Air Asia was established in 1993 and commenced its operations on 18th November 1996. This airline + was + originally founded by a government owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom. However, on 2nd December 2001, + the + heaviliy indebted airline was purchased by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes’s company + Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit. Fernandes proceeded to engineer a remarkable + turnaround, turning a profit in 2002 and launching new routes from its hub in KLIA at breakneck + speed which undercutting former monopoly operator Malaysia Airlines with promotional fares as + low as + one ringgit. + + + In 2003, AirAsia has opened a second hub at Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru, which is + near Singapore. And, it launched its first international flight to Bangkok. AirAsia has + therefore + started a Thai subsidiary, added Singapore to the destination list, and it commenced flights to + Indonesia. Also, flight to Macau was started in June 2004 and flight to Mainland China and the + Philippines started in April 2005. In addition, the flight to Vietnam and Cambodia is in the + year + 2005 while to Brunei and Myanmar is in 2006. + + + + + With a strong yet simple slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly”, AirAsia has effectively placed its brand + in + customer’s mind when comes to selection of flight. In Malaysia, AirAsia is the second powerful + national airline. Also, it was the first successful low cost and ticket-less airline in the + Southeast Asian region. It is main based in the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur + International Airport (KLIA). And, AirAsia has a registered office in Petaling Jaya, Selangor + and + its head office is on the grounds of KLIA in Sepang, Selangor. In addition, AirAsia is one of + the + successful businesses that have adopted cost leadership thoroughly through effectiveness and + efficiency of the operation management. AirAsia has broken the travel norms around the world + speedily and has become the world’s top airline. Beside this, AirAsia also has a route network + that + spans more than 20 countries; therefore it continues to pave the way for lower cost aviation + through + innovative solutions, more efficient processes and a passionate approach to the business. + + The vision of AirAsia is to be the largest cost airline in Asia and for the purpose of serving + the 3 + billion people who are currently underserved with poor connectivity as well as high fares. There + are + 4 missions such as to be the best company to work for where the employees are treated as part of + the + big family in AirAsia, to create a ASEAN brand which is being recognized globally, to attain the + lowest cost to make sure everyone in the world can fly with AirAsia, and to maintain the highest + quality product by embracing technology in order to reduce cost and enhance the service levels + of + AirAsia. + + Apart from that, together with the associate companies such as AirAsia X, Thai AirAsia and + Indonesia + AirAsia, AirAsia is set to take the low cost flying. AirAsia X was established in 2007 in order + to + provide high frequency as well as point to point networks to the long haul business. Its cost + efficiencies are derived from maintaining a simple aircraft fleet and a route network based on + low + cost airports. Hence, guests will continue to enjoy the low fares through cost savings that + AirAsia + pass on to the guests. Moreover, AirAsia X franchises the brand name of AirAsia, Asia’s largest + low + cost carrier which uses a common ticketing website, uniform, uniforms, and management style with + AirAsia. AirAsia X is also affiliated with Virgin Group and Air Canada. + + + AirAsia operates over 200 flights a day, to over 75 domestic and international routes covering + Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Myanmar, the People’s Republic of China, + Vietnam, + Laos, Cambodia, Australia and the Philippines. Service AirAsia focus is an organization that + provides traveling to passenger around South-East Asia. There are two main type of service + provided + by AirAsia which is AirAsia and AirAsia X. AirAsia is an offer for passenger that fly around + South-East Asia but AirAsia X is an offer for passenger that fly toward Australia, China and + etc. + GoHoliday is an extra service provided by AirAsia. + + GoHoliday offer hotels and activities around that country. Package are provided to passenger who + are + interested. GoHostel is also an extra service provided by AirAsia. GoHostel provide variety of + hotel + in the country that the passenger flies to. Offers are often provided to the passenger of + AirAsia. + Plan AirAsia’s CEO Tony Fernandes unveiled a five-year plan to further enhance its presence in + Asia. + In the plan, AirAsia will strengthen and enhance its route network by connecting all the + existing + cities in the region and expanding further into Indochina, Indonesia, Southern China (Kun Ming, + Xiamen, Shenzen) and India. + + The airline will focus on developing its hubs in Bangkok and Jakarta through its sister + companies, + Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia. Hence, with increase frequency and addition of new routes, + AirAsia expects passenger volume to hit 18 million by end-2007. On 27 March 2006, the Government + of + Malaysia announced that AirAsia will take over 96 non-trunk routes, in addition to 19 domestic + trunk + routes. This was part of Malaysia Airlines route rationalization programme which saw a large + number + of its domestic sectors being transferred to AirAsia from 1 August 2006. + + On September 27, 2008, AirAsia has on its list 106 new routes to be added to its current list of + 60 + over the next few years. Technology AirAsia widely utilises the Internet as a booking and + payment + channel. Its website at www. airasia. com allows guests to book and pay for seats, check flight + schedules, and acquire information about the airline. About 45% of AirAsia’s business is done + through Internet sales. It also became the first airline in the world to offer a multilingual + website that comes in six languages: English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, Tamil, Thai and Bahasa + Indonesia.
