AirAsia Case Study Abstract—This paper focuses on the company AirAsia. We will be talking about their strategy through out this paper and will also discuss their position in the global market. AirAsia’s strategy is to become the largest low cost airline in Asia; however, their coverage stays within south east Asia, which with our consultation and data presented in this paper we can analyze and seek a path towards a much larger coverage and becoming the leading largest low cost airline in the
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THE RISE OF TONY FERNANDES AND AIRASIA IN MALAYSIA1 SHAHRIL EASHAK ISMAIL Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, Caulfield East Vic 3145, Australia Email: seism1@student.monash.edu 1 This paper was presented to the 18 Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association th of Australia in Adelaide, 5-8 July 2010. It has been peer reviewed via a double referee process and appears on the Conference Proceedings Website
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1. Abstract This report consists of an internal and external analysis of AirAsia using various methods including a PEST, Organization analysis, SWOT analysis and Porter’s 5 forces model. The main outcomes of the report are: 1.1 Conclusions reached: 1.2 Recommendations reached: 2. Introduction The company chosen for this report was AirAsia. The assignment required that: • A management report of 3,500 to 4,000 words is written on an organization. The report should describe, analyze and assess
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core ideas that make their company both unique and profitable. Safety first – AirAsia partners with renowned maintenance crews and complies with world airline regulations. The company does not own a maintenance shop. Everything with maintenance and repair is outsourced to keep costs down. High aircraft utilization – having the fastest turnaround time in the region, they assure lower costs and higher productivity. AirAsia has the newest and most efficient fleet flying in the Asia region. The planes
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typically runs from 20% to 40%, depending on the price of oil in any given time period (please refer to Appendix A). The next biggest cost associated with running an airline would customer service and operations. The case study does indicate that AirAsia has entered into an alliance with another low cost carrier Jetstar from
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- Who is Tony Fernandes? Malaysian entrepreneur and the founder of Tune Air Sdn.Bhd. Introduced the first budget no frills airline, AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline “Now everyone can fly” Why we chose him? Flying to over 65 destinations in more than 20 different countries. Their revenues have tripled since 2007 taking in 3,948 million Malaysian Ringgit in 2010. Built a work force and corporate structure that would reflect his own personality Leadership
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Introduction (256) Air Asia is the world low fares airlines and had won the Skytrax World's best low-cost airline award in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Air Asia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries. The co-founder of Air Asia is Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes or also known as Tony Fernandes. Tony bought 2 boeing airplanes 9M-AAA and 9M-AAB for around RM40 million after Mahathir advised him to buy it due to the plane is making debt
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1. BACKGROUND Air Asia Berhad is the only Malaysian-based low cost airline and also a pioneer of low- cost travel in Asia. The main hub is the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Air Asia was established in the year 1993 and started its operations on the 18 November 1996. Originally, it was founded by a DRB-HICOM which is the government owned conglomerate. Then, Tony Fernandes’s company which is Tune Air Sdn. Bhd. bought the company on the 8 September 2001
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Management Infotmation System INTRODUCTION OF AIR ASIA [pic] Air Asia is one of the Malaysian Airline, as the second Malaysian National Airline, Air Asia was born in 1993 and started 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 purchased by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes's company Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit. Normally low-costs
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AirAsia Berhad (284669-W) Annual Report 2010 Annual Report 2010 welcome on board. AirAsiA BerhAd AnnuAl report 2010 A Promise mAde, A Pledge KePt When AirAsiA stArted out As A loW-cost Airline in 2002, We pledged to mAke Air trAvel AffordAble for everybody. todAy, nine yeArs doWn our corporAte journey, We knoW We hAve kept to our initiAl promise. in october 2010, we flew our 100 millionth guest, a young, newly married indonesian housewife who was going to visit her husband working
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