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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KFA was an airline for people with a taste for luxury. While its astronomical fares pushed it out of the bounds of the country’s biggest consumer section - the middle class - the airline’s in-flight service standards were set too high to maintain for a long time . Fliers were treated to expensive wine‚ quality food and best entertainment facilities even on domestic‚ short distance flights. The airline staff‚ till the time they got their salaries‚ were among the best paid in the country
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Depreciation at Delta Airlines and Singapore Airlines 1. Calculate the annual depreciation expense that Delta and Singapore would record for each $100 gross value of aircraft. (a) For Delta‚ what was its annual depreciation expense (per $100 of gross aircraft value) prior to July 1‚ 1986; from July 1‚ 1986 through March 31‚ 1993; and from April 1‚ 1993 on? Prior to July 1: (100-10)/10 = $9 annual depreciation From July 1‚ 1986 through March 31‚ 1993: (100-10)/15 = $6 annual depreciation From
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Hub of the World Emirates is one of the fastest-growing and most profitable airlines in the world. Yet the secret of its success is largely unknown outside the Arab world. Donald N. Sull‚ Sumantra Ghoshal and Felipe Monteiro unveil some of the mystery that shrouds a national carrier that enjoys no state handouts – and treats its employees as a giant family. The ess than two decades after its foundation‚ Emirates placed the biggest order in civil aviation history‚ for $19 billion worth of
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income. Therefore‚ they will be more affordable to travel. 3. Occupation Employees who work in multinational company often travel to other countries for the business purpose could be the important customer in airline industry. 4. Population Highly populated country tends to utilize airline services more frequently. For instance‚ China has a larger market for travelling comparing with small country‚ such as Vietnam‚ Singapore and etc. 5. Gender Women are more influential power in planning a vacation
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Continental airlines case The biggest challenge that the continental Airlines is grappling with is with regards to their operational efficiency. Their previous decision of oursourcing key functions like reservations‚ payroll and EDS were causing a delay in flow of information thus hindering data based decision making in the company. Most decision thus were being made not by what data said but by the “hunch” or “intuition” which often proved wrong. Lack of real time data‚ complex system of booking
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An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate on a substantial level. The three largest alliances are the Star Alliance‚ SkyTeam and Oneworld. Alliances also form between cargo airlines‚ such as that of WOW Alliance‚ SkyTeam Cargo and ANA/UPS Alliance. Alliances provide a network of connectivity and convenience for international passengers and international packages. Benefits and costs Benefits can consist of: An extended and optimized network: this is often
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Emirates Airline: Penetrating the North American Market Emirates Airline is known for going against conventional thinking when running its business. Thus far‚ this strategy has been profitable for the company. In November 2001‚ the airline announced that it would begin a 13 ½ non-stop flight from Dubai to New York starting in June of 2003. However a postponement in the delivery of the Airbus A380-800 aircraft that would service the new route has caused a delay. This will be Emirates’ attempt
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------------------------------------------------- SriLankan Airlines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article may be written from a fan ’s point of view‚ rather than a neutral point of view. Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality‚ and to make it neutral in tone. (January 2012) | SriLankan Airlines | | IATA UL | ICAO ALK | Callsign SRILANKAN | | Founded | 1947 (as Air Ceylon) | Commenced operations | July 1979 | Hubs | * Bandaranaike
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case case Continental Airlines: One Company’s Flight to Success In the last decade‚ Continental Airlines has had a spotty track record. The airline twice filed for bankruptcy‚ realized diminished performance culminating in a $613 million loss in 1994‚ and was ranked dead last in industry indicators such as on-time performance among the major carriers. During these years‚ employees at Continental had undergone several series of layoffs and withstood both wage cuts and delayed wage increases in
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