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AirAsia X Berhad • Annual Report 2014
Our employees, or Allstars as we call them, make AirAsia
X the exciting and extraordinary airline that we are. We are
selective in bringing new people on board, ensuring they
have a good fit with our culture of innovation, creativity
and teamwork. Our resourcing and selection processes
include taking part in local and international career fairs
as well as collaborating with TalentCorp to enhance our
talent pool. Talents who are brought in are encouraged to
make the most of a work environment in which individual
excellence is rewarded while teamwork is the norm.
In recruiting new hires, we are conscious of maintaining
a high level of diversity in terms of our Allstars’ cultural
backgrounds as well as age profile. As a result we have
a good mix of the different races, with 45% Malays, 23%
Chinese, 11% Indians, 4% non-Malay Bumiputras and the
remaining 17% foreigners and others. In terms of age,
63.6% of our Allstars are within the 17-30 year bracket;
32.7% in the 31-50 year bracket; and 3.7% aged between
51-69 years. Our female to male ratio, meanwhile,
stands at 39:61. We positively encourage diversity at
work because we believe that the different perspectives
brought by Allstars from different backgrounds enrich our
intellectual capital, creating a stimulating environment in
which different viewpoints are aired and considered in the
decision-making process.
Various activities are organised by our People Department
and Culture Team to bring together all 2,903 Allstars, from
physical activities such as bootcamps and running clubs to
more social events at which everyone has a chance to get to
know each other better. As a result of intense engagement,
we enjoy an open culture where Allstars feel empowered
to contribute in meaningful ways to our operations, and to
further improving the way things are done. Allstars also get
together to organise charity drives and other events to give
back to the community.
Various training and development programmes are
organised for our Allstars at the Asian Aviation Centre
of Excellence (AACE) in Sepang. Building on functional
training programmes, AirAsia X has also embarked on
developing the leadership capabilities of our employees.
Talent development initiatives include FLY@X and
SOAR@X, which are Leadership Development Programmes
for frontline team leaders from Flight Attendant, Guest
Services, Security and Engineering departments;
LEAD@X Leadership Development Programme for middle
management across departments, and Executive Coaching
for middle and senior management team members. Aside
from being talent retention initiatives, these programmes
focus on upskilling our leaders with the tools they need in
order to manage their teams better, and to achieve higher
productivity.
WORKPLACE
WE HAVE A GOOD MIX
OF THE DIFFERENT
RACES, WITH
45% MALAYS,
23% CHINESE,
11% INDIANS,
4% NON-MALAY
BUMIPUTRAS
AND THE REMAINING
17% FOREIGNERS
AND OTHERS.
IN TERMS OF AGE,
63.6% OF OUR ALLSTARS
ARE WITHIN THE 17-30
YEAR BRACKET; 32.7%
IN THE 31-50 YEAR
BRACKET; AND 3.7%
AGED BETWEEN 51-69
YEARS.
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