TASK A : NETWORKED

Networked:Tan Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes

AGE : 51 years old (April 1964)

CITIZEN : Malaysian

OCCUPATION : -Group Chief Executive Officer
                           -Director of AirAsia Berhad 
                           -founder of Tune Group Sdn Bhd
                           -Chairman of Queens Park Rangers

        

         Tony Fernandes are known as one that has a network of own success now because at one time he intended to make agreements with countries outside the borders of the expanding air travel and get the landing right.Based on IME magazine, Fernandes was tag as one who knows activism, inovation individuals.Fernandes achieve reputations and achievement as he recovered from an airline AirAsia, which has been experiencing difficulties due to the debt burden that is too high.They also predicted that the company would be bankruptcy. Then, Fernandes lease the whole house and use all of the savings to buy the company. At that period was the worst in the history of commercial aviation industry caused no people at that time who dare to board the aeroplane. After a year, preparation of AirAsia with an image of the organization and a new concept brought great changes and make a profit in a short period of time. Fernandes also believe that passengers will welcome the low-fare airline in order to reduce time and costs, especially in tight economic times.

          

      Before starting AirAsia low fares airline, Fernandes calculate that only 6 percent of the population who had boarded the aeroplane. Now, AirAsia is the largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with more than 90 destinations. In the 13 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 280 million guests and grown from just two aircraft to more than 190 short-haul operations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and India, and remotely operating in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. AirAsia has been named the World's Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for six consecutive years from 2009 - 2014. At this time he managed to make the airline's popular with the slogan "Everyone can fly 'to peak performance.