AIRLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM 1.1 Abstract Main aim of the Airline Reservation System is to help the customers in reserving Air tickets through online. Airline Reservation Systems (ARS) used to be standalone systems. Each airline had its own system‚ disconnected from other airlines or ticket agents‚ and usable only by a designated number of airline employees. Travel agents in the 1970s pushed for access to the airlines ‘systems. Today‚ air travel information is linked‚ stored‚ and retrieved by a network
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case case Continental Airlines: One Company’s Flight to Success In the last decade‚ Continental Airlines has had a spotty track record. The airline twice filed for bankruptcy‚ realized diminished performance culminating in a $613 million loss in 1994‚ and was ranked dead last in industry indicators such as on-time performance among the major carriers. During these years‚ employees at Continental had undergone several series of layoffs and withstood both wage cuts and delayed wage increases in
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Introduction Singapore Airlines (SIA) has developed into one of the most respected travel brands around the world. Its mission statement: "Singapore Airlines is a global company dedicated to providing air transportation services of the highest quality and to maximizing returns for the benefit of its shareholders and employees". Singapore Airlines has grown from a regional airline into one of the world ’s leading carriers. They have a young‚ efficient fleet‚ an educated staff attuned to quality‚
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Page 1. An Introduction to Southwest Airlines 1.1 Beginnings 1 1.2 Culture
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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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Alaska Airlines ran its business satisfied with complacency and dependent on customer loyalty and goodwill (Avolio‚ Patterson‚ & Baker‚ 2015). While Alaska Airlines was thinking the business could sustain this practice‚ many changes were occurring that would have a ripple effect and adversely affect the airline (Avolio‚ et al.‚ 2015). One executive stated it started as far back to 1999 when the airline was succeeding despite themselves due to fortuitous fuel costs and a good economy” (Avolio
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Service Marketing ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- COURSE WORK TITLE (Assignment No. and/or essay/dissertation title) A CASE STUDY ON CUSTOMER ACQUISITON AND RETENTION ON THE AIRLINE SERVICE INDUSTRY DEADLINE DATE: 13 July 2012 I certify that this assignment is my own work. It does not reproduce anyone else’s work without proper acknowledgement. Signed By: Alexander Glenn Sugiarto Date: 10 July 2012 Tick the appropriate
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Southwest Airlines’ Corporate Strategy & Control System Southwest Airlines became one of the most admired airlines in the world based on their dedication to their customers and the corporate strategies their leadership instituted. Their leadership created a different corporate culture that CEO Herb Kelleher and his company are devoted to the philosophy of putting employees first (Govindarajan‚ pg. 115). In doing so‚ Southwest was able to instill a management control system that relied on
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aircraft fuel price increases‚ wages‚ work rules and work patterns‚ chapter 11 bankruptcy airlines‚ excess capacity‚ a very capital intensive business and too many years as regulated airlines. In fact‚ during the Gulf war and recession in 1990-92‚ it took them four years to return to profit‚ even though traffic recovered within a year. The industry experienced a profit slump. From 1994 to 1997‚ airlines have had to recognize the need for radical change to ensure their survival and prosperity‚
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contemporary workplace in the case study was given. From the case study‚ we know about a person’s name was ROBERT L.CRANDALL who was did a good job in AMERICAN AIRLINES. This is because of his management skills and lead the American Airlines to the success way. He had a good management skill because he gain a lot of experience when he enter American Airlines. Crandall attended fourteen schools in twelve years and then went to the University of Rhode Island. After graduation he served in the Army and then sold
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