Air Asia

Organization

- AirAsia is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations. AirAsia Group
operates and international flights to more than 165 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its
main base is KLIA2, the low-cost carrier terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.
- For the organization structure, Air Asia has two management layers; the top managers
consisting of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), deputy CEO and three vice-presidents and
the second layer consisting of managers for various functions.
- Most airline companies use a pyramid-shaped, functional organizational structure with a rigid
hierarchy.
- AirAsia is a centralized organization where every department has to follow the decisions
made by the top management which consists of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the
deputy.

Roles at AirAsia
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Group CEO

The founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., who

introduced the first budget no-frills airline,
AirAsia, to Malaysians with the tagline "Now
everyone can fly".

Dato’ Sri Dr Tony Fernandes

Executive Chairman

Datuk Kamarudin Meranun is the co-founder of

AirAsia. Together with his business partner and
long-time friend Tony Fernandes, he acquired
struggling domestic airline AirAsia in
December 2001 and relaunched it as a pioneer
of budget travel in Asia, building AirAsia into
the world's best low-cost carrier.

Datuk Kamarudin Meranun

https://theorg.com/org/airasia/org-chart
Air Asia Organizational Chart

http://tonyfernandesleadershipblog.blogspot.com/p/organizational-chart-of-air-asia.html?m=1

Management structure

https://www.aavplc.com/en/about/organisation-structure
Air Asia Information System Organization Structure
https://precics.web.app/air-asia-organization-chart.html
Characteristics of Air Asia structure
Advantages
Each department has different activities and
responsivities
They can avoid duplication of task
To improve the skills and enhance the career
development and training
Easy to train new employees
More efficient problems solved and decision can
be made quickly
Disadvantages
No emphasis on cooperation
No exchange of ideas with other departments
Development of managers and employees only
in limited areas
Reduce communications between departments
Will increase the cost and times if the problems
affect other departments
Can reduce the costs and management problems