AIR ASIA AIRLINES COMPANY COMPANY BACKGROUND AirAsia was established by a Malaysian conglomerate in 1993 and commenced operations in 1996. In 2001‚ due to the airline heavily in debt‚ AirAsia was bought by Tony Fernandes of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd from DRB-Hicom. Tony took up the RM40million debt as part of the purchase. In 2002‚ AirAsia generates a profit and launching new routes from its hub in Kuala Lumpur. In 2003‚ the airline opened a second hub at Senai International Airport‚ Johor Bahru and launched
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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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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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STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Article taken from WSJ dated Wednesday May 02‚ 2012 “AirAsia Flies Better Without Flag Carrier” • largest budget carrier (Economy of scale) • Very strong management team • Very good in strategy formulation and execution (Economy of scale) • Strong brand equity - AirAsia’s brand name is well established in Asia Pacific (Learning Curve) • Cost advantage (Economy of scale) • Market share leadership- AirAsia is the low cost leader in Asia (Economy of scale) • International alliances
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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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INFORMATION SYSTEM) ASSIGNMENT 1: CASE STUDY: AIRASIA – Now Everyone Can Fly Questions: * What is Air Asia Business Model? How does information system support this business model? 1.0) AirAsia business model AirAsia business model is low cost‚ low fare and no-frills air line. AirAsia Pan Asia plan targeted to million of Asians who wanted basic air transportation at cheap price AirAsia achieved low cost by following method: 1) Single class‚ no frills service AirAsia operates on single-class service
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2. Analysis 6 2.1 Shareholders 6 2.2 Supplier 7 2.3 Employee 8 2.4 Lending Institutions 9 3. Overall Comparison of Years (Refer to Appendix 1-5) 10 3.1 Profitability 10 3.2 Efficiency 10 3.3 Liquidity 11 3.4 Gearing 12 3.5 Investment 12 4. Sources of Finance 13 5. Market Value of Share 14 6. Economic Conditions 15 6.1 Political 15 6.2 Economic 15 6.3 Social 16 6.4 Technology 16 6.5 Environment 16 7. View of Chairman’s statement (Refer to AirAsia 2010
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Value Chain Analysis of AirAsia The value chain analysis is used to evaluate the value of each particular functional activity that is added to the organisation’s products or services as seen in Diagram 1 [pic] a) Logistics This involves all areas of receiving‚ storing of inputs when producing outputs. So far‚ AirAsia only operates on a single type of aircraft‚ the Boeing 737-300. Based on a report published by Aero Connections in 2004‚ that particular model was the best selling commercial
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2.0 Planning and Strategic Management 2.1 SWOT Analysis Strengths Low cost operations AirAsia Berhad is the first airline company that offered a low cost flight in Asian market. By operating the low cost principle‚ AirAsia Berhad aim to maximize their sales and minimize their operating cost. Based on their slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly” have fulfilled the wants for those passengers who choose to fly with low cost airlines especially students‚ those family with lower income and low income
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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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