1. Jet Blue´s Business- level strategy; value and cost drivers Jet Blue uses to create and maintain ist competitive position Founded by the discount airline veteran David Neeleman in 2000‚ JetBlue Airways has quickly become one of the largest discount airlines in the United States. Starting primarily by serving the East Coast‚ the airline has since expanded throughout the country and entered the international market. The reasons for its early success are numerous: JetBlue entered the market
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Westjet becomes one of the lowest operating costs and the most successful airline company nowadays. In the early 1990s‚ the airline industry suffered a serious threat‚ caused by high fuel costs and a decline in air travel. At that time‚ only few airlines with low price of fare‚ such as Southwest airline‚ were able to make profit.(Hoover‚ 2010) Thus‚ the executives of Westjet decided to follow Southwest airline’s business model‚ which featured a low cost‚ high efficiency structure. To be highly
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JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Summary In July 1999‚ David Neeleman announced his plan to launch a new airline that would bring “humanity back to air travel.” Despite the fact the airline industry had 87 new-airline failures in U.S. over the past 20 years. Neeleman’s plan convinced a group of investors and quickly raised $130 million from venture-capital community. This is the way JetBlue Airways established. With its strong capital base‚ JetBlue acquired a fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft and focused
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Business Law I January 31‚ 2013 Corporate Structure Assessments Part A: A sole proprietorship is a type of business entity that is owned and run by one individual and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business. The owner receives all profits (subject to taxation specific to the business) and has unlimited responsibility for all losses and debts. The IRS does not consider the sole proprietorship as a separate business entity. The owner reports
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Privatisation plans Saturday‚ September 14‚ 2013 From Print Edition 4 1 0 3 The national carrier‚ PIA‚ will be privatised – reflecting the fact that‚ over the years‚ governments failed to control its decline. It has been losing Rs3.3 billion a month and the government’s hope is that the losses will be stemmed by handing over 26 percent of the shares and management control to a private entity. To make this a viable option‚ Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the PIA
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External and Internal Environmental Analysis STR/581 JetBlue Environmental Analysis External and internal environmental analysis is a critical component for an organization seeking to achieve its goals. The follow information within this paper presents a complete external environmental and an internal competitive environmental scan for JetBlue Airways. The information provided identifies and analyzes the most important external environmental factor in the remote‚ industry‚ and external
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Business plans and marketing plans are quite imperative for the success of a business. These plans outline the mission‚ vision and the financial projections of a business. The business plans assist the owner to comprehend about his or her business in a professional manner. Further‚ usage of the marketing plan and business plan helps to save both time and money as the owner can wisely plan for his resources (Ferrell & Hartline‚ 2011). Through the plans‚ funds can be raised through a well designed
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TITTLE: ‘‘THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY’’ (VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES) Contents 1) Introduction to airline industry 2) Drivers of globalisation using yip’s model 2.1 Market globalisation 2.2 Cost globalisation 2.3 Globalisation of government policies 2.4 Globalisation of competition 3) Localisation- arguments against globalisation 4) Pestle Analysis 5) Porter’s 5 forces analysis and their application to Airline industry 5.1 Rivalry amongst Existing Firms 5.2 Threat of substitution 5.3 Threat
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Case study—JetBlue airways IPO valuation Introduction: As a leader of airways industries‚ JetBlue is successful because of professional services and a good management team. In 2002‚ JetBlue became a public company. Despite the fact that US airline industry had witness 87 new airline failures over the previous 20 years‚ Jetblue overcame difficulties and expressed confidence in the bright future. Before going public Before going public in 2002‚ JetBlue has outstanding advantage in the whole
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Business Plan for a Startup Business Technopreneurship begins with a technological idea that upon reflection can be converted into a valuable opportunity. Simply put‚ technopreneurship is entrepreneurship in technological venture. Thus‚ technopreneurship involves the entrepreneurial life cycle. One of the phases of such life cycle is to document one’s business idea into a business plan. The business plan consists of a narrative and several financial worksheets. The real value of creating a business
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