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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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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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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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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Grant‚ Robert M. Case Studies Section : case 9‚ Air Asia : The world’s lowest cost airline Grant‚ Robert M.‚ (2010) "Case Studies Section : case 9‚ Air Asia : The world’s lowest cost airline" from Grant‚ Robert M.‚ Contemporary strategy analysis : text and cases pp.625-635‚ Hoboken: Wiley © Staff and students of Edinburgh Napier University are reminded that copyright subsists in this extract and the work from which it was taken. This Digital Copy has been made under the terms of a CLA licence
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large or traditional airline companies Customer decrease because of poor economy Rising of the fuel prices Higher labor cost Inadequate infrastructure Route and flight utilization Safety and security issues of aircraft crash or being attacked AIR ASIA VMOST ANALYSIS VMOST is an acronym for Vision‚ Mission‚ Objectives‚ Strategy‚ Tactics. It is an internal
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The dominant physical features is the rugged cordilleras that splay out from the Himalayas to the north and are to the south. These north-south trending of mountains chains have been heavily weathered and rounded in the tropical rainy climate. The ranges are parallel to one another‚ separated by the major river basins. These river basins are the corelands. The mountain ranges are the Annamite chain of Vietnam‚ the Shan highlands of western Thailand and eastern Burma extending to Main peninsula and
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Operational Information Management in Strategy and Operations: A Case of Air Asia to venture into Regional and International Markets 1.0 Introduction This study was intended to analyze the electronic marketing strategy on a selected budget airline based in Malaysia‚ Air Asia which aims to identify its potential future market segments. The study also explore on how current information systems strategy adopted by the Air Asia‚ in which could help the company to strengthen its position as a leading
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Introduction – Air Asia Berhad Air Asia is a Malaysia Low Cost Carrier Airline Company which was founded in 2001 by Tony Fernandes. It was the first successful and is one of the largest low cost airlines in Southeast Asia. Also‚ it has become Malaysia first international low cost carrier. Air Asia Company’s simple philosophy ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’ has successfully positioned itself in customers’ mind where majority of the customer would choose Air Asia as their choice of transport. In add‚ Air Asia succeed
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