SWOT ANALYSIS FOR AIR ASIA Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats Analysis for AirAsia Strengths The first phase of the swot analysis is the strengths analysis for Air Asia. There are some unique strengths of Air Asia that others company could not defeat them. First and foremost‚ Air Asia has a very cooperative and strong management team with strong connections with the government and the airline industry leaders.This is partly contributed by the diverse background of
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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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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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the same concept in Asia. Air Asia executed the cost leadership strategy with introduced ticketless travelling‚ one type cabin‚ free seating‚ and online booking trough internet that able slash the price into 40% - 60% cheaper than regular airlines (Declanegan‚ 2012) “Now Everyone Can Fly” described AirAsia’s value. Operational effectiveness and cost advantages created efficiency go directly to end user. Customer enjoy more surplus with price falls‚ and encourage more air travel among Malaysians
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Version 1.0 Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats Analysis for AirAsia 1.0 Strengths Ø Air Asia has a very strong management team with strong links with governments 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
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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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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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Assistance One of the major factors that assist in the growth of AirAsia would be the continuous support and assistance of the Malaysian government. Over the years‚ AA has noticeably boosted tourism in Malaysia and has helped transform KLIA into a major air travel hub (The Star Online‚ Saturday 15th July 2006). Hence‚ the Malaysian government offers many incentives to AirAsia in term of landing rights‚ lowering passenger service charges‚ tax benefits and exemptions (Malaysian Industrial Development Finance
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