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It is not clear whether this lawsuit will find its way to the courts.
UAL has been undergone some major financial restructuring since filing for bankruptcy in 2002. The company has since talked of merging with American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, 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).
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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...
Airline Industry
SWOT Analysis of the Airline Industry
The airline industry offers transport services of people, cargo, and mail. Its development began in the 19th century, where the conception of the airships and, eventually, the flights of the Wi Continue Reading...
This comes after a period of lowering the interest rates to curtail the post-2001 recession that was particularly detrimental to the economic performance of the airline industry. The rate of interest affects consumer's disposable income, and as cons Continue Reading...
American Airlines/U.S. Airways merger issues
In January 2012 U.S. Airways Group, the parent company of U.S. airways, expressed interest in acquiring AMR Corporation, American Airlines parent company. This merger would add 1.5 billion dollars in reve 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
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Staffing at Piedmont Airlines
Finding solutions at Piedmont Airlines
Overview of Organization
Piedmont Airlines is a fully owned subsidiary of U.S. Airways. U.S. Airways is the 6th largest airline in the United States (Piedmont Airlines, Inc., 201 Continue Reading...
Classic Airlines (CA) must compete in a dynamic 21st century global economy with a limited budget and the prospects of limited capital resources. Therefore, profit maximization becomes a function of performance management of fiscal, customer, and fac Continue Reading...
Quality Control Group Project
Company Overview
US Airways Group Inc. is one of the major U.S. airline companies that delivers air transportation services for cargo and passengers. The company is the 5th largest airline company in the United States Continue Reading...
Southwest Airlines
Before 1978, the federal government regulated the U.S. airline industry. Airlines were given profitable routes but were also obligated to serve unprofitable routes in the public's interest. Increases in airline costs were routinel Continue Reading...
Airline Industry
It is probably an indelible image on each American's memory, the vision of the two hijacked airlines plowing into the World Trade Center towers in New York. But did any of us know at that time what a significant event this would be Continue Reading...
Emirates Airline
Emirate Regulating Authority in home nation
Governmental agency empowered to regulate the economic aspects of airline
Extent to which the Emirate airline's fleet consists of owned vs. leased aircraft.
Union Representation of airl Continue Reading...
The company's promotional literature emphasizes the synergistic effects of this corporate structure: "IAG combines the two leading airlines in the UK and Spain, enabling them to enhance their presence in the aviation market while retaining their ind Continue Reading...
Southwest Airlines Case Analysis
Southwest Airlines is a company that has grown from a small regional carrier in Texas and surrounding states to the largest U.S.-based airline. The primary strategy of the company is to be the low-cost, no frills opt Continue Reading...
Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful low-cost airlines in the world. The company's focus on constant innovation, excellent labor relations, and sound financial management have ensured its success at a time when many companies have suffere Continue Reading...
Southwest Airlines
Organizational Profile
Southwest Airlines is a discount airline in the United States, and is one of the industry leaders as the #3 in market share (Portillo, 2012). The company has a large network of flights around the U.S. Recen Continue Reading...
Similarly, this could influence the international airline community. Then, a stable economy is highly dependent upon a stable oil price, which once again is not the case. "The environment will continue to become more competitive as the LCC's continu Continue Reading...
(Southwest Airlines Corporation)
The employees are always put first at Southwest Airlines, and according to the CEO Herb Kelleher, who was responsible for founding the company Southwest Airlines, the philosophy that employees come first is deeply e Continue Reading...
Problem Solving Model for Classic Airline
Company Overview
Classic Airlines is ranked as the fifth largest airline globally with the net income of $10 million and $8.7 million operating revenue. Before 2008, the company recorded a net income of 71 Continue Reading...
Strategic Analysis of Virgin Australia Airlines:
Following its merger with Pacific Blue, Virgin Australia that was previously known as V Australia rebranded to Virgin Australia Airlines. In addition to being the newest international airline owned by Continue Reading...
The steep reduction in revenue at Virgin Blue resulted in a reduction in their efficiency ratios. Given that the company continued to expand in size with only a minor expansion in revenue, their efficiency suffered. There is evidence of overcapacity Continue Reading...
Qantas Airlines
Qantas is the world's second oldest airline. Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, it is Australia's largest domestic and international airline and is recognized as one of the world's leading long distance carriers, having pione Continue Reading...
Furthermore some of the existing companies already have loyal customers.
Bargaining power of suppliers
Suppliers have an effect on the industry through their ability to raise prices or reduce the quality of goods or services they provide. There ar Continue Reading...
Emirates
I have chosen several sources to provide me with information for my study of Emirates, the Dubai-based airline. The first source that I will discuss is Hoover's. This source is a business research firm, and it provides to its customer profi Continue Reading...
Another contributing factor is the industry's high fixed costs. These costs increase the exit costs, which is another factor that increases the intensity of rivalry. The third major factor is the degree of consolidation within the industry. Aside fr Continue Reading...
Crash of Korean Airline Flight 2033
Korean Flight 2033, Airbus A300B4-622R, carrying 152 passengers and 8 crew members crashed on August 10, 1994 after the plane overran the runway at Cheju, South Korea and caught fire while landing during adverse w Continue Reading...
eBay, Inc.
Company Overview
Founded on Labor Day weekend in 1995, eBay now operates the world's largest online trading community. The first sale by founder and computer programmer Pierre Omidyar was a broken laser pointer that was slated for the tr Continue Reading...
Industry Analysis of the United States
Oil & Gas Industry
This report is an industry analysis on the United States oil & gas industry but does not delve into the industry related exploration and production pre-refining activities.
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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...
IPO of the company 'Spirit Airlines, Inc.'
Identify the company and its industry
The industry chosen for the analysis is the aviation industry, particularly a niche called the 'The ultra low fare air carrier'. This is a peculiar type of niche that 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...
FedEx Express Airlines (Case Study)
In this case study, we will be looking at FedEx Express's hub airports. The airports will include Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Indianapolis International Airport. The focus will be mainly on capacity, t Continue Reading...
S. Postal Systems 1775-1993). A third segment of this transcontinental route was established in 1920 and ran from Chicago to Omaha by way of Iowa City, with feeder lines to this primary route being provided from St. Louis and Minneapolis to Chicago ( Continue Reading...
Bush opposed legislation that would entrust airlines with the decision to arm their pilots. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta concur with Bush in opposition to the Young-Mica bill. Of course, the issue o Continue Reading...
FedEx Corporation
FedEx
Company Overview
FedEx is a global organization that provides wide variety of business portfolio such as e-commerce, transportation and business services. FedEx operates and competes effectively under collective brand names Continue Reading...
Learning Journal Weekly Research Journal Meeting Records
Week 1 Overview & Introduction
Our group decided to analyze Singapore Airlines Limited. One of the aspects of Singapore Airlines that we found interesting and that first attracted member Continue Reading...
Southwest Airlines
K Annual SEC Report Review
What 3 items of important information does the income statement reveal about the financial performance of the company over the last three years?
There are many different items that the income statement Continue Reading...
With such result, estimates for the 2,400 F-111 (including their exports) were significantly reduced, but nevertheless, General Dynamics still managed to obtain a $300 million profit with this project.
Grumman started also to build the F-14 Tomcat, Continue Reading...