Master’s thesis M.Sc. in EU Business & Law An analysis of the European low fare airline industry - with focus on Ryanair Student: Thomas C. Sørensen Student number: 256487 Academic advisor: Philipp Schröder Aarhus School of Business September 13‚ 2005 1 Table of contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Preface 1.2. Research problem 1.3. Problem formulation 1.4. Delimitation 6 6 7 7 2. Science and methodology approach 2.1. Approaches to science 2.1.1. Ontology 2.1.1.1. Objectivism 2.1.1.2. Constructivism
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Ryanair – the low-fares airlines Case Study By Sid Hegde Ryanair – the low-fares airline Table of Contents Q1. Why has Ryanair been successful thus far?..................................................................3 Q2. Is Ryanair ’s strategy sustainable?..................................................................................4 Q3. Would you recommend any changes to Ryanair ’s approach?.......................................5 Q4. Should Ryanair continue to pursue the Aer
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Macro-environment PESTEL Analysis: Political and legal factors Political issues are very relevant in the airline industry which has been and still is under political influence. This is particularly true in the European Union where Ryanair primarily operates. A recent liberalization act came under the form of the EU-US Open Skies Agreement‚ signed in 2007and which entered into effect on March the 30th 2008‚ which gives the right to US based airlines to operate intra-EU flights‚ while European
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What do your overall assessment of Ryanair’s strategy? Although the strategy of Ryanair seems sound‚ I don’t expect it to succeed on the Dublin-London route. By matching service and amenities but pricing well below Air Lingus and BA‚ Ryanair stands to steal customers up to capacity of it’s 44-seat turboprop 4 times a day. This loss of customers‚ though small at this point‚ could likely elicit a strong response from both AL and BA. The Dublin-London route represents one of the few lucrative routes
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Issues Analysis 2 3.0 External Environment Analysis 2 3.1 Analysing the Macro Environment 2 3.1.1 PEST analysis 2 3.2 Industry Analysis 3 3.2.1 Five forces analysis 3 3.2.2 Porters Diamond Model 4 3.2.3 Strategic Group Analysis 4 3.2.4 Industry Life Cycle Analysis 5 3.2.5 Synthesis of External Factors (EFAS) 5 4.0 Internal Analysis 6 4.1 Value Chain Analysis 6 4.2 Internal Factors Analysis Summary (IFAS) 6 4.3 Ratio Analysis 7 5.0
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Ryanair Ryanair is one of the largest and still fastest growing low-fares airline companies in Europe. Led by CEO Michael O’Leary‚ a diverse board of directors‚ and an experienced top management‚ Ryanair has been very successful following a cost leadership strategy‚ partially achieved by a “no-frills” service strategy. External influences such as the European economic crisis‚ aviation deregulation‚ and rising oil prices have created opportunities or threats to Ryanair‚ and internal weaknesses such
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TASK 2 - SWOT ANALYSIS A SWOT analysis is a study which can be undertaken in order to identify an organisation’s‚ product’s‚ or service’s internal Strengths and Weaknesses‚ and also its external Opportunities and Threats. A SWOT analysis focuses on the micro environment of one of the above entities‚ i.e. “factors which the organisation has some control over”. – Business Management Course Text‚ AIT Ireland (2013-20134). SWOT ANALYSIS OF RYANAIR Strengths Weaknesses Lowest Cost Base of any
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Introduction Ryanair is an airline with the straight of low fare. Ryanair operate over 1500 flights per day from 51 bases‚ across 28 countries. The firm has over 1‚500 routes‚ connecting 168 destinations. Ryanair has 290 new Beoing 737-800. They plan to buy a further 13 new aircraft. Ryanair has the average youngest aircraft group in the Europe. The firm runs with more than 8500 employees. First part of the report is analysing the external environment of airline industry through the model of
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Strategies 2.2 CSR Challenges and Issues 2.3 Summary of Key CSR Elements 3. Ryanair CSR Audit 3.1 Company Background 3.2 CSR Audit of the company 4. Analysis and discussion of the company CSR performance 5. Strategies CSR recommendations for the company 6. Conclusion 7. References Executive Summary Aim of this study This study is to analysis the selected airline business environment and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program implementations
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Ryanair was established by the Ryan family with a staff of 25. Its first route was launched in 1985 with a 15-seat aircraft ferrying passengers between Waterford in Ireland and London. In 1986‚ Ryanair launched its route from Dublin to London to challenge British Airways and Aer Lingus‚ the two dominant airline carriers on that route‚ by offering fares at lower prices. With two routes in operation‚ Ryanair carried 82‚000 passengers in its first full year of operation. By 1993 Ryanair has carried
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