The purpose of this report is to inform airline executives about the external forces affecting their industry and what they can do to keep up with the changing business atmosphere. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 had a grueling effect on the economy‚ and while most industries are almost back to their pre-9/11 financial status‚ the airline industry is lucky to break-even. This report will explain three leading trends that are forcing the airline industry to re-think their stance on strategic planning
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Threat of New Entrants is low The airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The main concern for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries‚ due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts‚ safety and security measures‚ customer service and manpower. Another major barrier to entry is the brand name of existing airlines and it is really difficult to lure customers out of their existing brands
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1978‚ The Airline Deregulation Act was purposed and signed by President Jimmy Carter. This federal law came into existence for two main reasons; stated by Carter (1978)‚ “to help our fight against inflation‚ and to ensure American citizens of an opportunity for low-priced air transportation. Today’s motives in the airline industry go way beyond economic decisions for themselves as well as their shareholders. Nowadays‚ businesses are an essential part of society and the airline industry must exceed
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Anti-trust issues on American airline industry The first airline company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight was established in early 1920s‚ and also at that time‚ Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS) was formed‚ and continues to operate. Over 90 years‚ the world has changed a lot. Now there are over two thousand airlines operating more than 23000 aircrafts providing services to over 4000 airports all over the world. Passengers can easily
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The European Airline industry has gone through a lot in the past century since the establishment of the first public airline after the World War I. Until a few decades ago most of these airlines were national and at least partially state owned‚ and most of the European countries had at least one‚ with direct government control. Significant change in this only came in the 1990’s with the appearance of the low cost airlines. While the business model existed for some time (first such in 1973 US)‚ the
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Case – The U.S. Airline Industry Public Support August 26‚ 2013 Arguments In Favor of the Federal Government Providing Support to the U.S. Airlines “To preserve the continued viability of the United States air transportation system” is the title of a bill introduced before congress‚ by Rep. Don Young (R-AK)‚ September 14‚ 2001‚ in response to the September 11 attack. The title of the bill is the overriding argument justifying federal support to the U.S. airlines. “If planes don’t fly
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Influence of rivalry among competitors Rivalry is the competitive struggle between companies in an industry to gain market share from each other. A more intense rivalry usually means that there are lower prices and more spending on non-price-competitive weapons. These would be things such as in-flight complimentary items like drinks and snacks. A more intense rivalry will lower prices and raise costs. This means that this makes the window for profitability smaller. If the rivalry is less intense
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY The ability of the company to relates its operations and policies to the social environment in ways that are mutually beneficial to the company and to the society in which it operates will greatly influence its chances of continuing as a going concern. That is why our company believes that it will continue to exist as long as it can meet and maintain the expectations of the public regarding social responsibility. In order to attain our company’s vision and mission‚ our foremost
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SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AMONG SELECTED FIRST YEAR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENTS AT ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION By Celis‚ Marjorie Han‚ Pureum Narciso‚ Kris Nuqui‚ Janella B.S.E English III January 4‚ 2011 CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM INTRODUCTION The English language is said to be the global lingua franca that is used by several countries so as to communicate with other countries. That is why we need to be proficient
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How cultural environment impacts the marketing Culture Culture as described by Herks‚ M. cited by Rai University (n.d) “culture may be viewed as the sum total of man’s knowledge‚ beliefs‚ arts‚ morals‚ loves‚ customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”. It is the totality way of life for a man. The other definition by Hofstede (1980) cited by Jones‚ D. & McCarthy‚ J. (2004) states that “culture as the collective programming of the mind which distinguished
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