+AirAsia is one of the first foreign airline to set up a subordinate airline industry in India. + The + company marked the Tata Group's return to the aviation industry. + + + AirAsia India is a joint venture (JV) between the Tata group and Malaysia-based AirAsia Berhad + AirAsia group. Where the Tatas own 51% stake and the remaining 49% is with AirAsia Bhd. The + Malaysian airline group, which has been reporting losses, reportedly approached the Tatas in + June to + sell its part of the stake. The offer was refused by Tata Sons. + + + Even the AirAsia India is floundering to achieve a reversal of policy, having gained profits + only + for a single quarter since it began operations six years ago. Tata Sons, the other JV partner + with a + 51 per cent stake, has so far made no money out of it. + + + There are also suppositions that Tata is planning to consolidate its exiting stake in AirAsia + with + Air India into a single enterprise. It is also important to mention that the national carrier + started as a division of Tata Sons Ltd in 1932 and was run as 'Tata Airlines' till 1946, after + which + it became a public limited company, renamed as Air India due to nationalization. + + + From Tata Airlines and Air India to Vistara and AirAsia India, the Tata group has always been an + important part of the growing aviation sector in India.
+Flying Beast Gaurav Taneja who got suspended from job as a pilot, after he raised his voice + publically on some flight safety issues in AirAsia Airlines. AirAsia India is under governor + probe + for reportedly violation of safety practices. The move comes to light a day after aviation + regulator + The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). It is the statutory body formed under the + Aircraft + (Amendment) Bill, 2020. DGCA sent a show-cause notice to AirAsia India's Head of Operations, + Manish + Uppal. + + Mr Taneja in his YouTube video has explained the safety issues of AirAsia India. Taneja also + tweeted + "So good to see that #AirAsia has not yet come up with a statement “WE ARE NOT UNSAFE”. + + + The violations are related to safety protocols, ignorance of The Directorate General of Civil + Aviation circulars on covid-19 safety of passengers, ignorance of sick leaves of pilots and + pressurising pilots to use flap 3 landings in a way to save fuel 98% of time. + + Taking knowledge of that, the DGCA had Tweeted on June 15 “DGCA has taken note of the concerns + raised by some stakeholders against a particular airline and its approach to safety. DGCA has + already started an investigation into the issues flagged and shall take appropriate action based + on + the outcome of the said investigation.”
