Introduction Case studies Learning excellence: Southwest Airlines’ approach Ulla K. Bunz and Jeanne D. Maes The authors Ulla K. Bunz and Jeanne D. Maes are based at the University of South Alabama‚ Mobile‚ AL‚ USA. Abstract In an era in which adapting to change means survival‚ it is important to study what successful organizations have done. While the airline industry in the USA has not made thriving financial headlines‚ one small company has been able to satisfy its customers completely
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Identify Current Strategy Southwest Airlines Co. is a major domestic air carrier that is "the world ’s only short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ low-fare‚ point-to-point carrier" according to the President and CEO Herb Kelleher. Southwest has always been able to quickly seize any strategic opportunities whenever they arise. Southwest is the only company to ever hold the Triple Crown for annual performance. Some of the key factors that contribute to Southwest ’s success are its conservative growth pattern
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The company I chose to research is Southwest airlines. It has been one of the most successful airlines in the US‚ and with very high customer service ratings. This is very impressive to attain by such a small company in a very tough industry. Southwest is able to achieve such levels by having a clear mission of providing low-fare travel using a point-to-point system and not having a hub-based system. The company operates in relatively shorter routes and only maintains one plane type‚ its famous Boing
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Classic Airlines with a fleet of 375 airplanes and more than 2‚300 daily flights‚ has been one of the Largest airlines in the aviation market. The company had over 8.7 billion dollars in sales with nearly 10 million dollars in profit (University of Phoenix Material‚ 2010). However‚ with rising overhead costs and decrease in consumer travel‚ the company is facing a 10 % decrease in share prices. With the economic slowdown‚ Classic Airlines needs to analyze critically and
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Budget Airlines Threats and opportunities within the industry‚ a brief Report Mr. Craig Haldane Glasgow‚ 30th November 2014 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction: What is a Budget or Low Cost Airline……………………………………………………… 1 Strategies Within the Industry……………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Threats Within the Industry…………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Opportunities within the Industry………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 3 1. Introduction: What
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Turkish Airline Industry Overview June 12‚ 2011·by AC· in Aviation. · Today‚ I would like to provide brief information regarding the marketing and survival strategies of the airline industry‚ both locally and internationally. I should probably stress that the airline industry is too global to be considered as only domestically so a marketing analysis ignoring the international market situations would be off balance and superficial. The airline industry in Turkey was first constructed as a monopolistic
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an extension of probation and 5% leave. Senior managers at SIA believe that everyone‚ no matter how senior‚ has a training and development plan with clear goals. The famous ‘‘Singapore Girl’’ undergoes training for 15 weeks‚ longer than any other airline and almost twice as long as the industry average of 2 months. Thistraining includes not only functional skills such as food and beverage serving and safety training‚ but also soft skills of personal interaction‚ personal poise‚ grooming and deportment
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12 Conclusion 13 Reference 14 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to present the business operating in the tourism sector and how the company segments its products and services in the market. Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) is a well-known aircraft carrier company that delivers their services to all passengers around the world to ideal destinations. MAS use marketing mix such as Product‚ Price‚ Promotion and Place to broaden‚ advertise‚ and promote their
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particular airline. Delta as we know it today‚ traces its roots way back to 1924. Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world’s first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service‚ and the following year Delta carried its first passengers over a route stretching from Dallas‚ Texas to Jackson‚ Mississippi with stops in Shreveport and Monroe‚ Louisiana. In 1941‚ the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta‚ Georgia. Deregulation of airline industry in
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AirTran poses many obstacles for SWA’s sales strategy. The acquisition will threaten the pricing structure of SWA. It will give them the opportunity to raise its fair‚ as there is less competition in the Northeast (where AirTran serves) and major airlines have paired off leaving only five major players (Huffington post‚ 2010). Further promoting a fare increase is SWA’s refusal to charge for baggage. Although‚ this is a great sales tactic‚ it provides no source of revenue‚ resulting in a fare increase
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