AirAsia
Tharumalingam Kanagalingam, better known as Bo Lingam, is Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Limited.
Bo joined AirAsia in 2001 as a Ground Operations Manager, responsible for the implementation of the low-cost concept in operations and procurement. Since then, he has held several key positions including Purchasing and Supplies Senior Manager, Regional Guest Services Director, and President & Group Chief Operation Officer, where he supervised AirAsia’s operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, drove process improvement and set up new airlines in the region for the Group.
Prior to joining AirAsia, and upon completing his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, he worked extensively in the publication and music industry at various production houses, including as Production Controller at EMI Music Malaysia as well as Operations Manager and Promotions Manager at Warner Music Malaysia.
As Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Limited, Bo lead's AirAsia airline business, overseeing the four airlines in the Group (AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia Thailand and AirAsia Indonesia).
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AirAsia is a leading low-cost airline that primarily operates in the Asia-Pacific region. They started out as Fly Asian Express in 2006 by serving rural areas of Sarawak and Sabah with turboprop aircrafts before rebranding to AirAsia in 2007. While they mainly operate out of the Kuala Lumpur airport, AirAsia services 26 destinations in Singapore, Bali, Sapporo, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Seoul, Busan, and many others across Asia and the US. Their core fleet consists of the 39 Airbus A330. They are passionate about their business model having the lowest unit cost base of any long-haul airline in the world. In addition to their low-cost airline offering, other services include AirAsia Ride, Pocket, ikhlas, Money, Xpress, Health, Food, TravelMall, and many others that promise a quick and easy delivery at a low cost.