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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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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Hammond/Design Pics/Corbis 8. Explain the strategic management process. Boeing and Airbus: A Global Competitive Battle over Supremacy in Producing Commercial Aircraft right: © AP Photo/Boeing‚ left: © AP Photo/Oliver Fantitsch Boeing has historically been a global leader in manufacturing commercial airplanes. However‚ in 2001‚ Airbus had more orders than Boeing for the first time in their competitive history. But‚ in 2006‚ Boeing regained its supremacy with 1‚044 versus 790 orders for commercial
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NTSB Investigating Southwest Airlines Flight 345 accident at LaGuardia Airport The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the July 22‚ 2013 nose-down landing of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The accident occurred at 5:45 p.m. after the twin-engine jet’s nose landing gear collapsed rearward and upward into the fuselage‚ damaging the electronics bay‚ which houses avionics and other equipment. The exterior of the airplane was also damaged from
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of cost in their operations is one of the contributing factors in Southwest Airlines’ financial success. Such low cost model of the corporation is brought about by an effective strategy. Southwest uses only one type of aircraft – the fuel-efficient Boeing 737. This tactic keeps training and maintenance costs down. Moreover‚ the no-frills approach to customer service contributed to the low cost of operations for Southwest. The airline does not serve meals on board‚ and there are no luxurious or first
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ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ENTERPRISE Human Resource Development (HRM) Induction and Indoctrination Program September 2012 ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ENTERPRISE Rev. Original Induction and Indoctrination Program July 2012 Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Welcome Message from CEO ............................................................................
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environment. So this company has already a well brand image so we think that it has to keep this positive image Delta air lines is already giving strong support to breast cancer research by different actions such as launches a campaign‚ create the new Boeing 767-400 signature “pink plane”… For the future we think about a brands associations between Delta air lines and Sidaction. Sidaction is a major French public event that started in 1994 in France for raising awareness and collecting charitable funds
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