Managing its fleet. This pertains to the optimization of an Airline's major assets, which is its airplanes, which is measure by its load factor, which is that percentage of an airplane's sets that are sold and actually filled at departure. The Comp Continue Reading...
Executive SummaryThis paper provides an analysis of Herb Kellehers leadership of during his tenure as CEO of Southwest Airlines from 1971 to 2001. Under the charismatic Kellehers servant-leadership approach which placed a high priority on employee em Continue Reading...
Southwest vs. JetBlue The airline industry is one that has rapidly evolved both with regards to technology and product offerings. This paper argues that technological advancements, deregulation and competitive pricing and marketing strategies are wh Continue Reading...
Southwest vs. Lufthansa quality management Creating value through quality management Southwest Airlines is famed for having one of the most unique business models and philosophies of any airline. It began as a ground-breaking organization that off Continue Reading...
Airline Industry Analysis This report aims to present a summary of findings for a research study regarding the airline industry. The objective of this project was to first, gain new experience in the analysis process of an entire industry from an ec Continue Reading...
Why does GE finance poorly-rated airlines with its aircraft financing? GE benefits in three ways: (1) its lower cost of capital than the airlines means that it can charge a risk premium, and make more money on the airline debt, (2) it sells aircraft Continue Reading...
4). The return on this modest investment was impressive: "We saw that mobile is five-to-ten times more effective than online advertising" (Butcher, 2009, para. 4). The contest also increased visitors to the company's WAP site (Butcher, 2009). 7. D Continue Reading...
S. are seeing modest improvements in economic indicators. The social environment is favorable for air travel. The mode still holds tremendous cachet with consumers and is favored when consumers can afford it. There is some consideration that the air Continue Reading...
The service offered relies on high level of capital investments in aircraft, as well as the support services. The variable cost per passenger is relativity low. The airlines will seek to minimize their variable costs as the same time as using the ca Continue Reading...
For some airlines, it is not that they do not care about the environment but only that they do not see going green as financially feasible (Friends, 2007; National, 2007; Kim, et al., 2007). If they have incentives, that can affect how they feel and Continue Reading...
By the turn of the century, though, these low-costs carriers had become profitable or at least had significantly reduced their losses due in large part to concomitant increases by major carriers that were increasing their prices in response to decre Continue Reading...
LUV The airline industry is subject to a somewhat unique supply-demand curve, and it results in an unorthodox approach to pricing that takes into account a wide range of variables. Airline flights are a perishable good, so the price changes in relat Continue Reading...
One-to-one marketing allows premium pricing as well as increased sales volume to particular unique micro markets. Studies show that as customer satisfaction and loyalty increases, consumers are less sensitive to price changes. Generally, they are wi Continue Reading...
Not only are they crucial for the movement of people, but they are crucial for the rapid movement of time-sensitive goods. Therefore the government has an interest in the survival of the industry. Government can and has involved itself through monet Continue Reading...
suitable airline performance data, provide a discussion rivals North American Airline industry found hard match southwest airlines. 2)Discuss dynamic capabilities, distinct capabilities generally, a source competitive advantage fast-paced highly unc Continue Reading...
Classic Airlines has the reputation of being the world's fifth largest airline, which commands a fleet of more than 375 jets that serve 240 cities with over 2,300 daily flights. Classic, around for more than 25 years, employs more than 23,000 employe Continue Reading...
Lehigh Southwest Why Southwest Should Come to Lehigh Lehigh Valley International Airport is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's third largest metropolitan area, after Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and is far and away the most convenient regular s Continue Reading...
' But as the economy wavers and technology enables businessmen and women to use virtual, rather than face-to-face meetings, focusing on either a low-end or high-end strategy is problematic. Southwest can generate fewer cost savings as fuel costs rise Continue Reading...
JetBlue Airlines Case Analysis JetBlue Case Analysis Discuss the trends in the U.S. airline industry and how these trends might impact a company's strategy. The time period the case study covers and the ensuing years have proven to be among the mo Continue Reading...
Ryanair: Europe's Largest Low Fares Airline Ryanair is a European bases low fare airline that connects 160 destinations in its global operations. The airline has 44 bases covering 1100 route over 27 nations. Tony Ryan established the airline in 1985 Continue Reading...
POST-9/11 Management OF U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY Strategic Management of the United States Airline Industry after the 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attacks Strategic Management of the United States Airline Industry after the 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attacks Airli Continue Reading...
