a revenue of $8.55 billion‚ American Airlines‚ Inc. (American)‚ principal subsidiary of Dallas/Fort Worth-based AMR Corporation‚ was the largest airline in the United States. At year-end 1988 American operated 468 aircraft on 2‚200 flights daily to 151 destinations in the United States‚ Bermuda‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ the Caribbean‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ Japan‚ Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ Spain‚ Switzerland‚ Venezuela‚ and West Germany. The objective of American Airlines revenue management effort was to maximize
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AirAsia‚ the most successful and leading low fare carrier in Asia Pacific region is practicing a concentration strategy since it takes over by Tony Fenendez in late 1990s. I strongly believe this strategy will continue to work if it is under the leadership of Tony Fenendez. The concentration strategy under the current practice will able to make AirAsia remain competitive:- 1. Managing Cost of Human Capital. Multi tasking Cabin Crew. Where all the Cabin crew are required to handle check in ticketing
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CAEA 3301 AIRASIA BERHAD DATE OF SUBMISSION: 2 APRIL 2008 QUESTION 1 COMPANY BACKGROUND AirAsia is one of the businesses that have successfully adopted cost leadership through operational effectiveness and efficiency. The cost advantages have enabled AirAsia to become the Asia’s leading low fare airline. Established on 12 December 2001‚ AirAsia has been such a big phenomenon in airline industry especially in Asia. By using a simple but strong slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly”‚ AirAsia has successfully
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INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF AIRASIA AirAsia Berhad is a Malaysian low-cost airline headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. It has been named as the world’s best low-cost airline‚ and an initiate of low-cost travel in Asia.The airline was established in 1993 and started operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by a government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom. On December 2‚ 2001‚ the heavily-indebted airline was purchased by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes’s company
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Eagle Airlines Keith Russell‚ president of Eagle Airlines‚ a small airline operating in south-eastern Australia‚ had been considering expanding his operation and now the opportunity was available. An acquaintance had put him in contact with the president of a small airline in the west that was selling an aeroplane. Many aspects of the situation needed to be considered however‚ and Keith was having a hard time sorting them out. The Company Eagle Airlines (“Eagle”) owned and operated three
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1. What role has leadership played in the success of Southwest Airlines? In an era where all the major players in the U.S. airline industry experienced problems‚ only Southwest Airlines remained profitable throughout that period. This amazing and continued success is attributed to its great leader Herb Kelleher. He has been a very successful leader who knows the employees and marketplace well and can effectively take action for the success of the organization. He applies flexibly to the growth
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company’s debt until and unless he is still holding a position in the company. In case of Kingfisher‚ Vijay Mallaya is a promoter as well as the Managing Director of the company and he gave personal assurance to the banks so he could be asked to repay the loans taken. A director is a person who is responsible for managing the company’s activities. As a company is a separate legal entity it is obliged to repay its debt but in case 1. A director falsely misrepresents a company for money and is proved guilty
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using its pricing strategy of cheap fares backed by seriously controlling costs. The central business of Southwest is the short-haul domestic route. The airplanes of Southwest are always on time which make the customers very delighted. Southwest Airlines¡¯ used market penetration pricing strategy with low-fare‚ no frills‚ low cost service on relatively short flights. Moreover‚ it also provides benefits to customers such as simple scheduling‚ ticketless travel‚ and point-to-point service. It used
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History Southwest Airlines has been a model of admiration for the airline industry and businesses from around the world combined. Southwest Airlines is a rag to riches story that has had to fight for everything it has become. Before Southwest was able to take on its first passengers‚ they had to fight competitors in the court system for nearly three and a half years. In 1966‚ Fortune Magazine states‚ “A San Antonio lawyer‚ Herb Kelleher‚ founded Southwest with one of his clients (now a Board member)
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February 20‚ 2013 JetBlue Airways Corporation Case Study Report Situation Analysis History JetBlue Airways Corporation was created my David Neeleman. His vision was to create an inexpensive‚ easy way to travel by airplane. He was quoted saying he wants to “bring humanity back to air travel.” David Neeleman was already a seasoned entrepreneur. Two years after dropping out of the University of Utah he established his own business by renting out condominiums in Hawaii. Soon after he established
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