Continental airlines case The biggest challenge that the continental Airlines is grappling with is with regards to their operational efficiency. Their previous decision of oursourcing key functions like reservations‚ payroll and EDS were causing a delay in flow of information thus hindering data based decision making in the company. Most decision thus were being made not by what data said but by the “hunch” or “intuition” which often proved wrong. Lack of real time data‚ complex system of booking
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An Economic Analysis of the Airline Industry The history of the modern United States airline industry can be traced to the Boeing Company’s introduction of the 707 jet model in 1952 (The Airline Monitor‚ 2005). The earliest airline companies actually formed in the days of the propeller-driven craft when passenger capacity was limited to relatively small airplanes. Shortly after the successful introduction of Boeing’s 707‚ passenger traffic increased to the point that trains and ships quickly
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United Airlines Introduction United Airlines is an American key airline whose headquarters is based in Illinois Chicago. The United airline operates mainly in the United States and across other regions such as such as Japan and Guam. The airline handle and average of about 45‚000 passengers on daily basis and employs over 88‚000 individuals. SWOT ANALYSIS Swot analysis refers to the strength‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and the threats that a business faces. Every company has its strengths‚ weaknesses
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A RESEARCH REPORT ON KINGFISHER AIRLINES Project Guide Name: Taruna Parmar Submitted By: Shah Bhavik MMS-1‚ Sem-2‚ Div-C Roll no: - 2011138 (Marketing) Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management (LLIM) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I have taken efforts in this project. However‚ it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of them. I am highly indebted to Prof Taruna Parmar‚ Faculty
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Deregulation of the airlines in 1978 forced the industry to rethink their business strategy in order to be successful during a period of widespread operating losses due to an economic recession‚ striking air traffic controllers and brutal price wars. The poster child for innovation during this period was Astro Airlines founded in 1980 by its charismatic leader‚ Arthur Burton. Enthusiasm‚ excitement and optimism were watch words used to describe the atmosphere at Astro Airlines in the initial years
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English only July 2007 PRIVATIZATION AND RE-NATIONALIZATION OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES (Submitted by the ICAO Secretariat) 1. BACKGROUND Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was incorporated as Malaysia’s flag carrier in 1971 following the breakdown of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines partnership. Since then‚ MAS has continued to expand its network and fleet. By mid-1980s‚ MAS had a total of about 60 domestic and international destinations in its network and a fleet of over 35 aircraft. However‚ MAS’s balance
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has never been more important for an airline to have the right public image. If the national flag and perhaps a catchy logo on planes‚ counters and ticket covers were sufficient in the olden days‚ today branding is a science of its own. Half a dozen branding agencies‚ most of them based in London and the USA‚ are fighting not just on behalf of toothpaste or cars but‚ with dogged determination‚ in the aviation industry over budgets worth millions. "The airlines are much more conscious today that branding
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tool that provides mission-critical information to airline managers. It is designed to overcome the lack of vital real-time management information relating to revenue‚ past and future. “Planitas’ commitment to working with us to customize and fine tune their MIS software to fit Hawaiian’s needs has proven invaluable. The MIS software allows us to quickly analyze what is selling and what needs help‚ enabling us to make management decisions faster. It also allows us to peer into our revenue sources
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Claremont Colleges Scholarship @ Claremont CMC Senior Theses CMC Student Scholarship 2010 Airline Bankruptcy: The Determining Factors Leading to an Airline’s Decline Jason Tolkin Claremont McKenna College Recommended Citation Tolkin‚ Jason‚ "Airline Bankruptcy: The Determining Factors Leading to an Airline’s Decline" (2010). CMC Senior Theses. Paper 88. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/88 This Open Access Senior Thesis is brought to you by Scholarship@Claremont. It has
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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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