Early years Born in Kuala Lumpur to a Goan father and Malacca Portuguese mother‚ Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes is the son of the late Stephen Edward Fernandes‚ and Ena Dorothy Fernandez. When he was young‚ he used to follow his mother‚ a businesswoman‚ to Tupperware dealer parties and conventions. He was educated at Epsom College 1977-83 and then graduated from the London School of Economics in 1987. He worked very briefly with Virgin Atlantic as an auditor‚ subsequently becoming the financial controller
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About Boing 777: The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world’s largest twinjet and has a typical seating capacity for 314 to 451 passengers‚ with a range of 5‚235 to 9‚380 nautical miles (9‚695 to 17‚370 km)‚ depending on the version. Commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven"‚[3][4] its distinguishing features include the largest-diameter turbofan engines of any aircraft‚ six wheels on each main landing gear‚ a circular
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Travel Article A time to remember Slug: The beauty of traveling in Europe is the unlimited choices these countries give with architectural magnificence coupled with friendly inhabitants and the easygoing lifestyle. One such place that lies in Netherlands is Amsterdam‚ a one time small fishing village is now packed with loads of memorable treasures for a tourist. Having travelled twice to this gorgeous place I have picked my favourite attractions and sightseeing activities that will help
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marketing strategy that it would have to make to respond in case certain events occur. What if price war happens... To compete with the rivals‚ each airline introduced its own strategy. Famous full service carriers like Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways have set up low cost subsidiaries. Malaysia Airlines launched competitive promotion scheme while independent low-cost airlines like Valuair focused on improving customer services through offering additional benefits to customers. Obviously‚ the
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Organisation Structure and Roles of Divisions 2.2 Products and Services 2.3 Markets and Customers 2.4 Competition 2.5 Financial Analysis 2.6 External Influences 3.0 Evaluation 4.0 Cathay Pacific vs. British Airways 6.0 References Abstract CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD. Address: Cathay Pacific City‚ 8 Scenic Road‚ Hong Kong International Airport‚ Hong Kong. Website: www.cathaypacific.com The following report‚ comprising of secondary research found from numerous different
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SkyTeam‚ branded as SKYTEAM‚ is an airline alliance with its centralised management team‚ SkyTeam Central‚ based in the World Trade Center Schiphol Airport on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer‚ Netherlands.[2][3] SkyTeam was founded in 2000 by Aeroméxico‚ Air France‚ Delta Air Lines and Korean Air – the last of the three airline alliances to be formed – but has grown to become second largest airline alliance in the world (in passenger number terms and members)‚ behind Star
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International Air Transport Association | | Abbreviation | IATA | Formation | 19 April 1945 (68 years ago)‚Havana‚ Cuba | Type | international trade association | Purpose/focus | represent‚ lead‚ and serveairline industry | Headquarters | 800 Place Victoria (rue Gauvin)‚ Montreal‚ Canada | Coordinates | 45.5006°N 73.5617°W | Membership | 240 airlines (2011)[1] | DG and CEO | Tony Tyler | Website | iata.org | International Air Transport Association (IATA) Definition:- What is IATA:-
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Background‚ History and the Business Concept AirAsia is a brand of airlines operated by AirAsia Berhad. A Malaysian based low-fare company. AirAsia established in 1993 and start the operations on 18 November 1996 (Wikipedia‚ 2011) Inspired by the success of Ryanair and EasyJet as low cost carrier‚ Toni Fernandes saw the potential of having the same concept in Asia. Air Asia executed the cost leadership strategy with introduced ticketless travelling‚ one type cabin‚ free
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must be applied to the practical world. Our knowledge will be getting a platform when it is being implemented in a real world. Virgin Atlantic is one of the successful business organizations are operating multi function services. Virgin Atlantic Airways is one of the leading airlines in Europe introduced by Virgin Group collection of branded companies in 1984. Virgin Atlantic is centralized with UK operating 30 destinations all over the world with the 40 Aircrafts in operation. It is also extending
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Table ofContents Introduction Air flight is becoming closer and closer to our lives. A biggest advantage of air flight is speed‚ for example‚ in order to travel from Saigon to Hanoi‚ it takes at least 36 hours by bus‚ 24 hours by train but only 2 hours by flight. Completion in airline industry is increasingly intense when many airlines step in with their techniques to attract customer. “Who lead the field?” is always a top importance concern of all airlines. Singapore Airlines is not
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