsia to become the Asia¶s leading low fare airline. Established on 12December 2001‚ AirAsia has been such a big phenomenon in airline industryespecially in Asia. By using a simple but strong slogan ³Now Everyone Can Fly´‚ AirAsia has successfully positioned itself in customers¶ mind
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