Naim 6 Report post Posted October 28, 2009 From Twitter ... RT: @AirAsiaDotCom: Congratulation to Mr.Tony on receiving the CAPA Legend Award (Aviation Hall of Fame) for shaping the way the aviation industry has evolved! RT: @AirAsiaDotCom: We (Airasia & Airsia X) are proud to be the Joint Winners of CAPA Airline of the Year Award 2009. It is a great honor. Let's work harder! Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li Ren 2 Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Congratulations Dato Tony and AirAsia for winning this award Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KS Ong 1 Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Congrats to AK. Wonder they will have anoter special scheme on their existing/new aircraft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 October 28, 2009 23:17 PM AirAsia And AirAsia X Jointly Win CAPA's Airline Of The Year BEIJING, Oct 28 (Bernama)-- Exeptional achievement, brilliant innovations and constant positive growth despite the global economic crisis has won the AirAsia group double Ace. AirAsia and AirAsiaX jointly won the prestigious Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) Airline of the Year Award for 2009 here Wednesday night. The awards were presented at the CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence presentation ceremony here, while its Group CEO, Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes was also conferred the CAPA Legend Award (Aviation Hall of Fame) for 2009. The CAPA Awards Ceremony was held as part of this year's sixth annual Asia Aviation Outlook summit here. The two-day event showcased airline and airport CEOs from around the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. "It is a big hounour, we are very proud indeed, we beat Singapore Airline, China Airline, Cathay Pacific...it shows that Malaysia can be the best," said Tony Fernandes when asked to comment on the company's achievement. -- BERNAMA http://bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=450672 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Congrats to AK. Wonder they will have anoter special scheme on their existing/new aircraft? To save costs, they might just want to add a strikeout to the word "NEW" on 9M-XAB! Well done AirAsia, AirAsia X and Tony Fernandes! But please, don't rest on your laurels and go downhill from now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Soh 3 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 With every ounce of their existence, they rightfully deserve this award. They have done tremendously well year on year and their relentless penchant to improve themselves is just amazing. So impressed I am, I will be flying on them again soon next month! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 My next AK trip is to Chengdu in freezing January. Looking fwd to that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan B. 5 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Well done to the AirAsia family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) They have already thanked us! CAPA Website Report: http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/press-releases/2009/10/29/airasiaairasia-x-scoop-top-award-at-centre-for-asia-pacific-aviations-annual-awards-for-excellence/page1 My next flights with AK will be next month, KUL-KBR-KUL... Edited October 29, 2009 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 'People' And 'Positive' Behind Airasia's Success, Says Founder BEIJING, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The two "P"s -- "People" and "Positive" -- coupled with other factors have contributed to the success of Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes and AirAsia, the low-cost airline founded by him. "We have great people, very good discipline, been very positive and we operate at lowest cost," said Fernandes in an interview with Bernama in Beijing Wednesday. AirAsia and AirAsia X were jointly awarded "Best Airline of the Year 2009" and Fernandes received the CAPA (Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation) Legend Award at the CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence presentation ceremony in Beijing Wednesday night. The CAPA Legend Award (Aviation Hall of Fame) is given to outstanding individuals who bring about a revolutionary change in the aviation industry. "I think there is always business for us if we are positive. If you are negative, always worry about problems, always complain, then you lost 50 per cent," said Fernandes, who is also AirAsia's group chief executive officer. "If you encounter problems, don't put your head in the sand. Even if you have to cry, cry for half a day and then bounce back," he said. At the award presentation, Fernandes was praised for "his drive, creativity, enthusiasm in driving liberalisation of the aviation industry across the region". AirAsia managed to show growth in the first half of 2009 with even greater growth in the second quarter despite the global financial crisis and the pandemic H1N1 flu which affected many airlines across the world. The AirAsia group achieved an operating profit of RM288 million in first half 2009, which was five times more than same period of 2008. It also achieved a passenger growth of 24 per cent year-on-year. "Being an airline that make the most impact for the year, we are one of those which achieved the highest profit performance, and being innovative in developing new routes, I think these contributed to our winning," Fernandes said. AirAsia set up AirAsia X, a new business model which put low-cost long-haul travel to work. "No one else had done it before, and a Malaysian company did it," Fernandes said. "It is a great honour for a Malaysian company to come to Beijing and beat China Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Singapore Airlines and others. We should be very proud," he said. "It shows you that Malaysia can be the best," he added. On AirAsia's performance in the China market, Fernandes said: "The China market is fantastic and I think we just scrapped the surface. There is a lot more development that can be done. We are looking at routes from Kota Kinabalu and Penang to China cities." "We are now