Air Asia: Strategic management report Intoduction Air Asia was founded in 1993 and has since grown to be one of the biggest airlines in the world. It initially operated in Malaysia and currently operates in over 25 countries (Ricart and Wang 2005). It began operations in October 1996‚ operating out of Kuala Lumpur as its central location (Ricart and Wang 2005). The airline was bought by Tune Air in 2001 for one ringgit‚ the equivalent of 0.26 US cents‚ at a time when the company had $10.5 million
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Air Asia Background AirAsia is one of the award winning and largest low fare airlines in the Asia expanding rapidly since 2001. With a fleet of 72 aircrafts‚ AirAsia flies to over 61 domestic and international destinations with 108 routes‚ and operates over 400 flights daily from hubs located in Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ and Indonesia. Today‚ AirAsia has flown over 55 million guests across the region and continues to create more extensive route network through its associate companies. AirAsia believes
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there is a huge scope of growth for AirAsia in Asia. The huge population with rise in middle class and a lot of disposable income together with the absence of affordable forms of transportation post a high demand for AirAsia as a low cost airline. It is also anticipated that due to the rapid urbanization trends the air travel market will continue to grow at a fast pace. The geographical structure of Asia which is archipelago will also contribute to the air transport. Example: between East and West Malaysia
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Darul Ehsan‚ Malaysia Tel : (603) 78809318 Fax : (603) 78806318 E-mail : investorrelations@airasia.com Website : www.airasia.com CONTENTS AirAsia Berhad | annual report 2007 Our Dreams and Aspirations To be the largest low cost airline in Asia serving the 3 billion people who currently are underserved with poor connectivity and high fares. G G 2 4 7 8 12 20 22 24 26 30 32 34 36 40 42 43 44 46 47 48 52 53 54 56 60 62 66 68 72 76 81 82 83 152 156 157 G Our Dreams and Aspirations
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established in 1993 and began operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by a government-owned conglomerate‚ DRB-Hicom. On 2 December 2001 the heavily-indebted airline was bought by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes ’s company Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit (about USD 0.26 at the time) with USD 11 million (MYR 40 million) worth of debts. Fernandes the CEO‚ turned the company around‚ producing a profit in 2002 and launching new routes from its hub in Kuala Lumpur
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Group 2 Michelle De Jesus Beatrix Evangelista Keisha Dawn Flores April Danielle Marquez Korina Robles Nicole Zulueta Company Case (AirAsia: The Sky’s the Limit) 1. What are the micro and macro environmental factors that have contributed to the early success of AirAsia? Micro Environmental Factors CEO Tony Fernandes – a strong believer in “leading by example”‚ he works alongside his team that allows him to get to know them better. Partners – although AirAsia has limited resources‚ it has
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AKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost‚ I would like to express in depth gratitude to AirAsia Berhad for giving me an opportunity to become one of their team member. I am very glad and proud to be one of the team members in Ground Support Equipment Department. I would like to dedicate my most sincere gratitude to host supervisor Mr. Faisal Riza B. Adnan for opportunities given‚ unceasing patience‚ guidance‚ priceless knowledge and supports given to me during the internship. I would also like to express
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The difference between working for Air Asia and Malaysian Airlines ( MAS ) Are you looking for a job in airline company‚ but do not know which one to choose? Your query will surely be answered as we move along in this composition. Working in the airline industry is a truly wonderful choice as it’s exciting‚ fun-filled yet lucrative. In fact‚ they are merely two prestigious airlines in Malaysia‚ namely Air Asia and Malaysian Airlines ( MAS ). So which one will be a better choice to work for
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analysis on Air Asia 1. Threat of new Entrants The extent of barriers to entry depends on the strength of: Customer has little brand loyalty. If consumers of Air asia do not have brand loyalty‚ then the strength of the threat of new entrants is very high. The high numbers of competitors in the industry also decrease Air asia’s customer loyalty. Most of the travelers prefer low cost. New competitors which want to come in the industry have to spend little to compete with Air asia.
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Corporate Profile Air Asia X Berhad is a leading long-haul‚ low-cost airline‚ operating primarily in the Asia Pacific region. Based upon our breakthrough business model‚ we believe that we have the lowest unit cost base of any long-haul airline in the world‚ with Cost per Available-Seat Kilometer (CASK) of US¢3.51 and CASK (excluding fuel) of US¢2.40 for the year ended 2015. This enables us to offer fares that are targeted‚ on average‚ to be 30% to 50% lower than Full Service Carriers and to stimulate
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