PEST and SWOT analysis of AirAsias international business operations 1.1Background AirAsia was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Fernandes and his partners set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia. Now‚ AirAsia has become one of the most successful airlines in the Southeast Asian region and the pioneer of low cost and no frills travel in Malaysia. The leading low fare airline in the Asia - AirAsia has been expanding rapidly since
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Topic Page 1.1 Brief History on AirAsia 2 – 3 2.0 Macro-Environmental PESTEL Analysis 4 - 12 2.1 Undertake a Macro-Environmental Analysis using the PESTEL Framework 2.2 AirAsia Inflation Rate in Malaysia 2.3 Brief Definition on Unemployment Rate 3.0 Porter’s Five Forces 13 - 16 3.1 Analyze the competitive forces within the industry using the Porter’s Five Forces Framework 4.0 Carry out a Customer Analysis 17 5.0 Analyze the competitor’s by conducting
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Introduction Purpose The purpose of this analysis is to conduct an environmental analysis in the context of AirAsia’s international business operations‚ describing the major variables involved and the impact of the specific threats and opportunities confronted by AirAsia besides that‚ this analysis also helps to identify AirAsia’s competitive strategy and analyse how the strategy is implemented to gain competitive advantage. Background on AirAsia AirAsia was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001
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Chapter I: Introduction 1.1 Company Background AirAsia Berhad‚ which is also known as AirAsia‚ is an airline company that provides air transportation service. The airline was established in 1993 and started operation 18 November 1996. A government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom originally founded it. They were having heavily indebted on December 2‚2001. An executive from company Tune Air Sdn‚ Tonny Fernandes‚ purchased it. The company’s headquarters is in Sepang‚ Selangor‚ Malaysia. After Tonny
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External Analysis of AirAsia Perform an external analysis of AirAsia and identify possible opportunities and threats encountered by AirAsia. Industry Analysis An industry analysis was performed to assess the budget airline industry. 1. Bargaining Power of Supplier Overall‚ power of supplier is high as there are limited (availability of) suppliers (only Boeing and Airbus)‚ the switching cost is high (i.e. airplanes and their maintenance are costly)‚ and there are few substitutes for airplanes (i.e
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Introduction of AirAsia In Malaysia‚ there are 3 main airlines which are Malaysian Airline (MAS)‚ AirAsia‚ and Firefly. AirAsia Berhad is starting its operation in November 2004‚ which is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia. It start developing a low cost airline model (LCC) in Asia since 2001‚ it has grown from a domestic flight in Malaysia for more than 55 destinations served for 5 leading airline hub in Malaysia which are Thai AirAsia‚ Indonesia AirAsia‚ Philippines AirAsia and Japan AirAsia. AirAsia
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AirAsia company analysis AirAsia is the leading low-cost airline company in Asia. The company provides transportation for passengers and cargo services across domestic and international markets from 97 destinations in 21 countries. It consists of over 8‚000 staff and makes up a market capital approximately RM7.06 billion (AirAsia‚ 2012). AirAsia’s competitors are Malaysia Airlines and other national airlines. AirAsia has five Air operation’s certificates (AOCs) – Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Indonesia Philippines
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Company Background and analysis of AirAsia This report conducts an analysis of AirAsia‚ the world’s Lowest Cost Airline. AirAsia is a Malaysian low cost airline. AirAsia was found in 1993 and it started its operations from 18 Nov 1996. It was established initially by DRB-Hicom‚ a government owned- conglomerate. On 2 December 2001‚ the heavily- indebted airline was purchased Tony Fernandes former Time Warner Executive. Tony was inspired by the Low-Cost Carrier business model of Southwest
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This article details the development of AirAsia Malaysia from 2005 to 2008 and builds on a prior case‚ ‘AirAsia: The Sky’s the Limit’. Within only four years‚ AirAsia managed to expand its operations into another ten countries. In addition‚ through its associate company AsiaX‚ it launched long-haul low-cost air services from Malaysia to Australia and the United Kingdom. The article documents AirAsia’s marketing strategy and discusses its approach towards ‘market development’ and ‘product development’
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company’s financial health. Before investing in a company it is vital to understand what it does‚ its market and the industry in which it operates. You should never blindly invest in a company. Financial analysis is a process that evaluates businesses‚ budgets‚ projects‚ and entities for analysis purpose. It is done for the purpose of determining the suitability for investment in a business. 1 There several mainly focuses on the process used to direct and manage the business and affairs
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