+In June this year, one of AirAsia India’s former pilot who runs a YouTube channel called Flying + Beast. Gaurav Taneja, who has, first raised safety issues at AirAsia through a tweet on June 13, + though he didn’t disclose any details. Gaurav Taneja was terminated by the airline on Friday. + Taneja + tweeted the same around midnight on Monday he tweeted “I was terminated from AirAsia for raising + safety issues! Now, the same issues are raised by DGCA to Air Asia India. Justice will + prevail!”. + This comes a fortnight after he was suspended from the airline. + + + + Soon after Taneja’s termination, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Sunday, + issued + a showcause notice to a senior executive of AirAsia India over Taneja’s allegations of violation + of + safety norms. A DGCA official said that the showcause notice has been served after the pilot's + allegations. "AirAsia India confirms receipt of the notice and we are assisting the regulator in + its + fact-finding process. We will fully cooperate with the regulator," said an AirAsia India + spokesperson. + + In his video on June 14, however, he made several allegations with respect to the violation of + safety norms by the airline. He alleged that he was made to work on his off days and said that + putting sick pilots in the cockpit is risky. When he escalated this to the chief of the safety + of + the airline, he allegedly wrote back that he undergo lifestyle counselling and medical tests + again. + + He also alleged that protocols, that were in place in March when coronavirus was spreading, were + not + followed properly by the airline (although he does not outline which), and stated that from + March 24 + onwards, he refused to fly. + + He also alleged that the airline asks its pilots to do 98% of landings in "Flap 3" mode, which + allows it to save fuel. Failing to do this is considered a violation by the airline, he alleged. + Flaps are part of wings of an aircraft and they are engaged to create a drag during a landing or + a + take-off. + + After this, Amit Singh, the former Chief of Safety at AirAsia India, also tweeted that he + resigned + with just a day’s notice and refused to work with the company because the company allegedly + asked + him to hide safety issues. “As the Chief of Flight Safety of AirAsia India after launch, I + resigned + and left with 1 days’ notice. I refused to work for them for a minute after they asked me to + hide + safety related issues. Such is the safety culture there. They accused me of working for + @DGCAIndia + instead of them,” he tweeted. + + Soon after this DGCA took note of the concerns raised and began investigating the airline.
+Air Asia has been on a drift from years, due to different reasons as company going in loss and so + on. + These time are already tough due to the prevailing pandemic. Various services are suffering a + huge + loss and so is Air Asia. + + + Recently the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended Captain Manish Uppal, the + Head + of Operations, Air Asia and Captain Mukesh Neema, Chief of Flight Safety, Air Asia, on safety + violations by Air Asia. Taneja's allegations regarding the safety as the company sent sick pilot + on + work and instructed pilots to do "flap 3" in order to save fuel. Registered allegations says + that + the low-cost carrier violates safety norms and puts the lives of its pilots, crew and all the + passengers at risk. + + + In June, the DGCA took note of the complaints raised by a number of stakeholders and started an + investigation into the reported issues. The aviation regulator said it will "take appropriate + action + based on the outcome of the said investigation". + + + However, the aviation watchdog has received criticism for announcing a short-term suspension of + the + carrier's top brass as compared to the suspension of the pilot. + Also, DGCA mentioned that AirAsia India was under investigation after Taneja's allegations.
+The youtuber who raised his voice against the safety issues of passengers in Air Asia Mr. Gaurav + Taneja also a pilot by profession alleged in his youtube video that, "the AirAsia airline by + which + we travel is unsafe." Initially he said when we ask for sick leave it is counted as off day. + "Pilots + do fear asking for a sick leave, as it may lead to punitive action," The punitive action may be + in + the form of a lower bonus. + "On any other job, one could go to work despite feeling a bit under the weather. As a pilot, I + can't + afford to do that," says the pilot. + + Secondly, he talked about standard operating procedure (SOPs) not being followed. Though he + doesn't + get into the details on which SoPs were not being followed. + + Lastely he talked about landing issues. Flap 3 or Flap 4. + The purpose of the flaps is to generate more lift at slower airspeed, which enables the airplane + to + fly at a greatly reduced speed with a lower risk of stalling. This is especially useful during + takeoff and landing. + A no-flaps landing is done in the conditions of strong or gusty winds. + Flap 3 is more preferred as it saves fuel which is the reason why nearly all airlines advise + their + pilots to use this mode of landing, rather than Flap 4. + + But the AirAsia airline has asked its pilots to do 98 per cent of landings in "Flap 3" mode, + which + allows it to save fuel. He said if a pilot does not do 98 per cent of landings in "Flap 3" mode, + the + airline considers it a violation of its standard operating procedure or also denoted as SOP.
