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| November 29, 2009 | | Malaysian-Indian Fernandes becomes Airline CEO of the Year | | Petaling Jaya (Malaysia): Tony Fernandes, the Indian-origin CEO of low cost Malaysian airliner - AirAsia - has been named as the Airline CEO of the Year by Jane's Transport Finance magazine in London. "The award recognises Fernandes' vision and AirAsia's success in the
toughest airline market in decades," The Star Online quoted the Britain-based
publication, as saying. Jane's Transport Finance magazine, a provider of market
intelligence and integrated solutions to the transport, public safety, defence,
security and law enforcement sectors in more than 180 countries, gives annual
awards to outstanding achievers in the airline, airport, rail, road and shipping
sectors. Fernandez attributed his achievement to his workforce of 6,500 and the
airline's culture of innovation. "We have grown AirAsia together, with everybody
pitching in with ideas, actively finding new ways to increase efficiency, improving
service by effectively combining technology and personal touch while aggressively
and smartly marketing our brand," he said in a statement on Saturday. AirAsia
currently has 82 aircraft that fly 120 routes to more than 60 destinations across
Asia. The airline has flown more than 75 million passengers in less than eight
years. |
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