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AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani (centre) with the award. On his right is Tony while on his left is Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
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9th November, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Exceptional achievement, brilliant innovations, and constant positive growth – these exceptional qualities made AirAsia and AirAsia X joint winners of the prestigious Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) Airline of the Year Award for 2009 at the CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence presentation ceremony, held in Beijing, China.
AirAsia’s Group CEO, Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes was also conferred the CAPA Legend Award (Aviation Hall of Fame) for 2009 for shaping the way the aviation industry has evolved.
The awards ceremony was held as part of this year’s sixth annual Asia Aviation Outlook summit, showcasing airline and airport CEOs from around the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.
Tony said, “This is a dual celebration for the airline. We are greatly honoured to be bestowed the most prestigious award of the evening. I am also honoured to be part of the Aviation Hall of Fame which honours me a lifetime of strategic leadership, innovation and influence in the aviation industry.”
“Undoubtedly, our ceaseless dedication in providing premium services with low fares, incessant innovations and most significantly, the unbeatable synergy of our short-haul and long-haul networks has greatly contributed to this success.”
“From two planes to 80 and from 200,000 to over 75 million passengers in just a short 7 years marks unprecedented growth by any airline globally, let alone a low fare airline like AirAsia.
“We are deeply flattered to accept this award and this shall further bolster our pledge – to provide superior services coupled with our low fares plus diverse service options to our guests. This is our promise,” he said.
The CAPA Airline of the Year 2009 award is deemed the uppermost level of recognition given to airlines for excellent achievements in the aviation industry and outstanding strategic contribution over the course of the past year.
AirAsia had successfully proven to be the leader in the development of the airline industry with its constant innovations and rapid expansion of its operations across the region and internationally, regularly setting new standards of excellence for others to follow.
The CAPA Legend Award 2009 (Aviation Hall of Fame) recognizes outstanding individual figures for being a revolutionary force in the aviation industry.
Tony was recognized for his influential actions for directly shaping the way the aviation industry has evolved. He is recognized for his drive, creativity, enthusiasm of driving liberalization across the region, opening new markets for AirAsia by bringing air travel to millions of new travelers and high growth levels to countless tourism destinations in a remarkably short time.
The Group CEO’s venture into low cost long haul services with AirAsia X may further cause revolution in the way network air services are delivered.
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