INTRODUCTION Air Asia Berhad was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Dato’ Tony Fernandes along with Dato’ Pahamin Ab. Rajab (Chairman‚ AirAsia)‚ Dato’ Kamarudin bin Meranun (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer‚ AirAsia) and Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar (Director‚ AirAsia) formed a partnership and set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia from government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom on December 2‚ 2001 which Air Asia was originally
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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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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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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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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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also discuss the culture and management style of AirAsia and its ability to address to the challenges faced by the company. Furthermore‚ the report aims at highlighting the expansions of AirAsia with future expectations. Background of AirAsia Air Asia‚ an ailing‚ in debt‚ government owned airline was purchased by Tony Fernandes‚ a Malaysian Indian entrepreneur in 2001. Fernandes invested all his valuables and saving in purchasing this airline company that only possessed two Boeings and was deeply
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to reduce the barriers of distance‚ and give…. countries better access to global economy”. This is where e-Commerce comes into picture which covers electronics trading of goods and services‚ electronic fund transfer‚ online procurement‚ direct marketing‚ electronic billing‚ etc‚ through internet. It is very important for businesses to embrace the latest technology to conduct their business‚ whereby switching the traditional business models into a better model in terms of efficiency‚ productivity
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Q1.Competitive Advantage Explain Competitive advantage Air Asia build up their competitive advantage form providing customer lowest price and omit theunnecessary service. For example‚ Air Asia install kiosks to speed up check-in. With those innovations‚ it truly making aviation become more convenient. The customers and the operations are around Asia. Air Asia use IT to connect and integrate those end-to-end support processes. As a member of the AirAsia Team have highly competitive and
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motive driven company such as Air Asia has to develop me method on how to connect with the society’s lifestyle‚ demographics‚ and media. Technological point of PEST analysis relates with competing technology development with other competitors and effective information and communication between the market and the company. Political Analysis Political Analysis mainly states about the aviation acts and regulation which needed by aviation company such as Air Asia to operate their business. The
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