Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines has long been one of the stand-out performers in the U.S. airline industry. It is famous for its low fares which are often some 30% lower than those of its major rivals. These are balanced by an even lower course structure‚ enabling it to record superior profitability even in bad years such as 2002‚ when the industry faced slumping demand in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Indeed‚ from 2001 to 2005‚ quite possibly the worst 4 years in the
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Southwest Airlines Abby S. Boeltram BCOM/230 June-Monday‚ 2013 Jeff Gofter Southwest Airlines Organizational culture is the collective behavior of people‚ who comprise an organization‚ and this behavior affects the way people and groups within the organization interact with others‚ internally and externally. Founder of Southwest Airlines‚ Herb Kelleher is credited with creating an organizational culture that unique in America today and which has propelled Southwest to the number one spot
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demand forecasting‚ pricing optimization‚ and system implementation and distribution. Though individual airlines in the States are not owned by the government‚ it effectively controlled their performance until the late 1970s by setting a single price for each route and decreeing which of many carriers could operate where‚ but from the late 1970s on‚ the government relaxed the rules. American Airlines (AA) was the first to use basic revenue management techniques‚ offering dynamic pricing in shape of discounted
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DATE 14 October‚ 2014 SUBJECT Case Analysis Danville Airlines Step 2 Notes on Relevant Information/Underlying Assumptions Julie Taylor is the director of human resources at Danville Airlines and she would have to make a difficult recommendation to the airlines board members. She need to recommend a solution about David Reigers case. David Reiger is one of the airlines best pilots‚ and his genetic test shows that he has Huntington disease gene. He has not showed any symptoms yet‚ and he still qualifies
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Selection of and Justification for Alternatives Competition There is no doubt the advent of readily-obtainable pricing and availability for airline travel via the internet has changed competition drastically. Not only are customers able to search and select flight times and destinations from each individual airline’s own website‚ but they now also have the ability to compare everything regarding the flights from plane types‚ durations‚ layovers‚ connecting flights‚ additional fees and fares on
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The case ‘Qantas Airlines: Twitter nosedive’ talks about troubles that the airline faced in the past years. Recently the company made a social media faux pas announcing a twitter contest omitting the bad situation the company is in at the moment. For the dissatisfied customers it was a great opportunity to express their opinion in public. The unsuccessful contest brought a lot of attention‚ but not in the way Qantas would wish for. The negative opinion was spread and so the public image of the company
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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
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evaluate the adaptation of the marketing mix (MM) of two airlines with respect to a certain marketing tactic. Therefore‚ Etihad Airways‚ the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the South African low-cost carrier Mango have been chosen for the comparison. Hence‚ brand positioning and awareness will be appraised as a marketing tactic for both airlines. Secondly‚ this report will compare and evaluate how these two airlines adapt product and promotion as part of the MM in order
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Economic Profile: Airline Industry Introduction The airline industry provides services for passenger and cargo transport. Over the years the airline industry has faired fairly decent. That is‚ until the September 11 tragedy in 2001. From 1995 through 2000‚ the airline industry earned about $23 billion then lost about $35 billion from 2001 through 2005 (McCabe‚ R.‚ 2008). There are many factors that indicate the economic downfall of the airline industry after the September 11 incident. The purpose
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Delta Airlines Board of Directors Presentation October 18‚ 2013 Consultants: General Overview of Delta Airlines Strategy DELTA’S CURRENT STRATEGY COMPANY’S SANDBOX High rivalry makes industry unattractive Profitability increasing‚ but still below cost of capital Consolidation trend has reduced rivals helping profits Trainer refinery acquisition: using vertical integration to address Delta’s largest expense Metrics of improving flight completions‚ on-time arrival rate and
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