I. INTRODUCTION Emirates Airlines is an airline based in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates with its main base in Dubai International Airport. It was established by the government of Dubai in the 25th of May 1985 with two leased aircrafts a Boeing 737-300 and an Airbus A300 operating its flights to Karachi‚ Mumbai and later Delhi. As of November 2007‚ Emirates Airlines has a fleet of more than 96 aircrafts that consists of 21 Airbus A330-series‚ 18 Airbus A340-series and 57 Boeing 777-series which makes
Premium Emirates Airline United Arab Emirates
Airline Industry Overview History The airline business has been in existence for over 75 years. There have been many upward and downward swings in the overall airline business economy. History has recorded that while 140 airlines have declared Chapter 11; only two have emerged. Today‚ the U.S. airline industry is facing an unprecedented financial crisis and the outlook is bleak. Only one major carrier that has shown a profit over the past four years and‚ in the same timeframe‚ the other major
Premium Airline Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines
A British airway was the worst rated airlines in 1981 and was called Very Troubled airlines with severe losses‚ bad quality‚ overstaffed and very near to bankruptcy. But with the Survival Plan Initiated by John King‚ the chairman in 1981 changed the image and turned failure into success. The things which he did was simple following the SWOT analysis by analyzing the internal and external factors leading to failure and dissatisfaction. By 1990 British Airways was converted into a profitable entity
Premium London Heathrow Airport British Airways Airline
Strategic Management “American Airlines ” Case Study Strategic Management Prepared By Fathi Salem Mohammed Abdulla 2009 37 Introduction American Airlines‚ Inc. (AA) is a major airline of the United States. It is the world ’s largest airline in passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size; second largest‚ behind FedEx Express‚ in aircraft operated; and second behind Air France-KLM in operating revenues. A subsidiary of the AMR Corporation‚ the airline is headquartered in Fort Worth
Premium Financial ratio American Airlines Financial ratios
Balanced Scorecard. Airline industry is very competitive as Jetstar isn’t the only Domestic Flight dominating the market. Porter’s Five- Forces Model is used to analyse the intensity and profitability of this industry. In order to illustrate Jetstar’s competitive advantage over its competitors‚ Porter’s Five Forces evaluation is assessed below. Porter’s Five Forces model is essential to evaluate Jetstar Airways’ competitive advantage as it was established in 2003 as a low-cost airline by its parent company-
Premium Qantas Strategic management Airline
ONLINE TICKETING IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: THE GLOBAL IMPACT Chiang-Nan Chao‚ St. John’s University‚ Jamaica‚ NY‚ USA Robert J. Mockler‚ St. John’s University‚ Jamaica‚ NY‚ USA Dorothy G. Dologite‚ Baruch College‚ New York‚ NY‚ USA ABSTRACT As consumers move away from the traditional approach of buying airline tickets in the past years‚ airlines are benefiting from cost reduction due to the rapid increase in paperless e-ticket sales and restrictive use of traditional travel agencies. However‚ when
Premium Airline ticket Airline Travel agency
Hobby‚ which is Southwest Airlines’ only profitable route. Southwest needs to determine how to respond to this threatening strategic pricing move by Braniff in order to continuously stay ahead of their losses‚ and possibly reduce or eliminate it further for that operating year. Situational Analysis 3Cs: Competition Before Southwest was established‚ two airlines were servicing the geographic market - Braniff International Airways and Texas International (TI) Airlines. Though both provide intra-state
Premium Texas Boeing 707 Airline
Eagle Airlines Keith Russell‚ president of Eagle Airlines‚ a small airline operating in south-eastern Australia‚ had been considering expanding his operation and now the opportunity was available. An acquaintance had put him in contact with the president of a small airline in the west that was selling an aeroplane. Many aspects of the situation needed to be considered however‚ and Keith was having a hard time sorting them out. The Company Eagle Airlines (“Eagle”) owned and operated three
Premium Airline Aircraft Profit
American Airlines. The reorganization took effect on Oct. 1‚ 1982. The formation of AMR had no effect on day-to-day operations of American‚ but it did – and still does – provide the company with access to sources of financing that otherwise might not be available. The holding company structure also allows the company to take advantage of appropriate new opportunities. The name “AMR” was taken from the airline’s three-letter New York Stock Exchange
Premium Corporation Airline American Airlines
Case #20 – Southwest Airlines Company History 1966 Rollin King approached Herb Kelleher’s law office with plan to start low-cost/lowfare airline Ran into legal problems‚ rival airlines in Texas did everything they could to block new airline Herb Kelleher was determined to start up airline 1971 – Lamar Muse Southwest CEO‚ background in industry to get it up and starting Raised $7 million in capital and private investors to purchase planes and equipment Flights started between Dallas
Premium Southwest Airlines Airline Low-cost carrier