One night. They saw advertised airline easy jet on television. And interest in the concept of low cost airlines . I realized that this was what he wanted to do. He calls to tell his wife about the plan. But she could laugh .
He brought home mortgage. And persuaded two friends in the music industry founded Tune Air. However. Malaysian government not to approve a request for a license.
He immediately requested to meet Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad. Which suggests that instead of licensing. Fernandez should acquisition of Air Asia. Which is a subsidiary of the state are heavily indebted. With reckless courage. he declared .
" I bought AirAsia for the price of one ringgit [ $ 0.33 ] " he will say .
" OK. you can buy it " .
Fernandez may have been the price of one airline ringgit [ $ 0.33 ]. But he and his partner have been debt is worth more than 40 million ringgit .
However, his vision of flying . By that same year. He employs 250 people. And Boeing 737-300 aircraft two old.To flying a single route.
But tragedy occur. Nearly crushed his dreams . U.S. attack on 11 September. Makes people afraid to fly.
However Fernandes sees the opportunity in what could be a major obstacle .
- Lease of aircraft drastically reduced by 40 percent . Making the company cost savings .
- Various airlines layoffs out. Allowed him to hire experienced staff with falling prices .
One year later ... AirAsia settlements depletion. And reached breakeven.
"We Asians have a propensity to hysterical . , And the outcry that do not. Everything is possible if we care to do " . he
Nine years later. , Air Asia is a low cost airline . , The fastest growing in the world. Passengers , including 85 million people today employs 7,000 people and more than 130 cable routes . , In Asia, Australia and Europe.
Fernandez 's alumnus of the London School of Economics . An executive type comfortably.
"I wear it to work. Pants that I wear maybe older employees with a " .
He also manages a unique Air Asia with the principle . The ...
The company laid flat management structure . , Where everyone has access to master it. They eliminate the tedious process of the work. Make everyone speak and comment particularly valuable .
" People are our most precious assets . The most talented people in and let them grow.
Them to fulfill their dreams . Help them find the talent who never imagined that a ".
The company is also relatively small. He had to try to work in various departments. A bellhop. In the Czech authorities . And even the flight attendants for a day. These experiences helped him to the ground. Vision problems and real needs . It also allows him to see the potential in the company.
When he learned that some porters who dreams of becoming a pilot. His training to those people.
He was very proud of that fact. " 18 months later, they were already piloting "
AirAsia also show that there are 35 female pilots . Among employees.
" If a country has had to be flying again " he announced
We end this article with cool his rhetoric that ...
" Believe in the unbelievable. Dream of what is possible . I refuse to accept the answer "
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