Running head: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines William F. White Grand Canyon University Introduction Southwest Airlines took their first flight in June 18‚ 1971. The company got underway more then four years earlier but had a number of tough lawsuits against them before they were able to get their first plane up in the air. Southwest Airlines began serving the Texas cities of Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. And then in 1979‚ Southwest Airlines finally made their first voyage outside
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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
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Friends and Relatives‚ the Group Inclusive Tour‚ the Overseas Filipino Workers‚ and Niche Market. b. Competitors Major: Cebu Pacific * The airline was established on August 26‚ 1988‚ and started operations on March 8‚ 1996. It is based on the grounds of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila Terminal 3)‚ Pasay City‚ Metro Manila.The airline is a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings. It is currently headed by Lance Gokongwei‚ presumptive heir of John Gokongwei‚ the chairman emeritus of JG Summit
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Malaysia Airline should reduce the price of ticket to attract more passengers. Although the profit will be reduce‚ but the increase of the number of passengers will cover it back. In long term‚ it will bring more benefit to the company. Malaysia Airline also needs to have more promotion to attract the low income of passengers. For example‚ promote special ticket for a group of students or for family to travel during the school holiday. This is because during holiday‚ many of the students and family
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) began in 1947 as Malayan Airlines in a joint venture between the Malaysia and Singapore governments. However‚ due to political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia in 1965‚ the two governments agreed to set up separated airlines‚ resulting in the formation of two bodies namely‚ Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines System. Thus‚ Singapore Airlines was established in 1972 after the Republic of Singapore’s Independence from the Malaysia Federation. Singapore
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CASE PREPARATION : SINGAPORE AIRLINES 1. WHAT IS THE ‘SERVICE CONCEPT’ OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES?Singapore Airlines handles a strategy of Service Excellence which means they have to deliver an outstanding service to their customers all the time and on every aspect of the flying-experience. Furthermore they want to provide this high quality service in a safe‚ reliable and economical way‚ so this excellence also has to be cost-effective. Singapore Airlines understands that to give their customers the
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I. INTRODUCTION A. Introduction U.S. Flightways (USF) is a large-sized airline which is publicly traded and has 80.000 employees. It serves more than 50 countries and 250 destinations. Latest airline related measurements show that the Available Seat Mile for USF is 169.9 and the Revenue Passenger Mile is 138.4. The Passenger Load Factor shows 81.5 and The Cost per Available Seat Mile is 11.3 cents per mile‚ whereas the Revenue per Available Seat Mile shows 10.7 cents per mile. USF has a total
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Airline Services – Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines (SIA) has a history of more than 60 years. It grew out of Malayan Airways which began operating scheduled flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in an Airspeed Consul plane in 1st May 1947. 26 years later‚ Malayan Airways‚ which was renamed MSA in 1963‚ split into two: Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines. It is from this moment on that Singapore Airlines commenced its independent operations. Beginning operation with 5 Boeing B707s
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American Airlines Marketing cases AMERICAN AIRLINES 1. Issues 2. American Airlines’ objectives 3. The airline industry 4. Market 5. Consumer needs 6. Brand image 7. Distribution system 8. Pricing 9. Marketing related strategies 10. Assumptions and risks 1- Issues The main issue of this case is the lack of profits of the airline industry‚ an industry that should be more than profitable due to the large amount of customers‚ the necessity of using airlines’ services and the high prices charged by most
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ASTRO AIRLINES (case analysis) NAME : MUSTAFA KAYNAKCI DATE : 10.11.2011 Issue in the case The main issue in the case is all about failing to manage success after successful beginning. The leader in Astro Airlines Arthur Burton could not maintain the growth of its company. Being visioner‚ dynamic‚ stirring speaker and inspirational leader of Burton could start the airlines with reduced fare‚ innovating ticketing style‚ low cost service
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