9-803-133 REV: MARCH 11‚ 2003 JAMES L. HESKETT Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege Amid Crippled Rivals‚ Southwest Again Tries To Spread Its Wings; Low-Fare Airline Maintains Service‚ Mulls Expansion In Risky Bid for Traffic — Front Page Headline‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ October 11‚ 2001 The Age of “Wal-Mart” Airlines Crunches the Biggest Carriers; Low-Cost Rivals Win Converts As Business Travelers Seek Alternatives to Lofty Fares — Front Page Headline‚ The Wall Street Journal
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Continental Airlines Memo To: Lawrence Kellner From: Date: Re: The purpose of this memorandum is to address the profitability issues at Continental Airlines and to estimate the costs for 2009 to forecast the future outlook of the company. To address these issues‚ I used regression analysis to observe what effect the 11% reduction in flying capacity would have on the firm’s future operating costs. I also used the results from the regression analysis to verify the costs that‚ if reduced
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AirTran poses many obstacles for SWA’s sales strategy. The acquisition will threaten the pricing structure of SWA. It will give them the opportunity to raise its fair‚ as there is less competition in the Northeast (where AirTran serves) and major airlines have paired off leaving only five major players (Huffington post‚ 2010). Further promoting a fare increase is SWA’s refusal to charge for baggage. Although‚ this is a great sales tactic‚ it provides no source of revenue‚ resulting in a fare increase
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along the four dimensions? a) Geographic scope Southwest airline provides point-to-point service between midsize cities and secondary airports in large cities. This can help avoiding congestion in large airports and hence save an average 20% of average flight time. b) Choice of business (corporate portfolio) SWA focuses on only airlines services‚ especially the short-haul flights. c) Vertical Integration decision Southwest airline does all of its own ticketing‚ not making its seats available
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Airline Deregulation act of 1978 Aston A Samms Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract The United States Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 was a dramatic turning point in America. It was the first systematic dismantling of a comprehensive system of government control since the Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Act unconstitutional in 1935. It was also part of a broader movement that‚ with varying degrees of thoroughness‚ transformed such industries as trucking‚ railroads‚ buses
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This is the historic background of an American Airline company called the Southwest Airlines Co. based in Dallas which still exists and operates with great success between 57 cities in 26 states of the US‚ by over 300 airplanes ‚ providing primarily short-haul‚ high frequency‚ point to point‚ low fare service . Through this essay we will see an analysis of the company ’s advantages and disadvantages through a SWOT Analysis. We will try to localize the problems of the company at the time and in the
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Airline Industry Introduction The global airline industry has always been an integral part of the world economy due to its major economic force for transportation‚ manufacture‚ technology and other sectors in modern society (Business Vibes‚ 2012). Development of worldwide aviation transportation has meant that the industry has been able to cover virtually every country in the world since 1905. The Airline industry now consists of over 2000 airlines operating more than 23‚000 aircraft that provide
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Classic Airlines with a fleet of 375 airplanes and more than 2‚300 daily flights‚ has been one of the Largest airlines in the aviation market. The company had over 8.7 billion dollars in sales with nearly 10 million dollars in profit (University of Phoenix Material‚ 2010). However‚ with rising overhead costs and decrease in consumer travel‚ the company is facing a 10 % decrease in share prices. With the economic slowdown‚ Classic Airlines needs to analyze critically and
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Management Information System (MIS) All info © Planitas Systems Ltd. 2006 Management Information System (MIS) While the Planitas MIS uses modern IT technology it is‚ first and foremost‚ a tool that provides mission-critical information to airline managers. It is designed to overcome the lack of vital real-time management information relating to revenue‚ past and future. “Planitas’ commitment to working with us to customize and fine tune their MIS software to fit Hawaiian’s needs has proven
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company Vietnam Airlines is the national carrier of Vietnam‚ which was established in 1956 under the name Vietnam Civil Aviation. Vietnam Airlines offers excellent service‚ high quality products‚ relaxing atmosphere at competitive price to their customers. They also generate a hospitable‚ effective and dynamic working environment for all their employees to perform the best abilities and skills to the company. Vietnam Airlines mission: Their mission is to be one of the best airlines in the world
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