1. INTRODUCTION TO AIR ASIA 1. COMPANY BACKGROUND AirAsia Berhad was established in 1993 and began operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by government owned conglomerate‚ DRB Hicom. On 2 December 2001‚ the heavily in debted 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 turned the company around
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services and allows passengers‚ freights‚ and cargo to transfer through the air using aircrafts. A good example of low cost carrier is Rain Air. by capturing the intrnational press and clientele‚ they are successeding. More other airlines for example; Air Asia‚ the focus of the present sutdy‚ have set goals to reach through effective administration of assets and effective planning structure. For achieving those objectives‚ Air Asia has a mission and vision‚ advertisment stratigic‚ techonological concernes
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Information management of Air Asia Air Asia adopted information technologies strategically to integrate the operations and coordinate all the business and management functions. There are respectively 3 information management system used by Air Asia. Air Asia has implemented all the three systems in their marketing‚sales activity and as well as in their operating chain. (1) Yield Management System (YMS) • YMS has aided AirAsia to increase the revenue by offering higher discounts‚ more frequently
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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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Air Asia Berhad Background Founded : 1993 Hubs : Kuala Lumpur International Airport Secondary hubs: * Kota Kinabalu International Airport * Senai International Airport * Penang International Airport Subsidiaries: * Thai AirAsia * Indonesia AirAsia * VietJet AirAsia * AirAsia RedTix Fleet size : 103 (+ 121 orders) Destinations : 70 in 19 countries Company slogan : Now Everyone Can Fly Parent company : Tune Group Headquarters Registered office : Petaling Jaya‚ Selangor
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also discuss the culture and management style of AirAsia and its ability to address to the challenges faced by the company. Furthermore‚ the report aims at highlighting the expansions of AirAsia with future expectations. Background of AirAsia Air Asia‚ an ailing‚ in debt‚ government owned airline was purchased by Tony Fernandes‚ a Malaysian Indian entrepreneur in 2001. Fernandes invested all his valuables and saving in purchasing this airline company that only possessed two Boeings and was deeply
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AirAsia spearheaded ease airfares in Asia and is presently as of now the biggest low toll‚ no nonsense aircraft in Asia. It is too one of the biggest aircrafts in all of Asia regarding travellers conveyed. AirAsia has moreover been voted the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in 2009 and 2010. AirAsia Berhad is as of now situated in the Low Cost Carrier Terminal
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structure of Asia has made air travel the viable‚ efficient‚ and convenient mode of transportation. Threat of new entry is moderate; high capital requirement and government barrier such as air service agreement can act as barriers to entry. However‚ the deregulation of aviation industry in Asia Pacific region has resulted in more competitors entering the market. Furthermore‚ many full service airlines enter the LCC industry by launching their LCC version. For example‚ Nok Air set up by Thai
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INTRODUCTION Air Asia Berhad was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Dato’ Tony Fernandes along with Dato’ Pahamin Ab. Rajab (Chairman‚ AirAsia)‚ Dato’ Kamarudin bin Meranun (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer‚ AirAsia) and Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar (Director‚ AirAsia) formed a partnership and set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia from government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom on December 2‚ 2001 which Air Asia was originally
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quite competitive with multiple players and various elements effecting the industry environment. AirAsia has developed a specific set of resources and core competencies that it has exploited in order to become the leading short-haul LCC in South East Asia. AirAsia’s strategy employs cost and efficiency optimization by utilizing its key resources; thus‚ possessing capabilities necessary for success. AirAsia’s tangible resources‚ including its fleet and hubs‚ enhance the company’s low cost capabilities
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