THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: Trends‚ Challenges‚ Strategies John Wensveen‚ Ph.D. Dean‚ School of Aviation Dowling College New York‚ USA www.dowling.edu President‚ Airline Visions www.airlinevisions.com The University of Sydney Faculty of Economics and Business Leadership and Policy Seminar Series Sydney‚ Australia 23 February 2010 Presentation Objectives • Provide background on the global industry • Present a regional analysis • Discuss current and future evolvement of the industry (trends) • Discuss
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flight‚ doesn’t mean you should get less”. With this motto‚ Westjet becomes one of the lowest operating costs and the most successful airline company nowadays. In the early 1990s‚ the airline industry suffered a serious threat‚ caused by high fuel costs and a decline in air travel. At that time‚ only few airlines with low price of fare‚ such as Southwest airline‚ were able to make profit.(Hoover‚ 2010) Thus‚ the executives of Westjet decided to follow Southwest airline’s business model‚ which featured
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International Journal of Hospitality Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhosman Antecedents and consequences of job satisfaction in the hotel industry Jen-Te Yang * Department of Hotel Management‚ National Kaohsiung Hospitality College‚ P.O. Box 608‚ Kaohsiung City (800)‚ Taiwan‚ ROC A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Keywords: Job satisfaction Organizational commitment Turnover intention The purpose of this study is to investigate the antecedents (i.e.‚ role
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Discussion on U.S Airline Industry Discussion Question 1: Use the model of the general environment (Chapter 2‚ Table 2.1) to evaluate the opportunities and threats facing the U.S. airline industry and Southwest Airlines in particular. What are the key opportunities and threats? The health of the overall U.S airline industry is still tenuous in-spite of the passenger traffic volumes returning to pre-9/11 levels. A survey estimated that from 2001 through 2003‚ the US airline industry reported to
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Analysis of Southwest Airlines Module: Business Management Vanessa Eelma Alyssa Julianna Farkas Thomas Schillinger Peter Lukacs Attila Radvanszki Adam Radvanszki 29th November‚ 2010 Word Count : XXXX Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Literature Review 4 2.1 General Introduction of Theories Used 4 2.2 SWOT Analysis 4 2.3 External Factors 4 2.4 Organizational Structures 4 2.5 Hofstede’s Theory 5 2.6 Cultural Elements 5 2.7 Motivation 5 3 Analysis of Southwest
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Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 proved to be the ultimate trigger of the battle. The US was reportedly unsuccessful in inventing an airplane model of it’s own during the war‚ but still the battle –presented its underdeveloped airplane industry with the basic momentum‚ alongside groundwork to stabilize from. World War I (WWI) Even though the war started in Europe‚ it eventually spread to almost every corner of the world. The era that preceded the conflict involved intricate diplomatic
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Threat of Entry There is a high barrier entering airlines industry since it requires high capital to set up everything such as purchase or lease air craft‚ set up office‚ hire staffs‚ and etc. Thus‚ this has reduced the treat to Malindo Airline. Moreover‚ brand awareness is quite important in this industry. Hence‚ to enter this industry not only required high capital but also have to take some time to create brand awareness. Consumers always choose the product or service they really trust. Thus
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1. Competitive rivalry – This is the rivalry with other airlines in your existing markets or future markets. Take for example of Malaysia Airlines‚ it will have to identify and segment its markets first. Probably it will come out with a cross matrix segments of: a. geographical markets b. demography c. Travel purposes. Let view one of the segment‚ geographical .. for Malaysia. Then we can see straight away the prominent competitor which is Air Asia. The competitor will be one of the considerations
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Job Analysis Paper Tyree Bruce PSY435 January 30‚ 2012 Instructor: Krista Bridgmon Ph.D. Job Analysis Paper Job analyses are a way to create detailed job descriptions used by businesses to promote efficiency and best match potential between the employer and employee; but there are many other reasons to complete a job analysis. According to Ash and Levine (1980) there are 11 common uses for job analysis: career development; performance appraisal; legal issues; recruitment and selection
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Airline Industry: Pricing Structure and Strategies ABSTRACT The profitability of an airline industry depends on filling seats‚ and on the company’s ability successfully to anticipate the cost and price structures of their competitors. However‚ many airline carriers have a hard time accomplishing this because the average airline passenger just needs to travel from one destination to another in the most convenient and shortest amount of time at a reasonable price. Therefore‚ customers in this
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