+The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended two senior executives of AirAsia + India. Captain Manish Uppal, the Head of Operations and Captain Mukesh Neema, Chief of Flight + Safety + are suspended for three months over violations of safety protocols. + + + + The DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to Air Asia India on June 28, in connection with a pilot + levelling allegation that the airline engaged in compromising safety protocols. + + + The AirAsia came into the soptlight during the month of June, when a suspended AirAsia Pilot, + Gaurav + Taneja levelled allegations against Air Asia company through his YouTube channel called "Flying + Beast". In his vlog, he alleged Air Asia for the violations of safety norms by the low-cost + carrier, + forcing the pilots to use a landing mechanism that would save fuel. He allegedly said that they + are + not at all worried for the safety of their passengers rather forcing to save fuel as much as + possible. He tweeted, on June 14, that he has been suspended by AirAsia India "for standing up + for + safety operations of an aircraft and its passengers". The following day, he posted a detailed + video + on YouTube entitled "Reasons behind suspension from my pilot job". + + + On the suspension of the two executives, Taneja tweeted, "Capt Manish Uppal and Mukesh Neema + from + @AirAsiaIndian are suspended by @DGCAIndia for safety violations and risking people lives for + profits. All the "safety experts" who were acting as PR agents of @AirAsiaIndian , you are + caught + with your pants down."
+#BurnolForAirAsia became one of the top trends in Twitter. This trend was initiated by former + Captain + Gaurav Taneja. He sent a box full of Burnol tubes to AirAsia after the airline company lost a + legal + battle. + + + + Gaurav Taneja through his YouTube channel, exposed the reality of AirAsia company. He alleged + Air + Asia for compromising with the life and safety of the passengers in order to save fuel by + forcing + the Pilots to use a landing mechanism that would save fuel. He added how the pilots were being + mentally tortured by the company for the above reason. + Taneja was suspended as soon as this came into notice by the airline company. He then came up + with a + video and disclosed the reason of his suspension and company's malpractices with solid evidence. + His movement accumulated massive support from the netizens who also filed an RTI to seek + complete + information from the aviation company. + + + Taneja's stand for the right cause throughout gave him favourable results, Captain Manish Uppal + (Head Of Operations) and Captain Mukesh Nema (Chief Of Flight Safety) were suspended by DGCA. + After + this news, he decided to send a savage box of surprise to AirAsia - a box full or burnol tubes + and + tweeted, + + + "Sending a box full of this #SabKeLiye Please distribute properly. No cheating this time please + @AirAsiaIndian #BurnolForAirasia."
+Air Asia has fired Captain Gaurav Taneja, who brought out the company's malpractices in order to + save + fuel and for that neglecting the safety of the passengers. He is said to have acted as a + whistleblower as he exposed the unlawful activity which went on, in the Air Asia company. + + + On June 14, Taneja came up with a YouTube video and said that he has been suspended by the + AirAsia + company for standing up for "safe operations of an aircraft and its passengers." Taneja alleged + that + the company forced the Pilots to use a landing technique called "Flap 3" mode in order to save + fuel. + Thus, for a minimal amout of fuel, the passengers safety is being compromised. + + + On June 15, the aviation regulator DGCA tweeted that it has taken note of allegations against a + "particular airline". Consequently, the DGCA had decided to issue a showcause notice to a senior + executive of the airline after the alleged violation of safety norms came to light. The + showcause + notice has been served post the pilot's allegations. + + + Air Asia issued a statement that it has complied with the direction of DGCA and appointed + INTERIM + POST HOLDERS while maintaining that it prioritizes safety. Authorities will exercise an option + of + an appeal for addressal. + "AirAsia India confirms receipt of the notice and we are assisting the regulator in its fact + finding + process. We will fully cooperate with the regulator," said an AirAsia India spokesperson. + + + While, On June 26, Taneja, who was already suspended got dismissed for publicly alleging safety + violations at the airline.
+AirAsia is the first subordinate aviation industry in India. Ever since its launch, AirAsia India + has + been involved in one controversy or the other. + + + Now this is being speculated Tata is planning to merge its exiting stake in AirAsia with Air + India + into a single entity. After all the controversial draught of being in loss, not treating + employees + in a proper decorum and risking passengers life in order to save fuel have brought a negative + impact + on industries goodwill. + + + It can be said that this is going to be a tough task to regain customers trust and reputation. + For + this the company will have to stick to all the safety norms according to the aviation industry. + And + also taking all the precautionary measures during the pandemic. + + + AirAsia will have to prioritise the safety of the passengers and the crews. Also, to create a + healthy working environment where the employees won't fear to ask for leave during emergency and + make sure that they are not finding the job as a burden.
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