TonyFernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. When Tony and his friends took over the then struggling airline in late 2001, they did so armed only with a dream. Almost all of them came from the music industry and had little or no experience in running an airline. Fernandes was sneered at for his audacity and dismissed for what was seen as his delusion. What served him well in those days as well as in the journey from then to now was his total and absolute faith in his credo. And of course, his vision and tenacity.