Bachelder v. America West Airlines July 31‚ 2013 Penny Bachelder claims that her employer‚ America West Airlines‚ violated the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 when it terminated her in 1996 for poor attendance (Walsh‚ 2013). The district court granted partial summary judgment to America West‚ holding that Bachelder was not entitled to the Act’s protection for her 1996 absences (Walsh‚ 2013). America West told Bachelder when it fired her that it based its decision on her sixteen absences
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educational and professional background‚ may create many obstacles‚ but the major strategic issues are outlined below: Internal Obstacles a) Culture--Started in 1983‚ America West Airlines (AWA) is a much newer airline and is the only post-deregulation startup to survive. It is known as a lower fare‚ full-service airline that has achieved profitability as recently as 1Q and 2Q of FY05. In contrast‚ US Airways (USA) is larger and a legacy carrier and has been in existence since 1939. It has
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While the major airlines in the United Stated were making a lost of approximately $8 billion‚ Southwest was the only airline company that was profitable as well as facing a rapid grow-with a 25 percent sales increase in 1992. In 2005‚ Southwest was the sixth largest airline in United Stated. The success of Southwest is mainly linked to its pricing strategy‚ it positioned itself as a low-price‚ short hauls and bare bones operation. There are numerous distinctive characteristics that had lead to
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Case 1: Southwest Airlines 1. What is SWA’s strategy? What does it take to execute the strategy? Southwest’s strategy is to maintain low cost‚ low fares and frequent flights. SWA execute this strategy through emphasizes point to point routes‚ which means customers fly directly to their final destination. According to annual report of 1993‚ 80 percent of its customers fly non-stop to their final destination. Furthermore‚ SWA also pays off in shorter turnaround times and higher equipment. Therefore
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uth-West AirlineA07-05-0006 Southwest Airlines 2005 You are now free to move about the country.™ In 2005‚ Southwest Airlines (Southwest)‚ the once-scrappy underdog in the U.S. airline industry‚ carried more domestic passengers than any other U.S. airline. The company‚ unlike all of its major competitors‚ had been consistently profitable for decades and had weathered recessions‚ energy crises‚ and the September 11 terrorist attacks. In recent years‚ Southwest had become more aggressive with its
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RUNNING HEAD: AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines and US Airway’s Merger By Aveon Sims Strayer University BUS 508 Contemporary Business Professor Jean Fonkoua August 24‚ 2014 Abstract American Airlines has suffered tremendous profit losses over the last few years. The losses have been so great that the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The news for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection was a shock to many‚ considering the fact that they had enough money to operate and cover their
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Southwest Airlines Case Study Manohar Gadiraju Overview Southwest Airlines has been a cost leader in the airline industry with continuous growth and profits for the past 35 years. It has been the fourth largest domestic carrier with low priced routes and a no frills policy - free of in-flight meals and baggage transfers. The low cost fares‚ almost comparable to automobile transportation costs‚ have created both an unprecedented growth and new markets for this airline. Southwest was
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINE ANALYSIS Contents SOUTHWEST AIRLINE CASE STUDY 4 INTRODUCTION 4 PART 1: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 5 OVERVIEW 5 MACRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 6 PESTEL Analysis 6 Industry Analysis 9 Five Forces Model Pictorial Representation 9 Five Forces Analysis 10 PART 2: INTERNAL ANALYSIS 13 OVERVIEW 13 SWOT ANALYSIS 14 Strengths 14 Weaknesses 15 Opportunities 15 Threats 16 The VRIO Framework 16 FINANCIAL
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Derek Brown Professor Janet Smith Employment Law BA370 1 August 2011 BACHELDER V. AMERICAN WEST AIRLINES The legal issue in this case is Penny Bachelder claims her employer‚ America West Airlines‚ violated the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA" or "the Act") when it terminated her in 1996 for poor attendance. Bachelder countered that according to the regulations implementing the FMLA‚ she was entitled to have her leave eligibility calculated by the method most favorable to her. Under
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Following the Civil War‚ many Americans chose to settle west of the Mississippi river and shaped a distinct culture in this region. Generations later‚ this fascinating culture was transformed into the Wild West‚ a romanticized version of the lifestyle‚ to entertain the masses. The romanticized perception of the Wild West differs extensively from the reality of western settlement‚ but in some aspects mirrors the true western lifestyle in the post-Civil War period. Native Americans and cowboys‚ for
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