Kingston University London Faculty of Engineering Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Aircraft Engineering Competitive Position of Qatar Airways Module no: EG3080 Module Title: Business Application in Engineering Submitted by: Shahfiee Bin Sirajuddin (K1169894) Abstract In today’s world‚ an airline’s competitive positioning in a volatile and highly competitive environment or airline industry is one of the most important elements in marketing strategies. Airlines have been challenged to apply
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American Airlines – US Airways Merger Executive Summary The big news of the past few weeks in the travel field was the proposed and almost completed merger of AMR‚ the parent of American Airlines and US Airways. The merger creates the world’s biggest airline in the world. The recent injunction filed by the US Attorney General with the backing of the Government created a problem for the Airlines put a big question mark on whether the deal will go through or not. This white paper refutes the points
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goals……………………………………………………………………...………………………………..7 Compromises………………………………………..……………………………………………………………..7 British Airways culture………………………………..………………………………………………………..8 Suggested solutions………………..…………………………………………………………………………….8 Recommendations……………….………………………………………………………………………………9 References..……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 2 Introduction: What the company does? The British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the UK. Its headquarters is at the waterside near the main hub in
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Changing the Culture at British Airways Changing the Culture at British Airways The British Airways case study was a very interesting case to read. It proves that not all people can be leaders‚ especially the chairman‚ board and chief executives of British European Airways (BEA) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC.) According to the case study of British Airways‚ the life at the “old” British Airways was “bloody awful” (Changing the Culture of British Airways‚ 1990‚ p. 1). There definitely
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References: 1. Access Intelligence (2008)‚ “Industry poised for more stability says Unisys”‚ Regional Aviation News‚ Feb 18‚ 2008. Retrieved from Expanded Academic ASAP‚ 19 Sept. 2008. 2. Dodds‚ B. (2007)‚ “JetBlue Airways: Service quality as a competitive advantage”‚ Journal of Business Case Studies – Fourth quarter 2007‚ Vol.3 No. 4‚ pp. 33-43. 3. Flourish‚ T. and Dostaler‚ I. (2007)‚ “Strategic management as a key to educating the new aviation professional”‚ International
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278m to £8‚515m. Revenues fell for 3 consecutive years; at the end of 2004 revenues were £1‚718m or 19% lower than in 2001. The following years saw revenues rise £955m or 13% above this. Let us now consider these changes in more detail. British Airways earns revenue from 3 published sources: Passenger services‚ cargo services and other‚ ’ being mainly fuel surcharges. Revenues fell their sharpest during y/e 31 Mar 2002‚ by 10.1% or £938m. The atrocities of the terrorist attacks in New York on
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British Airways plc‚ widely recognised as the largest airline of the United Kingdom‚ has very recently signed an agreement with the Spanish airline‚ Iberia‚ for the merger of the two organisations. The merger agreement‚ when complete‚ will result in the formation of the world’s sixth largest airline‚ in terms of revenues. In Europe the merged airline will rank third in the pecking order‚ behind Air France-KLM and Lufthansa. The new company‚ valued at USD 7.5 billion‚ will be known as the International
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Resources They formulated an operating strategy that had produced the lowest cost per available seat mile of any major US Airline in 2001 – 6.98 cents versus industry average of 10.08 cents. With its strong capital base‚ Jet Blue was able to acquire a fleet of new airbus A320 aircraft. Jet Blue’s fleet is not only reliable and fuel efficient than other airline fleets‚ but also attended greater “economies of scale”. Employees Strong people on top management‚ several JetBlue executives are former employees
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1. British Airways Plc (BA) founded in 1974‚ was in the control of government for thirteen years and went into privatization in 1987. The industry operates about 240 aircrafts‚ serving about 120 destinations throughout the U.K and Europe including the Middle East‚ Africa‚ South and North America‚ Asia and the Pacific. British Airways competes with various other airlines in the industry but still it has maintained its domination in various parts of the aviation industry in the United Kingdom and Europe
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British Airways‚ pg. 239 2. What lessons emerge from each perspective and what recommendations would you draw from each in constructing your advice to BA management. British Airways management did approach the large-scale change to its employees by implementing the swipe time cared through a change management process. According to the case study the employee unions were made aware of the change and had minimal conversations regarding how‚ when‚ and ramifications of its implementation. Nadler’s
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