November 1996. In the year 2001‚ Anthony Fernandes (or known as Tony Fernandes) bought the airline which is suffering a loss. It was re-established as the low cost carrier after the bought over. AirAsia’s vision is to be the largest low cost airline in Asia and serve the 3 billion people who are currently underserved with poor connectivity and high fares. Their low fare model is made possible through the implementation of the key strategies including Safety First‚ High Aircraft Utilisation‚ Low Fare‚
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ALBUKHARY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMME 2011-2012 ALBUKHARY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMME 2011-2012 Assessment Task: Team Project (10%) Type of assessment: Four persons in a team Starting Date: Week 5 Ending Date: Week 10 Learning Outcome tested: 1. LO1 – Explain the difference between data and information‚ the economics and problems associated with information. 2. LO2 – Distinguish between different types of technologies for acquiring
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Background‚ History and the Business Concept AirAsia is a brand of airlines operated by AirAsia Berhad. A Malaysian based low-fare company. AirAsia established in 1993 and start the operations on 18 November 1996 (Wikipedia‚ 2011) Inspired by the success of Ryanair and EasyJet as low cost carrier‚ Toni Fernandes saw the potential of having the same concept in Asia. Air Asia executed the cost leadership strategy with introduced ticketless travelling‚ one type cabin‚ free
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Management 08 Fall AirAsia Company Analysis Background of AirAsia Company Dato’ Tony Fernandez was the entrepreneur that brought up AirAsia to be the one of the award wining the largest low fare airlines that is currently well known for now in Asia. Since then it has been flying to over 61 domestic and international destination with 108 routes‚ and furthermore it operates over 400 flights daily from hubs that are basically located in Malaysia‚ Thailand and Indonesia. Today if we look at their
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Company overview: Air Asia After acquiring Air Asia from the Malaysian government in 2002‚ Tony Fernandes completely altered the business model of its previous owners and re-established the company with just 3 air planes. Owing debts of about 11 million U.S‚ this move was very risky; however by offering low cost prices‚ the company was able to attract sufficient travellers. After acquisition‚ 5 years later Air Asia became renowned globally as the least expensive airline in terms of cost per seat
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Abstract The main purpose of the report is to conduct the independent analysis of the recent trends and development of Air Asia (low cost carrier model) in the current economic condition. And this report clearly explains about the methodological approach used to find‚ select and analyses the data. Also this report provides a brief outline about the Air Asia. In addition this report exactly speaks about how they sustain in their industry by using the recent trends and modern technology. Introduction
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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
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Yee Mon Phu Member of Management Team Business Strategy Air Asia Revenue: 4Q 12 USD 1.62 Billion Number of employees: 8‚000+ HQ location: Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Ownership: Listed on the Malaysian stock exchange Year founded: 2001 The company grew from two planes in 2002 to a feet of 120 aircraft fying 30 million people Vision “To be the largest low cost airline in Asia and serving 3 billion people who are currently underserved with poor connectivity and high fares.” Mission • To
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AIR ASIA 1. a) Air Asia’s vision: • To be established as the leading low-cost carrier in the Asian region. AirAsia’s mission: • A low cost airline carrier that offers five-star service with 95% of on-time performance. • To be able to provide affordable airfares‚ at the same time promoting Malaysian hospitality and the local food. • To focus on customer’s needs by stimulating demand and offers the lowest fares‚ comprehensive distribution channel and developing various products and services. AirAsia’s
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It were also recognized as ‘Asia’s Leading Airline’ and the ‘Best Airline in SoutheastAsia’( Malaysian Airline System Berhad‚ 2011). MASkargo meanwhile was recognized as the ‘Best Air CargoCarrier in Asia’ at the 2009 while Malaysian Aerospace Engineering(MAE)‚ Repair and Overhaul (MRO) arm wasawarded the ‘2009 Best Asia-Pacific Airline MRO Operation’by two leading magazines in the industry( Malaysian Airlines System Berhad‚2010). Furthermore‚ Fireflywas recognized as the Best Value Airline of The
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