running 193 flights a week in China, we are bringing a lot of tourists to the Malaysian market," he said. Within just three years, AirAsia has started its Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Haikou, Guilin and Hangzhou routes while AirAsia X launched its long-haul route from Kuala Lumpur-Tianjin route in February, followed by the Kuala Lumpur-Chengdu route in October. "We are looking at opening up new routes to four or five more cities, like Wuhan, Ningbo, Xian, Chongqing and probaly another eight to nine routes in next two to three years," Fernandes said. Asked if Airasia encountered difficulties in operating new routes in China, he said: "No issue at all, the Chinese government has been very supportive, they see it as a win-win situation. As AirAsia brings in more tourists, the local governments always ask us to fly in." "AirAsia X has been a good surprise too. We carried six million people in China, that is a huge number," he added. Fernandes said AirAsia X was looking at a few new routes in China, but in next few years the airline would probably focus more in India before coming back to China. Asked on the possibility of AirAsia collaborating with China's airlines such as its low-cost carrier Spring Air, he said that AirAsia was currently focusing on the Asean market. "But we can always collaborate with local airlines. We bring a lot of people to the major hubs like Tianjin and Chengdu and we can cooperate with local carriers in the sharing of passengers," he added. On whether AirAsia considered it a challenge if China's low-cost carriers were to expand overseas, Fernandes said: "The market is huge and I think we mustn't worried about competition, there is big enough market for all of us. I take a very different approach from many other airlines which want to keep the market closed." Asked if Airasia was considering buying China's home-made aircraft like the C919 from China Commercial Aircraft Corporation in future, Fernandes said the airline had already placed a big order for Airbus aircraft. "I don't see it happening anytime soon, but for next five to 10 years, some of our aircraft may come from the factory in Tianjin." Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=450956 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted October 29, 2009 Congratulation to AK and D7! We finally have a world champion that all of us Malaysians can be proud of. I take a very different approach from many other airlines which want to keep the market closed." I like Uncle Tony's sense of humour. He never fails to mention MH wherever he goes LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted October 30, 2009 Errr, I think only Asia Pacific champion lah, not quite world champions yet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted October 30, 2009 AK won Skytrax's World Best LCC award early this year. D7 won World's Best New Airline by Budgie World Low Cost Airline Awards in 2008. AirAsia was also recognized as one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies In The World by FastCompany.com, in addition to numerous awards for Uncle Tony and its management is various field. AirAsia is a world champion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted October 31, 2009 AK is very likely to use Skytrax award to poke at MH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 "It is a great honour for a Malaysian company to come to Beijing and beat China Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Singapore Airlines and others. We should be very proud," he said. The quote above has been sadly superceeded by that below Azran Osman-Rani October 22 at 4:18pmWe're losing a lot of money on Tianjin because of poor response. I'm putting it on hold to decide whether we cancel Tianjin completely or to cut frequency (e.g., move down to 3-4 times a week). We'll finalize decision by tomorrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 The quote above has been sadly superceeded by that below I think that it is good that D7 is open and transparent about this - it shows that they are not in denial and are taking steps to stem losses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 I think that it is good that D7 is open and transparent about this ..... At face value, transparency appears in place, until you look at the dates carefully Azran Osman-Rani's quote was on 22 Oct Dato' TF's interview with Bernama would have been on 29 Oct So, how do we reconcile "We're losing a lot of money on Tianjin because of poor response" with "a Malaysian company to come to Beijing and beat China Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airlines, Singapore Airlines and others" a week later ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 1, 2009 I think you are taking the quotes out of context. Azran was dealing specifically with the Tianjin route issue. Tony was receiving the CAPA awards and the AirAsia Group flies to many other destinations besides Tianjin. Tony was merely talking about the AirAsia Group as a whole, not just referring to one specific destination. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth Chong WT 0 Report post Posted November 9, 2009 So proud of this airline. Started so small yet won the world over in just such a short period of time. Yet, there are things that I believe they could do better to improve themselves... Read This... So sad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) So proud of this airline. Started so small yet won the world over in just such a short period of time. Yet, there are things that I believe they could do better to improve themselves... Read This... So sad... How expensive is the aerobridge rent? Besides, the LCC model doesn't include such luxury such as aerobridges, don't they? Edited November 9, 2009 by Mohd Suhaimi Fariz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth Chong WT 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2009 How expensive is the aerobridge rent? Besides, the LCC model doesn't include such luxury such as aerobridges, don't they? The same post is now a full fledge "war" on a new thread...didn't want to start a new thread last night...hehehe.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
