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. 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
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past‚ the airline industry globally has proven to be resilient. After a short downturn‚ the industry recovered quickly and‚ in fact‚ grew moderately. From 2011 to 2031‚ annual air traffic is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5%‚ and reach about 13.8 billion revenue passenger kilometers (RPK). ! While the mainstay markets (Europe and North America) have not shown significant growth‚ and are not expected to grow substantially in the near future‚ Asia Pacific has
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Introduction to AirAsia Established in 1993 and officially started its operation on 18 November 1996‚ AirAsia is a low cost carrier (LCC) airline in the aviation industry. On 2 December 2001‚ the heavily-indebted government-linked commercial airline was bought over by the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AirAsia‚ Tony Fernandes. From then‚ AirAsia cleared its former debts which worthed USD 11 million and became a profit-making low cost carrier. The main hub of AirAsia is in Kuala Lumpur
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International Element/ Global Condition The main global competitors of AirAsia are Firefly‚ Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia. All these international airlines have adapted the AirAsia’s low cost concept and can be a threat to AirAsia. “Knowing the increase of competition in the market‚ AirAsia applied the adaptation process (Hanan & Freeman‚ 1984) by expanding its operation to long haul services to various destinations. Moreover‚ AirAsia realised the price is destructive and try to avoid direct price
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Online Inc.‚ Fernandes left to pursue his dream of starting a budget no-frills airline. However‚ his application for a license from the Malaysian government was rejected. [edit] Launching AirAsia It was through Datuk Pahamin A. Rejab‚ the former secretary-general of the Malaysian Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry that Fernandes got to meet up with the then Prime Minister‚ Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in October 2001. AirAsia‚ the heavily-indebted subsidiary of the Malaysian government-owned
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U ANNUAL REPORT – –– SHANGRI-LA HOTELS (MALAYSIA) BERHAD CONTENTS 2 4 10 22 23 24 25 30 35 38 42 49 49 51 109 112 115 Group Financial Highlights Chairman’s Statement Operations Review Corporate Structure Financial Calendar Corporate Data Profile of Board of Directors Statement on Corporate Governance Statement on Internal Control Audit Committee Report Corporate Social Responsibility Additional Compliance Information Statement on Directors’ Responsibility Financial Statements Group
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values The common shared value of AirAsia is to be the largest low cost airline in Asia by continually insisting on the development of the low-cost carrier model. AirAsia always tries to attain the lowest cost so that a majority of people can afford to fly through its planes and hubs. Although AirAsia expanded its business to many countries‚ the shared values of AirAsia as a Low-Cost Carrier never change. Value consistency across different markets helps AirAsia establish good brand reputation and
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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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..................................................3 SWOT ANALYSIS FOR AIRASIA.............................................................3 * Strength * Weakness * Opportunities * Threats LIST OF REFERENCES...........................................................................6 AirAsia’s Background AirAsia was previously owned by DRB-Hicom‚ a government-linked company. Its airline had not been able to take off and was eventually sold to Tune Air Sdn. Bhd in
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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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