CASE STUDY: DISTRIBUTION AT AMERICAN AIRLINES OVERVIEW American Airlines is a major United States airline. It was formed in 1930 as a passenger airline and merged with different carriers since its formation. American Airlines’ operations grew rapidly after World War II. In 1921‚ American‘s corporate predecessor had only five small airplanes for transporting airmail. In 1946‚ American ordered 220 new planes. 1952 - American introduced the Magnetronic ― “Reservisor”‚ a mechanical console installed
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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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Distribution Strategy WS5A4 Southwest Airlines - Case Study Operating under an intensely competitive environment‚ Southwest Airlines carefully projects its image so customers can differentiate its product from its competitors. Southwest positions itself in all its marketing communications as the only low-fare‚ short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ point-to-point carrier in America that is fun to fly (Cheng‚ 2010). Its low-priced fares are a brand equity which it "owns" in the mathematical sense of being the
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Identification 4 Part 3: Environmental & Root Cause Analysis 5 Part 4: Alternatives and Options 6 Part 5: Recommendations 8 Part 6: Implementation Plan 9 Part 7: Monitor and Control 10 Part 1: Executive Summary With 1988 operating income of $801 million on a revenue of $8.55 billion‚ American Airlines‚ Inc. (American)‚ principal subsidiary of Dallas/Fort Worth-based AMR Corporation‚ was the largest airline in the United States. At year-end 1988 American operated 468 aircraft on 2‚200 flights daily to
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American Airlines Marketing cases AMERICAN AIRLINES 1. Issues 2. American Airlines’ objectives 3. The airline industry 4. Market 5. Consumer needs 6. Brand image 7. Distribution system 8. Pricing 9. Marketing related strategies 10. Assumptions and risks 1- Issues The main issue of this case is the lack of profits of the airline industry‚ an industry that should be more than profitable due to the large amount of customers‚ the necessity of using airlines’ services and the high prices charged by most
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Case Study: Distribution Strategy Distribution strategies exist in three forms: exclusive distribution‚ selective distribution‚ and intensive distribution. Kotler and Keller (2009) define each of the distribution strategies as: exclusive distribution limits the number of intermediaries used; selective distribution depends on a limited number of intermediaries; and intensive distribution works with as many outlets as feasible. The distribution strategy of the airlines industry was not a part of
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work and is called work culture. Exhibit 2: Introduction American Airlines‚ a founding member of one world‚ is one of the largest airlines in the world. With its affiliates American Eagle® and American Connection‚ it serves some 260 destinations - including more than 150 in the USA‚ and 40 countries. American Airlines network covers points throughout North America‚ the Caribbean‚ Latin America‚ Europe and the Pacific. American has major connecting hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth‚ Chicago O’Hare‚
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3 Situation Analysis 3 Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Threats‚ and Opportunities 4 Re-Branding 6 Pricing Strategy 8 Service Marketers 9 Future 12 Summary 12 References 13 Abstract In this case study we will review the new strategic business plan of American Airlines‚ and how they are responding to changes in the marketplace to compete in the modern era. We will also analyze the advantages of rebranding efforts‚ the effectiveness of existing practices of the airline and how the airline may operate post
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COURSEWORK 1: The US Airline Industry in 2004 Sommaire Introduction 3 I. The External Analysis 3 1 The macro-environment 3 2 The micro-environment 5 II. The Internal Analysis 7 1. SWOT analysis 7 III. The Strategic choices 9 1. The Bowman’s strategy clock 9 Introduction The US Airlines market experiences ups and downs‚ and different phases; for example the period of regulation up until 1978 and the period of deregulation. The US civil airline was created in 1920‚ but
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The airline industry faced a severe downturn after the September 11 attacks. American Airlines was one of many airline carriers that were affected by the tragedy that took place on this day. While other corporations were able to stay afloat‚ American Airlines suffered because of the trouble it had within the organizations. American Airlines struggled to stay intact when conflict antecedents came into play. These included an economic recession‚ rising energy costs‚ and losses incurred by corporate
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