Comparative Analysis: JetBlue VS Southwest This case is a report that compares the financials of two well-known firms in the airline industry‚ JetBlue and Southwest. JetBlue Airways Corp was established in the year 1998 with a vision of being a leading cost efficient passenger airline with competitive‚ low rates. The company has been working toward a goal of growing sustainably while also maintaining efficient liquidity. The second firm in this case report‚ Southwest Airlines Company is a much older
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Jet Blue has an opportunity to remain cutting edge in the airline industry by continuing to be low-cost and expanding carrier. A great market for Jet Blue to expand to would be towards the Caribbean’s. As well as possibly lobbying Washington to lift travel sanctions in Cuba‚ which at one point was a major vacation getaway for Americans. This opportunity fits into Jet Blues current business model of short distance flights at a lower cost than the competition. Jet Blue is a shinning star in the
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Meltdown at Jet Blue Sherri Hernandez XBIS/219 February 22‚ 2013 Donna Rosentrater Meltdown at Jet Blue There were many problems going on at Jet Blue when there was a really bad storm on Valentine’s Day in the year of 2007. Many airports had to completely shut down and cancel all of their current flights because the weather had such bad conditions. This was a result of freezing rain and sleet. Many passengers were very irate and angry because their flights were delayed or either cancelled
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1. Is Jet Blue appropriately positioned to create and maintain a strategic competitive advantage? Yes they are. Jet blues customer service is tremendous. They had the one valentine day massacre but they bounced right back. As a company they know where they have to be in order to succeed in the future. They know about great customer service and low price. Gas prices are rising and with the expansion of the e190‚ I believe this flight will help their revenue increase in the future. 2
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Abstract In order to prosper in business‚ the product or the service provided must be of value on its own and must posses the capacity to stand on its own. The modern market is characterized by extreme competition from numerous companies and organizations dealing with the same products and services. In order for the products of a particular company to standout‚ they must be of high quality. Value adding is a way of differentiating a company from the pack. This paper through qualitative evaluation
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History JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) was founded in 1998 in Delaware by David Neeleman‚ a former Southwest executive. The airline began operations in 2000 based out of JFK International Airport (JFK) in New York. JetBlue currently has over 12‚900 employees and has been repeatedly ranked as number one in customer service among low-cost carriers by J.D. Power & Associates. As of December 31‚ 2010 the company operates over 650 flights daily‚ servicing 63 destinations in 21 states‚ including
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Jet Blue Airways DeVonne Boler Christina Brown Terrel Davis I. Problem Statement Jet Blue Airways owner‚ David Neeleman‚ understands the difficulty that comes with trying to break into the airline industry. Being as though the airline industry is expensive‚ will David Neeleman be able to start an airline that has low ticket costs‚ technology driven‚ and customer friendly atmosphere while still competing with other airlines? II. Analysis Jet Blue Airways was first introduced in 1998 five
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JET BLUE AND WESTJET: A tale of two IS projects 1. How important is the reservation systems at airlines such as WestJet and JetBlue. How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Over the past years‚ customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets and also check-in online. For customers‚ this has been a very convenient method and they are able to easily plan their trips. For the Airline companies
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7144-11-1CSQ AID: 1112 | 28/05/2013 jet blue or west jet both have some goal to draw customer attention that is low cost travel with unique amenities like TV in every seat ‚ and its heavy reliance on information technology through out the business was a critical factor in achieving that goal. → over the past years‚ customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets and also check-in
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Derivatives Soluion: Application for Financial Futures Case Solution for ’Peoples Federal Savings Bank ’ 1. Should Peoples Federal Savings have hedged its September 1 savings certificate rollover? Yes. The reasons are explained as below: Peoples had accumulated assets of $556m. These assets were funded by short term consumer deposits‚ consisting largely of 3-month fixed rate savings certificates. These savings certificates were highly affected by interest rate fluctuations. The long term loans
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