The competition between Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) and Full Service Carrier is getting intense caused by the process of liberalization in aviation field. In the case of Malaysia, the entries of LCCs, Air Asia, Firefly and Malindo have raised the number of passengers travelling inbound or outboard of the destination. According to Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) Annual Report 2009, the passenger movement of AirAsia for domestic traffic at KLIA increases to 5,588,493 passengers which is an increment
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INTRODUCTION : BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY AirAsia Berhad [Company No: 284669-W] [Incorporated in Malaysia with limited liability under the Companies Act, 1965] First Quarter Report Ended 30 September 2004. This is the first quarterly announcement made by AirAsia to the Bursa Malaysia Berhad since its listing on 22 November 2004. AirAsia is one of the award winning and largest low fare airlines in the Asia expanding rapidly since 2001. With a fleet of 72 aircrafts, AirAsia flies to over 61
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Elixir Mgmt. Arts 51 (2012) 11164-11171 AirAsia Berhad: Strategic analysis of a leading low cost carrier in the Asian region Yasmin Yashodha Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, No. 1 Jalan Taylor's, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. A R TI C L E I N F O Art i c l e h i st ory : Received: 9 July 2012; Received in revised form: 13 October 2012; Accepted: 30 October 2012; K ey w or d s Strategic analysis, Region, Low cost, Extensive. ABSTRACT This study examines the extensive
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able of Content…………………………………………………………………2 1. Abstract……………………………………………………………………...3 1.1 Conclusions……………………………………………………………...3 1.2 Recommendations……………………………………………………….4 2. Introduction……………………………………………………………….…5 3. Background to AirAsia……………………………………………………..6 3.1. Organization Definition………………………………………………..6 3.2. Looking at the Organization…………………………………………… 4. Industry Framework Analysis……………………………………………….. 4.1. Porter’s 5-Forces Model………………………………………………… 4.2. External factors using a PEST
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player in the airline industry, It is a low cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who operates scheduled domestic and international flights. The company is Asia’s largest low fare, no frills airlines, a pioneered low cost travelling in Asia. Also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless travel and unassigned seats. Their main base is in the Low cost Carrier Terminal(LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). They also have associates with the airlines Thai Air Asia
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INTRODUCTION Officially named Air Asia Berhad, the company is a Malaysian-based low-cost airline founded in 1933. Air Asia is Asia’s largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. Air Asia won the Skytrax World’s best low-cost airline award in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. It has the world’s lowest operating costs at 0.035 US dollars per seat-kilometer in 2010. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless air travel and unassigned seats. The group
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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 the pioneer of low cost and no frills travel in Malaysia. The leading low fare airline in the Asia - AirAsia has been expanding rapidly since 2001, to become an award winning and the largest low cost carrier in Asia. With
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just two aircraft to 106. The airline today is proud to be a truly ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Japan. This is complemented by AirAsia X, its low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan, Nepal, Korea and Japan. AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for four consecutive
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Individual assignment # 2 Answer ALL questions Read this newspaper article before answering the questions. Submission date: 16 December 2015 1) AirAsia plan to be region’s biggest carrier Budget airline AirAsia Bhd has drawn up a six-year business plan that will see it carry 70 million passengers a year from 2014, which will make it Asia’s biggest carrier. The figure is 3.5 times higher than this year’s target of 20 million passengers. Group chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes
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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 the pioneer of low cost and no frills travel in Malaysia. The airline now flies to over 40 destinations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau, China, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. AirAsia has formed 2 successful joint ventures
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