aircraft fuel price increases‚ wages‚ work rules and work patterns‚ chapter 11 bankruptcy airlines‚ excess capacity‚ a very capital intensive business and too many years as regulated airlines. In fact‚ during the Gulf war and recession in 1990-92‚ it took them four years to return to profit‚ even though traffic recovered within a year. The industry experienced a profit slump. From 1994 to 1997‚ airlines have had to recognize the need for radical change to ensure their survival and prosperity‚
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Singapore Airlines’ strategy Singapore Airlines is positioned as a premium carrier with high levels of innovation and excellent levels of service‚ and has made a strategic choice of giving priority to profitability over size. The internal organizational practices outlined in this paper‚ such as continuous people development and rigorous service design are key aspects of operationalizing and sustaining this positioning and strategic choice. At the corporate level‚ SIA follows a strategy of
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pilots‚ technicians and other service providers. 3) Morning flights are usually unavailable. 4) Only one class of seating is offered. 5) Operates mainly its own booking service‚ booking flights is not available except directly through Southwest Airlines. 6) Can only carry a limited amount of cargo and freight. 2.3 Opportunities 1) Further expansion in the international market. Pursuing code-sharing deals with
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�� Case Analysis Strategic Marketing in Asia ~ CATHAY PACIFIC ~ INTRODUCTION Since its establishment in 1946‚ Cathay Pacific has been a profitable airline company‚ which experienced periodical growth. In 1998 however‚ the airline experienced a loss of US $70 million‚ a stark contrast from earning $218 million in profits in the previous year. For Cathay Pacific‚ this was the first loss experienced by the air carrier since 1963�. Cathay Pacific ’s economic hardship was mainly the result of a
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1.0 Introduction – Singapore Airlines Ltd Singapore Airlines (SIA) once again is hitting the headlines with plans to restart the world’s longest commercial flight between Singapore and Los Angeles‚ and Newark with the fuel efficient ultra-long-range Airbus-350s in 2018; its new First Class and Business Class designs launched on its next batch of 5 A380 superjumbos in 2017. In 2013‚ SIA made a strategic decision to cut long haul direct flights to New York & Los Angeles after high fuel charges and
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1 CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN INDIAN AIRLINES Danish A. Hashim* Sir Ratan Tata Fellow Institute of Economic Growth Delhi. 110 007. INDIA. E-mail: danish_hashim@yahoo.com April 2003 Abstract The financial performance of the state -owned Indian Airlines has deteriorated since 1989- 90. The main reasons cited for the poor financial performance of Indian Airlines include: rising fuel prices‚ excess staff‚ serving uneconomic routes and increasing expenses on insurance. However‚ low capacity utilization
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SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION(SRS) FOR AIRLINE DATABASE Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Document Conventions 1.3 Intended Audience and Reading Suggestions 1.4 Project Scope 1.5 References 2. Overall Description 2.1 Product Perspective 2.2 Product Features 2.3 User Classes and Characteristics 2.4 Operating Environment 2.5 Design and Implementation Constraints 2.6 Assumptions and Dependencies 3. System Features 4. External Interface Requirements 4.1 User Interfaces 4.2 Hardware
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REVENUE MANAGEMENT Capt: Paul Mwangi 9th May 2014 KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 OVERVIEW OF REVENUE MANAGEMENT MISSION Maximize network revenue per Available Seat Kilometer for a given schedule. KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 Why Revenue Management? To maximize revenue income! KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 How? “cherry picking” Overbooking KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 “Cherry Picking” Flight NBO – LON available seats: 8 Passengers who wants to travel:
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Southwest Airlines’ Corporate Strategy & Control System Southwest Airlines became one of the most admired airlines in the world based on their dedication to their customers and the corporate strategies their leadership instituted. Their leadership created a different corporate culture that CEO Herb Kelleher and his company are devoted to the philosophy of putting employees first (Govindarajan‚ pg. 115). In doing so‚ Southwest was able to instill a management control system that relied on
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES Air travel remains a large and growing industry. Despite being plagued by several factors such as overcapacity‚ commoditization of offerings and cutthroat rivalry to name a few‚ it facilitates economic growth‚ world trade‚ international investment and tourism. This case study will analyze the external factors affecting the airline industry‚ analyze the internal factors affecting Singapore International Airlines (SIA) and critically discuss the different generic
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