Sputnik Launch Background: Sputnik was a Russian satellite‚ which also happened to be the first satellite to ever make it to space. Sputnik was 285cm long (112inches) it was 58cm (23 inches) in diameter and weighed 83.6kg (184lb). Sputnik circled the earth every 96.2 minutes until early 1958‚ when it had blown up in the atmosphere. Event: The Soviets launched Sputnik on October 5‚ 1957‚ showing the Americans that they were serious about launching a satellite to orbit around the Earth. In addition
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KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany Nature of the Situation: KONE Aufzug is the Germanic branch of KONE from Finland. During November 1996 Raimo Hätälä‚ the New Elevator Business director‚ was planning to launch a new product in the low-rise building market. The elevator industry in Germany was highly competitive and mature. From 1995‚ when the construction boom ended abruptly‚ until 2000 they expected the demand to shrink by 15%. This provoked the prices to fell between 5% and 7% in 1994
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[pic] Eagle Airlines Business Decisions with Data Models Assignment on Risk Analysis Team Members: Sfykti Dimitra Goumas Evangelos Manikas Athanasios Papaspirou Yiannis As assigned by Mr. Hadjistelios‚ President of Eagle Airlines‚ a simulation analysis is developed in order to evaluate company’s intention to proceed with the purchase of a new aircraft. According to the President’s estimations‚ the uncertain parameters which affect the annual cash flow are the below;
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facilities can be used by SIA‚ but also the customers of other airline company. So those services in Changi airport are not unique for SIA. Airport service is valuable and important for SIA or other airlines company. Low unique and high valuable‚ then it is not SCAs. 2. Planes: SIA have 22% 747-400 aircrafts of total production in the world. These planes are greater flying range‚ better fuel efficiency and quieter cabin than other airline. High unique and valuable that SIA has strong competitive power
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Southwest Airlines Resources Tangible Resources Financial Resources - Southwest has always managed its cash well . In the financial year 2001 ‚ the airline had generated 64 ‚446 ‚773with an operating income of 821 ‚659 and a credit value very good Physical Resources - In all the cities it operates instead of having agents or computerized booking system Southwest has its reservation centre and vending machines at the airports . Previously Southwest only operated in cities near Texas ‚ but started
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airport services provider DNATA (the Dubai National Air Transport Association) and Emirates Airlines. Owned by the government of Dubai and based at the busiest airport in the Middle East‚ Emirates has flourished under the sheikdom’s ’wide open skies’ policy‚ in spite of the restrictions placed on it by other countries. The airline‚ renowned for its luxurious in-flight service‚ was unique among long-haul airlines in that it had not joined a global alliance such as the Star Alliance or oneworld by the
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An Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to loss of cabin pressure. The plane was flying from London to Singapore and had 467 passengers and 27 crew members on board. The airline said that oxygen masks were deployed and the aircraft landed "uneventfully" at the Baku airport. It said that none of the passengers or crew was injured and that it was investigating what caused the problem. Nathan Phelps‚ an electrical supervisor from
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Philippine Airlines‚ Asia’s first and oldest airline‚ started its operations in 1941. Since then‚ the Philippines was opened up to foreign countries and foreign trade. The Philippine Airlines opened up the country to tourism. It thrived from 1970s to early 1980s but during the mid-1980s‚ the tourism growth slowed down dramatically compared to other neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. Despite the Philippines’ huge head start‚ it was left behind. How did this happen? The Philippine government
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launched in 1971‚ to Australia‚ followed by flights to Europe in 1972‚ and to North America in 1980.Thai Airways International growth was greatly accelerated on April 1‚ 1988 as a result of its merger with Thai Airways Company (TAC)‚ the domestic airline‚ which raised the Company’s share capital from 1‚400 million to 2‚230 million Baht . Under the Cabinet policy‚ as authorised by General Prem Tinsulanonda‚ Prime Minister at the time‚ Thai Airways International would be responsible for commercial aviation
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case case Continental Airlines: One Company’s Flight to Success In the last decade‚ Continental Airlines has had a spotty track record. The airline twice filed for bankruptcy‚ realized diminished performance culminating in a $613 million loss in 1994‚ and was ranked dead last in industry indicators such as on-time performance among the major carriers. During these years‚ employees at Continental had undergone several series of layoffs and withstood both wage cuts and delayed wage increases in
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