SINGAPORE AIRLINES: WHAT IT TAKES TO SUSTAIN SERVICE EXCELLENCE – A SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE Jochen Wirtz and Robert Johnston1 Published in: NUS Business School Research Paper Series‚ December 2001 1 Jochen Wirtz is Associate Professor of Marketing with the NUS Business School‚ Faculty of Business Administration‚ National University of Singapore‚ 17 Law Link‚ Singapore 117591‚ Tel: +65-8743656‚ Fax: +65-7795941‚ E- mail: fbawirtz@nus.edu.sg‚ Http://www.nus.edu.sg; Robert Johnston
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http://www.southwest.com Employees: 34‚901 Employee growth: 0.5% Southwest Airlines will fly any plane‚ as long as it’s a Boeing 737‚ and let passengers sit anywhere they like‚ as long as they get there first. Sticking with what has worked‚ Southwest has expanded its low-cost‚ no-frills‚ no-reserved-seats approach to air travel throughout the US to serve almost 70 cities in some 37 states. Now among the leading US airlines‚ Southwest still stands as an inspiration for scrappy low-fare upstarts the
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Since its official formation dating back to 1947‚ Singapore Airlines have founded its business on world-class service quality in the airline industry. Such a reputation is built on core aspects of the airlines service delivery which includes features like the friendly service‚ prompt flights and in-flight entertainment system. As consumers‚ we only see these final outcomes and therefore‚ often forget that these qualities are a product of much planning‚ trial and of course - teamwork. The efficient
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SWOT on American Airlines 5 Revenue Drivers Advantage Loyalty Program Air Fare Market Shares Luggage Food/Drink 5 Cost Drivers Fuel Overweight Cargo Plane Repairs Strengths 1. Advantage Loyalty Program a. With this program American Airlines make a profit because there are so many miles that are given but will not even be used. For the miles that are not used that is money in their pockets right there. Also‚ since American Airlines is known for one of the best loyalty programs that insures
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their own country. Since the September 11 terrorist attacks airlines have been struggling to stay in business. The fear that passengers have is slowing diminishing but it is still affecting the airlines. Airlines have been forced to enforce many regulations and fees adding to their financial struggle. With any international strategy comes a risk. Lufthansa seems to have managed to survive many risks all while being one of three airlines where their debt is to the point of bankruptcy if they have
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unionized pay for the employes was far to expensive to allow for owners to generate much capital without charging consumers more. Therefore less consumers could afford‚ or wanted to pay for expensive travel. this lead the decline of airline traffic. b) When was the airline industry deregulated? First in America‚ in 1976 and then in Canada‚ in 1988. c) Why was it deregulated? USA a survey was done to ascertain wether or not regulation was a beneficial as it was supposed to be. The results determined
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The Australian airline industry 2. The External Environment 2.1.1 Demographic Changes Momentarily‚ there is a growing‚ but also aging population in Australia. The Generation Y represents about 4.5 million of the 20 million people living in Australia. This group is reported to be setting and influencing spending pattern trends (Ben Wyld‚ 2005). . 2.1.2 Socio-Cultural Forces Socio-culturally speaking‚ we can see an ongoing trend for greater environmental concerns. Especially people
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business was Virgin Atlantic‚ which had developed to be a major force in the international airline business. Virgin Atlantic Airways has become Britain’s second largest airline serving the world’s major cities. On 20 December 1999 Richard Branson signed an agreement to sell a 49% stake of Virgin Atlantic to Singapore Airlines to form a unique global partnership. The cost of the transaction to Singapore Airlines was £600.25 million‚ which included a capital injection of £49 million and valued Virgin
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ECO2 Airline Deregulation: A Comparative Report Submitted by: Jan Abigail Maravilla Harold De Guzman Mario Giordano Sarmiento Lady Valles Marlon Antojado Submitted to: Mr. Paul Caampued III ABSTRACT This study provides a comparative analysis of the state of the airline industry before and after deregulation. The paper considers most if not all possible areas of growth and development that will affect the airline transportation industry. It generates
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Song Airlines Case Song airline was a low cost carrier subsidiary of Delta airlines that started in 2003. It was formed to compete with JetBlue and other low cost airlines for the Florida market. The market environment at the time of the case was extremely difficult with the rising costs of fuel‚ increasing security requirements after 9/11 and customers’ expectations of lower fares. It has forced many big players in the airline industry into bankruptcy. The operational costs which include gate
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