JetBlue Airways “Before” & “After” JetBlue Airways “Before” & “After” Project Outline Group A/Academic Group 10 Project Outline Jet blue – Competitive advantage Use of IT by JetBlue IT to create competitive advantage a. Ticket sales moved to online system through user-friendly website (www.JetBlue.com) or electronic ticketing (kiosks at the airport) led to: * Decreased costs required for on-call reservation and * Saved on enormous amount in travel
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JetBlue Beginnings and Operational Methods Steve Brindza Ohio Dominican University JetBlue Beginnings and Operational Methods This section details the history of JetBlue‚ focusing on the activities of founder‚ David Neeleman. JetBlue Airways‚ based in Forest Hills‚ New York‚ was founded in February‚ 1999‚ by David Neeleman‚ the son of Mormon missionaries. He was born in Sao Paolo‚ Brazil‚ but raised in a tightly-knit Mormon family (Gajilan‚ 2003). After
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Business Finance Policy: FINA 380-01 Dr. William Brent February 3rd 2009 JetBlue Airways: IPO Valuation Table of Content I. Statement of Problem II. Alternative Solutions III. Analysis of the Alternatives IV. Final Recommendation V. Appendix I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM David Neeleman‚ CEO of JetBlue Airways and his management team have realized that JetBlue is still making profit despite the many challenges facing the airline industry after the September
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JetBlue was established with a goal to make itself a leading low-fare‚ low-cost passenger airline by offering customers high-quality customer service and a differentiated products. During a period when all major airlines were posting losses and going out of business‚ JetBlue emerged successful and posted profits in its first year of operation in 2000. In this case we will analyze the competitive strengths of JetBlue that helped it achieve its goals‚ and the possible internal and external
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the business strategy of JetBlue Airways. JetBlue was founded by David Neeleman in 2000 and quickly became one of the largest discount airlines in the United States. It was started in the east coast primarily and expanded throughout the country and entered the international market soon after that. JetBlue received the “#1 Airline Brand” rating10 even while keeping its advertising costs significantly lower than Southwest Airlines. Jet Blue’s
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JetBlue Airways airline was established by David Neeleman as a low-fare airline with high-quality customer service. His goal was to create an airline that was innovative for the current market. Their main focus was to provide service to areas that were underserved as well as to large cities with overpriced fares. He aimed to establish a strong brand that differentiated itself from its competitors by being a safe‚ reliable and low cost-airline. Neeleman managed to achieve this partially by hiring
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JetBlue Study New York based JetBlue Airways Corporation‚ entered the airline travel business in 1998 with the goal of “making the experience of flying happier and easier for everyone.” They were succeeding and thriving in their goal up until Wednesday‚ February 14‚ 2007‚ when they suffered through a severe winter storm at the JFK International Airport. Their operations were jumbled forcing the airline to cancel more than half of their flights along the east coast‚ and it forced them to give
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Case 26 JetBlue Airlines: Will It Remain “Blue” By: Shurui Sun CONTENTS Part 1: Introduction …………………………………… Page 2-3 Part 2: SWOT Analysis ………………………………… Page 3-6 Part 3: Porter Five Forces Analysis ………………………Page 6-8 Part 4: Financial Analysis ……………………………… Page 8-13 Part 5:Problems and Solutions ……………………………Page 13-14 Part 6: Recommendation …………………………………Page 14-15 Part 1: Introduction JetBlue Airlines Corporation was established on February‚ 1999 by David
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Learning objectives 1. institutional aspects of equity issuance transaction 2. costs and benefits associated with public share offerings 3. develop a deeper appreciation for challenges of valuing unseasoned firms and enhance corporate valuation skills KEY QUESTIONS FOR CONISDERATION 1) What are the advantages and disadvantages of going public? 2) What different approaches can be used to value JetBlue’s shares? 3) At what price would you recommend that JetBlue offer their shares
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• Case 1-4 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles At the completion of the Darby Department Store audit‚ the president asks about the meaning of the phrase “in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles‚” which appears in your audit report on the management’s financial statements. He observes that the meaning of the phrase must include more than what he thinks of as “principles.” Required: a. Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report
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