Executive SummaryThis paper provides an analysis of Herb Kellehers leadership of during his tenure as CEO of Southwest Airlines from 1971 to 2001. Under the charismatic Kellehers servant-leadership approach which placed a high priority on employee em Continue Reading...
Figure 1 below highlights briefly Hertzberg's two factor theory applications to the Southwest Airlines. Figure 1: Hertzberg Two Factor Theory To complete the analysis, the hygiene factors related to dissatisfaction should are considered to be:- W Continue Reading...
Scheduled annual ASMs went up from 300 billion in 1978 to more than 700 billion by 2000. (Tam; Hansman, 2003) Of late, the close association between economic growth and the demand for air traffic travel also led to unprecedented traffic loads and p Continue Reading...
Organization's Philosophy Assessing the Culture of Southwest Airlines airline to never declare bankruptcy and stabilize its customer base during recessionary periods over the last ten years, Southwest Airlines has consistently been able to transla Continue Reading...
Based on internal and external assessment, this paper provides strategic recommendations for Spirit Airlines, Inc. Flying to more than 50 destinations in the Americas and with more than 100 aircrafts in its fleet, Spirit Airlines is one of the larges Continue Reading...
Legacy Carrier Response: Customer loyalty from years of traveling continues 10% of total traffic; not enough to propel the company into profitability. Regional route strategies focused more on price protection vs. price competition relative to co Continue Reading...
Deregulation in the European Airline Industry The European airline market: Transport is one of the key sectors in Europe with commercial, economic and cultural implications for the European Union citizens. It accounts for over 10% of Europe's GDP Continue Reading...
American Airlines: Analysis and Discussion American Airlines History (adopted from American Airlines, 2011) American Airlines was formed in 1934 through the consolidated act of American Airways Inc. And several airline subsidiaries that had been a Continue Reading...
United Airline Holdings: Tools AnalysisIndustry AnalysisMichael Porters strategic model happens to be one of the most effective tools in the assessment of the various trends affecting industry competition and attractiveness (Godfrey, 2015). Thus, thi Continue Reading...
Business Aircraft Fleet Management The fleet planning of an airline deals with the way airlines decide which type of aircraft to acquire and then utilize their aircraft on different routes. The main aim of fleet planning is usually to add value to Continue Reading...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Yolo Airlines is a low-cost airline carrier that conducts its airline operations in the United States. The business operations are based on a low-cost structure and the airline is able to generate high returns as a result of the uni Continue Reading...
Low Cost Airline in Thailand The Study on Improvement of Low Cost Airline in Thailand Geography of Thailand Nature of Airlines Variables under Study The Profitability of Low Cost Airlines in Thailand Thai Economy Operating Results, Selected A Continue Reading...
The market is assumed to have perfect information to the price is assumed to reflect all publicly available information. As such, credit ratings or bond yields provide insight into how the market views this company, based on all publicly available i Continue Reading...
Fuel Hedging and Airline Profitability -- Literature Review Airline operations are usually affected by several factors, especially the prices of oil and exchange rates since they have the capability of making things more complex. Fuel prices are som Continue Reading...
U.S. Airline Industry AIRLINE INDUSTRY Structure of the Industry Deregulation Act of 1978 US Airline Industry During the 1980s US Airline Industry During the 1990s The Next Decade for the U.S. Airline Industry Post 9/11 Bankruptcy Issue of F Continue Reading...
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSISUnited Airline Holdings: Internal Environmental AnalysisStrategic Role of Corporate Strengths/Weaknesses in the Internal Strategy Analysisa) Corporate-Level StrategiesIn basic terms, an enterprises corporate-level strat Continue Reading...
Market Analysis Emirates Anilines 37Market Analysis Emirates AirlinesTABLE OF CONTENTS1 PART I 41.1 Macro-environment Analysis 41.1.1 PESTLE Analysis 41.2 Micro-environment Analysis 91.2.1 Five Forces Analysis 91.3 Internal environment Analysis 121 Continue Reading...
Navigating Through Economic Turbulence: A Case Analysis of United Airlines On December 4, 2002, United Airlines entered a very dark period of their history when the company announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The case begins with CEO Glenn Tilton on hi Continue Reading...
Instead, by using such technology as the IBM program, the airline is able to become "more flexible and adaptive while focusing on their core business." This idea of outsourcing is not unique to the airline industry and often times does not necessar Continue Reading...
