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    Southwest Airlines

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    Southwest Airlines Over 35 years ago‚ Rollin King and Herb Kelleher decided to create a different type of airline. They began with the simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time and at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people will fly your airline. They were right (Southwest Airlines‚ 2004)! What began as a small Texas airline has grown to become one of the largest airlines in the United States

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    Emirates Airline

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    The airline was formed by the Dubai Government under a management agreement with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Using a PIA leased 737 and A300. On 25th October 1985‚ Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai. In 1987 flights were started to London‚ Frankfurt and Istanbul. In 1992 Emirates Airlines expanded its services to Djakarta‚ Paris‚ Rome and Zurich. With a fleet of 113 aircraft‚ Emirates currently fly to over 100 destinations in 62 countries around the world. Unlike many other

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    Delta Airline

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    crew‚ this U.S. airline provides outstanding customer service. Delta Air Lines is one of the largest and most well-known airlines in the world. Delta Air Lines began as a small crop dusting company (Huff Daland Masters) in the early 1920’s and transformed into a major transportation American airline (Welcome). The company has been growing year by year to get where they are today. They continue to not only increase in size‚ but also quality‚ hence their slogan‚ ““Building a better airline‚ not just a

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    particular airline. Delta as we know it today‚ traces its roots way back to 1924. Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world’s first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service‚ and the following year Delta carried its first passengers over a route stretching from Dallas‚ Texas to Jackson‚ Mississippi with stops in Shreveport and Monroe‚ Louisiana. In 1941‚ the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta‚ Georgia. Deregulation of airline industry in

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    Cebu Pacific Aircraft Accidents in the Philippines Executive Summary The purpose of this study is to provide the information and solution programs in providing quality service. CAAP (Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) is one that provides airlines the legal authority to participate in improving work-related tasks and services in aviation industry. One of the most pressing issues facing most airline industry locally today is the need to improve their quality service in terms of communication

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    Southwest Airlines

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    AirTran poses many obstacles for SWA’s sales strategy. The acquisition will threaten the pricing structure of SWA. It will give them the opportunity to raise its fair‚ as there is less competition in the Northeast (where AirTran serves) and major airlines have paired off leaving only five major players (Huffington post‚ 2010). Further promoting a fare increase is SWA’s refusal to charge for baggage. Although‚ this is a great sales tactic‚ it provides no source of revenue‚ resulting in a fare increase

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    Aircraft of the World Wars

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    looking into history. Studying the airplanes of the World Wars will reveal their function‚ effectiveness‚ and inform about the pilots who flew them. The aircraft for World War I (WWI)‚ and their purpose‚ greatly differed from those in World War II (WWII). Their value was defined by the author R. G. Grant‚ who said‚ “The principle role of aircraft in World War I was to support the armies in the trenches.” Basically‚ the army on the ground was viewed as the primary fighting force of the war‚ not airplanes

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    Southwest Airlines

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    Analysis “Southwest Airlines 2008” Valerie Deneen The University of Iowa Case Analysis “Soutwesth Airlines 2008” U.S. Airline Industry Overview Ever since the Wright brothers successfully flown the first airplane in 1903‚ air travel had become one of the most popular means of long distance travel. From 1937 to 1978‚ air transportation was part of public utilities and was regulated by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board in the U.S. Airfares‚ routes‚ schedules‚ and number of airlines‚ were all regulated;

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    head: INFLUENCE OF HMO ’S HMO’s University of Phoenix Abstract The term Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) was developed in 1970 as part of the Nixon Administration to promote the growth of prepaid plans as a way to improve the nation’s health system. The Health Maintenance Organization has an appearance on the outside of being very appealing to those with little money to spend on insurance because it has a very low premium cost‚ but the truth be known that sometimes cheaper is not always

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    airline industry

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    ECONOMIC INDICATORS 5 1. Market Size 5 2. Scope of Competitive Rivalry 6 3. Number of Companies in the Industry 7 4. Customers 8 5. Ease of Entry/Exit 8 6. Technology/Innovation 9 7. Product Characteristics 10 i. Government 10 ii. Commercial Aircraft 11 8. Scale Economies 11 A. Internal 11 B. External 12 9. Experience Curve Effects 12 10. Capacity Utilization 13 11. Industry Profitability 14 SIX FORCES OF COMPETITION 14 1. Threat of New Entrants 15 2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers 16

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