analysis and describe JetBlue’s Strategy. Strengths * Low cost airline fares and operations * Experienced management * Creating demand in under-served markets * Customer service oriented (i.e. leather seats with more legroom‚ in-flight entertainment‚ better refreshments than competition) * Political backing and support * Competitive pay and benefits increasing employee retention Weaknesses * Sustaining low cost fares and operations with a down economy * Unpredictability
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Foreign Destination Research Project Laura Telutki HTT/200 February 9‚ 2014 Ed Gaeraths Foreign Destination Research Project When I was a young girl‚ I fantasized about becoming a stewardess so that I could travel the world and visit exotic places. Unfortunately‚ in order to be a stewardess‚ one of the many qualifications years ago‚ was that you had to be at least 5’8” tall and I was only 5’5”. My dream of becoming a stewardess was shattered; however‚ it did not stop me from wanting to travel
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Threat of Substitutes * There are few direct substitutes; * Short haul flight: the Eurostar or a ferry. * Long haul flights: no notable substitutes. Threat of Substitutes * There are few direct substitutes; * Short haul flight: the Eurostar or a ferry. * Long haul flights: no notable substitutes. Threat of new Entrants * Significant barriers to entry: such as the competitive environment‚ high regularity requirements and high capital cost requirements. * Barriers
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Destination Homebound Waking up‚ I feel the burning sensation of what feels like fine needles pricking at my eyeballs. I blink them a couple more times before hitting the snooze button on my loud horn shrieking alarm clock. As I lay my head back down to get just ten more minutes‚ a fuzzy feeling tickles my stomach. The excitement of me going home today to see my family races through my head‚ along with that‚ the slight twinge of a headache from the lack of sleep counteracts that feeling. I’m tired
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well-trained to handle any emergency that might occur. Hazards cabin crew members may face include: Psychological - Sexual harassment: female flight attendants are a target for sexual harassment from passengers on board. This may cause stress and the inability to perform well. Sexual harassment cannot be avoided but should a passenger harass a flight attendant‚ it should be reported to the chief of cabin on board and they will handle it. Biological - Air-borne diseases: SARS‚ Swine Flu‚ Avian
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Air Rage (A) The first recorded case of an airline passenger turning seriously violent during a flight‚ a phenomenon now widely known as “air rage”‚ happened in 1947 on a flight from Havana to Miami. A drunk man assaulted another passenger and bit a flight attendant. However‚ the man escaped punishment because it was not then clear under whose legal control a crime committed on plane was‚ the country where the plane was registered or the country where the crime was committed. In 1963‚ at the Tokyo
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effect. I wonder if a Flight attendant wore the same first uniform Donna wore when she started to became a flight attendant. It’s sexy but I think no matter where you work even if it is the worst place ever you should always wear your dignity and respect. ’’View From the Top’’ is a romantic comedy film with all the confectionary value of love‚ meeting goal‚ perseverance‚ determination‚ right attitude and choice. At first‚ her character‚ Donna Jensen‚ an aspiring flight attendant from small-town
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No Airport? No Runway? No Problem! The Next Generation “Super Goose” by Antilles Seaplanes LLC Antilles Seaplanes Model G-21G Specifications & Descriptions Exhibit A Page 1 of 17 General Description All information herein applies to the Antilles Seaplanes Model G-21G “Super Goose” - a high wing‚ twin turbine powered‚ ten-seat‚ amphibious airplane. Certification Information Manufacturer & Model Number Antilles Seaplanes G-21G Name “Super Goose” FAA Type Certificate Date Sheet Approved Operations
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2‚ 2013 on Davao City‚ the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) says that all flight attendants must have their licenses effective on the second day of July. This news stunned many people especially the ones who are in the Tourism Field particularly the Airline Industry. The story‚ until this day was a hot issue in our classroom discussions. As a college student whose dream is to be a flight attendant some time after my graduation‚ I felt happy hearing this news. When I read the
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1976-1980 the Civil Air of Viet Nam became official member of International Civil Air Organization (ICAO)‚ called Viet Nam Civil Air. In more than 48 years‚ VNA has changed‚ developed‚ enlarged and improved ceaselessly at its quality of both services and flights to become an international standard Airline. Within the last 15 years of development with the average annual growth rate of more than 10% (except the Asian financial crisis in 1997)‚ Vietnam Airlines has incessantly developed and risen to become a
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