Clive Beddoe and team started their journey with three aircraft fly to five destinations and 220 friendly WestJetters — a journey that would help them become a company of more than 8‚800 passionate WestJetters flying one of the youngest fleets of Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft to more than 80 destinations in North America‚ Central America and the Caribbean. Culture “Customer care” is what WestJet Airlines says in their ads. WestJet entire corporate culture has been built around caring for
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IntroductionRyanair was founded in July 1985 by the three brothers‚ Catlan‚ Declan‚ and Shane Ryan‚ with the financial assistant of their father Tony Ryan. As a beginner commercial carrier‚ its operations began with 25 staff and a single 15-seat turbo-prop commuter plane between Waterford in the southeast of Ireland and Gatwick Airport‚ the second busiest airport in London after Heathrow. Later on‚ regulatory authorities permitted the Ryanair Airlines to have at least four flying flights a day on
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that is added to the organisation’s products or services as seen in Diagram 1 [pic] a) Logistics This involves all areas of receiving‚ storing of inputs when producing outputs. So far‚ AirAsia only operates on a single type of aircraft‚ the Boeing 737-300. Based on a report published by Aero Connections in 2004‚ that particular model was the best selling commercial jet of all times due to its efficiency and cost effectiveness. AirAsia also has 1382 employees and they received proper on-the-job
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| Alaska AirlinesStrategic Corporate Social Responsibility Project | | | | Company Report 5/3/2012 | | | ALASKA AIRLINES Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Project Mission Statement: The mission and vision of Alaska Airlines is that employees share an uncommon blend of integrity‚ professionalism‚ caring‚ resourcefulness‚ and spirit. Every day they strive to bring these values to life through behaviors and deeds that go above and beyond the ordinary. They call it “North
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established in 1967 that operates Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to fly among three major Texas cities – Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. It is the biggest operator of the Boeing 737 in the world. Flight distances ranged from 190 to 250 miles and flight time were about 45 minutes. Today Southwest operates nearly 400 Boeing 737 aircraft to 59 U.S. cities. LUV is Southwest’s NYSE symbol‚ selected to represent the company’s home at Dallas Love Field‚ as well as the theme of Southwest’s employee and
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Southwest Airlines Case Analysis Problem As a fledgling operation‚ how does a startup company compete within an established market in terms of price‚ performance and promotion Issues On February 1‚ 1973 Braniff airlines announced a half-price “Get Acquainted Sale” on all flights between Dallas and Houston. This was Southwest Airlines most profitable route. Southwest had to decide how to respond to Braniff Airlines move. Southwest Airlines is a startup business * They faced barriers to
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Porter’s five forces framework 1. The threat of new entrants. In terms of economies of scale‚ Southwest fleet grew to 537 Boeing 737 aircraft providing service to 64 cities in 32 states throughout the United States‚ with 397 city pairs being served nonstop‚ by the end of 2008‚ thus has reached sufficient economies of scale. And Southwest Airline gains its cost advantage through the implementation of “low-cost strategy”. It not only flew planes point-to-point—short-haul flights bypassing the
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ADVANCED QUALITY SYSTEMS (AQS) The Boeing Company D1-9000 D1-9000 is the Boeing Company document that addresses their internal and supplier quality system and the approach to continuous improvement. D1-9000 establishes the following requirements for Boeing and their suppliers: Basic Quality System Advanced Quality System (AQS) AQS Tools Supplier Quality Rating Basic Quality System Requirements Boeing and their suppliers are to establish and maintain written procedures and flow charts
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aircraft over the next 20 years and would generate sales in excess of $350 billion. According to Airbus‚ it needed to sell 250 aircraft to break even on an un-discounted cash flow basis‚ and could sell as many as 750 aircraft over the next 20 years. Boeing‚ however‚ was predicting that the VLA market would be less than 400 aircraft over the next 20 years.
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Southwest Value Chain Analysis Outcomes / Accomplishments: low price‚ convenience service‚ customer loyalty low turnover & low costs‚ great union relationships‚ customers are brand ambassadors. Southwest Airlines (SWA) is consistent in their culture‚ business model‚ and customer interactions and engagement‚ all collectively reducing costs and enabling their point-to-point‚ efficient‚ low cost‚ friendly service. Their culture favors personal connection‚ community‚ recognition‚ support‚ and
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