1. Is entry into the Argentine market a good strategic move for Continental? Entering Argentine market in 1993-1994 was a good strategic decision for Continental as one of the TOP5 cable TV companies in the US despite certain risks for several reasons: 1. Changes in the US regulatory environment created additional challenges for Continental’s core business: 1992 Cable Act limited the cable TV companies’ ability to raise cable rates whereas costs at market prices reached up to $2000/subscriber
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Southwest Airlines: Staying ahead in the pricing Game Q1 what has been Southwest’s traditional pricing strategy? Why has this pricing strategy been so successful thought out the airline’s first three decades? Answer 1 : Southwest pricing strategy was the complete opposite of the industry’s conventional wisdom. They gave more flexibility to move planes around based on demand. Pricing strategy was successful thought out the first 3 decades because they cost were very lower relative to other airlines. Southwest
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Continental Carriers‚ Inc. Advanced Financial Management Continental Carriers‚ Inc. (CCI) should take on the long-term debt to finance the acquisition of Midland Freight‚ Inc. for a few reasons. The company is heavy on assets‚ the debt ratio will only grow to 0.40 with the added $50M in debt. Also‚ the firm will benefit from an added $2M in a tax shield and be able to return $12.7M a year to its stockholders and investors‚ instead of $8.9M if equity is raised to finance the acquisition
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F . WARREN MCFARLAN Tale of Two Airlines in The Network Age: Or Why The Spirit of King George III Is Alive and Well! As Professor Roger McPherson’s wait to go through the security process a second time dragged on into its third hour on this Spring day in 2002‚ (all passengers had to be rescreened upon the discovery that one of the airport screening machines was unplugged) he was reminded of another delayed business trip and the role that information technology played in the story. At 5:30pm
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JetBlue added E190 to its fleet. By late 2006‚ JetBlue like other airlines‚ faced softening demand and higher costs due to increasing fuel prices. Barger played a large role in the airline’s decision at the end of 2006 to slow its rate of growth by reducing its purchase commitments for new planes. In light of the operational challenges JetBlue faced in Feb 2007‚ as well as the unabated rise in fuel costs‚ Barger realized that the airline would need to take further steps to slow its rate of growth. Given
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SUMMARY Continental Airlines is now known as one of the best contrived airlines in the world. Their effective strategic and tactical decision-making analytics are on the cutting edge of the airline industry. With a long history going back‚ in American Southwest‚ a single-engine Lockheed aircraft was founded in 1934 and its headquarters is located in Houston‚ Texas. This airline boosted its fly by serving overly 50 million passengers into five continents and 227 destinations. And 10 years ago‚ the
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Case Analysis of American Airlines In an attempt to generally identify the airlines and travel industry this analysis will examine the "key players" in these industries. Whenever we think of the airline industry by definition the key players in this industry include commercial/private airline companies‚ employees‚ aircraft manufacturers‚ customers/consumers of flight service‚ travel agencies and government entities responsible for regulation of the industry. Currently the airline industry as
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History of Continental Airlines Continental Airlines began service in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines‚ named after one of its initial owners‚ Walter T. Varney operating out of El Paso‚ Texas and extending through Las Vegas‚ Albuquerque and Santa Fe‚ New Mexico to Pueblo‚ Colorado. The airline started with Lockheed Vegas‚ a single engine plane that carried four passengers. The airline later flew other Lockheed planes‚ including the Lodestar. It was renamed Continental on 1 July 1937 after a new owner
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Group 5: Acorn Industries‚ Continental Computer Corporation‚ and Goshe Corporation Goshe Coporation In the case study on the Goshe Corporation‚ we are introduced to the head of the organization‚ Banyon. He announced that there would be an average salary increase of 7% for workers. The problem began to arise when the Finance division only received a 5.5% salary increase. The scientific programmers in the Finance division felt that their Electronic Data Processing (EDP) efforts should be duly
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1. a. Delta Airlines Depreciation Method Depreciation Method Salvage Value For every $100 mil Depreciated Annual Depreciation Prior to 1986 Straight-line‚ 10 years 10% 100-(.1*100)=90 90/10=9 $9 mil 1968 – 1993 Straight-line‚ 15 years 10% 100-(.1*100)=90 90/15=6 $6 mil After 1993 Straight-line‚ 20 years 5% 100-(.05*100)=95 95/20=4.75 $4.75 mil b. Singapore Airlines Depreciation Method Depreciation Method Salvage Value For every $100 mil Depreciated Annual Depreciation Prior to 1989 Straight-line
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