rates and priced the flights between $79 and $299 and increased utilization of the same fixed cost asset by flying planes more hours a day‚ using gates more frequently‚ and driving distribution to lower cost channels like the Internet. Song bought large planes‚ removed first class seats‚ and added 70 percent more economy seats. They increased the number of flights per day by turning the planes faster. Labor is another big cost for airline‚ they changed the way they scheduled flight attendants by having
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Beijing Capital Airlines held its first overseas crew recruitment fair in Lisbon‚ as a part of its ongoing recruitment program in Portugal and Spain from November 2 to November 5. Having received more than 300 resumes‚ the company plans to hire 40 flight attendants in the two countries. Local candidates have showed great interest in the brand image and the distinctly Chinese culture of Beijing Capital Airlines‚ marking the globalization of the company’s crew recruitment. "We chose Lisbon as the
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COMPANY PROFILE Ryanair Holdings (Ryanair or ‘the company’) operates low fare scheduled passenger airline serving short haul‚ point to point routes between Ireland‚ the UK‚ and Continental Europe‚ as well as Morocco. It is headquartered in Dublin‚ Ireland and employs about 8‚560 people. The company recorded revenues of E3‚629.5 million ($4‚796.7 million) during the financial year ended March 2011 (FY2011)‚ an increase of 21.5% over FY2010.The operating profit of the company was E488.2 million ($645
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How does Southwest Airlines increase the customer’s willingness to buy (customer value)? Southwest airline creates customer value by providing an all around pleasant travel experience for its customers. Its ground and flight crew are extremely accommodating and flights are safe and on time. The fares are inexpensive compared to other hub and spoke airlines‚ which are attractive to business travelers during weak economies as well as to other travelers who would usually drive to locations instead
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Streamlined information System and a leaning staff 2. What is JetBlue’s business model? There business model was to fly one type of plane from one vendor: Airbus A320. They figured this approach enabled the airline to standardize flight operations and maintenance procedures to a degree that resulted in savings. How do its information systems support this business model? Under normal circumstances‚ the lean staff was sufficient to handles all operations and the
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business model to be low-cost embedded down to corporate’s core similarly to the success LCC in the western. For example‚ acquired all new Airbus320-200 fleets‚ targeting on secondary airports‚ one standard seating without reservation‚ and short haul flight within 4 hours that mean higher takeoff frequency per day. For the fuel price concerns (accounted more than 50% of operational expense)‚ AirAsia using dynamic‚ layered-hedge strategy to pay the fuel price in advance before the price increase. Because
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and I think you’ll understand why.” He said‚ “Herb‚ I finally got it. Your making work fun‚ and home is work.” (Herb Kelleher 2013) SWA was formed in 1971‚ to serve the inner cities within Texas but by 1998‚ it had 24‚000 employees and 2‚500 flights per day. The business was growing fast and the company worked hard at developing and maintaining a culture that it still emphasizes and instills today; flexibility‚ family orientation‚ and fun. Southwest airlines philosophy is about the people. It
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every day With a fleet of 153 aircraft‚ we currently fly to over 100 destinations in 66 countries around the world‚ and our network is expanding constantly. Over 1‚000 Emirates flights depart Dubai each week on their way to destinations on six continents. In fact‚ Emirates flights account for nearly 40 per cent of all flight movements in and out of Dubai International Airport. In recent years‚ Emirates has made numerous significant announcements regarding the future of its already state-of-the-art
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Chapter – 3 ALTIMETER Principle of operation: A simple altimeter consists of a thin corrugated metal capsule which is partially evacuated‚ sealed and prevented from collapsing completely by means of a leaf spring. In some cases complete collapsing is prevented by its own rigidity. The capsule is mounted inside a case. The case is fed with static pressure from aircraft static tube/ vent. As the aircraft climbs the static pressure in the case decreases allowing the spring to
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cartage‚ and miscellaneous charges for meals‚ drinks‚ and accessories. These are not needed but sometimes are needed on certain longer flights. They provide an extra income that may just keep a transcontinental flight from losing money. However there are several cost drivers that could break the airline and cause a large loss of income. A few are; excess flight attendants‚ excess fuel not needed‚ over weight cargo‚ competition from under cut rates‚ and decreased maintenance intervals. These are
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