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
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and is growing rapidly together with the increase in demand for budget fares across Asia. The different airlines are making use of several strategies to compete with one another in the airline industry and it is crucial for airline companies to identify their competitive advantages so as to be able to achieve profits and brand equity globally. 1.2 External Environment Analysis Political/Legal: Political factors such as changes in regulation and the global
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| 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 Corporate Profile Five Year Financial Highlights Share Performance Chairman’s Statement Group Chief Executive Officer’s Report AirAsia’s Strategy for Success Route
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costs. Consumer confidence dwindled‚ causing a drop in up to 70 percent in global airline load and a 25 percent drop in air traffic (Travel Research Ltd‚ 2001). This
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determine strengths and weaknesses of the industry. Those five forces are now used to determined Air Asia’s strengths and weaknesses which are shown as below: Threat of Entry There is a high barrier entering airlines industry since it requires high capital to set up everything such as purchase or lease air craft‚ set up office‚ hire staffs‚ and etc. Thus‚ this has reduced the treat to Air Asia. Moreover‚ brand awareness is quite important in this industry. Thus‚ to enter this industry not
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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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not apply in other countries such as China and Singapore where government control over businesses is high. b) Economic Fluctuations in interest rates‚ exchange rates and money value greatly affect activities and operations of General Electric. Factors such as deflation and inflation as well as government spending in different countries in which General Electric has ventured often influence business productivity and profitability. The economic impacts caused by the current economic crisis are being
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over long periods of time. AirAsia approaches to prevent this occurring and to generate continued growth is to frequently re-assess its strategy so that they build strong businesses in the attractive industries of the future Company overview - Air Asia Berhad AirAsia’s leading airline was established with the dream that everyone can fly. Since 2001‚ the company has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe. It has risen to become the world’s best. With a route network that spans through more
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How are the Macro as well Micro economic factors different in the country or origin and the destination country? Macro-economic factors of China: 1. Political factors: Currently China has become the world’s second largest economy. Xi Jinping focuses on pushing China investment abroad and pulling foreign investment to China. For much of the
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ELD/B/BBM/511/02740 YR OF STUDY: 2ND SEMESTER 3RD YR UNIT TITLE: CREDIT MANAGEMENT UNIT CODE: HRM 323 LECTURER: DANIEL NYAKERI ASSIGNMENT (CAT 1) Quiz: discuss the components of the macro environment and explain how they affect the organization you are working for? (20 mks). Macro environment factors are uncontrollable external forces that affect how a business operates. They are largely out of the control of the business‚ and often require changes in operating‚ management‚ production‚ and
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