Business Models in the Airline Industry January 30‚ 2013 Winter term 2013 Outline Evolution Hub-and-spoke route networks Legacy carriers Low cost carriers (LCCs) Ultra low cost carriers (ULCCs) Regional and charter carriers Evolution Before deregulation Full service network carriers No low cost models No price competition (same price on a given route) Full-quality service Point-to-point route networks After deregulation Proliferation
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Dynamic Pricing in the Airline Industry R. Preston McAfee and Vera te Velde California Institute of Technology Abstract: Dynamic price discrimination adjusts prices based on the option value of future sales‚ which varies with time and units available. This paper surveys the theoretical literature on dynamic price discrimination‚ and confronts the theories with new data from airline pricing behavior. Correspondence to: R. Preston McAfee‚ 100 Baxter Hall‚ California Institute of Technology‚
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Airline Industry SWOT Analysis A SWOT analysis--a review of strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats--is a core requirement of any organization‚ and essential to understand any industry. The volatile airline industry is no exception. While individual airlines each analyze and make decisions based on their own situations‚ there are overall industry similarities that all airlines face‚ with each endeavoring to maximize strengths and opportunities while minimizing weaknesses and threats
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Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines By Dave Carter a‚ Dan Rogers b‚ and Betty Simkins c a College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater‚ OK 74078-4011‚ Phone: (405) 744-5104‚ Email: dcarter@okstate.edu b School of Business Administration‚ Portland State University‚ Portland‚ OR 97207-0751‚ Phone: (503) 725-3790‚ Email: danr@sba.pdx.edu c CONTACT AUTHOR: College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater
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Title: The US Airline Industry in 2007 After years of losses the Us Airline industry is finally beginning to rebound from the 9/11 tragedy which saw negative profits at an all time high. The US airline industry is coming off a profitable 2006 and is determining what strategy is best to sustain such profits. With the industry’s abysmal past‚ companies need to make 2006 a fresh start and not slip back into past performance. Since profits in the industry have not been seen over the long haul
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Abstract The airline industry is known to be the fastest mode of transportation throughout the United States. Consumers are constantly trying to find cheaper fares‚ while airliners are constantly analyzing consumer’s trends to decide how to charge fares. Airliners ultimate goal is to increase revenue. Sometimes the increase can lead to bad service and unfriendly competitive practices. The present day airline industry is dominated by larger air carriers. This paper will discuss why the airline industry
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available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1754-2731.htm TQM 25‚5 The influence of airline service quality on passenger satisfaction and loyalty 520 The case of Uganda airline industry Juliet Namukasa Makerere University Business School‚ Kampala‚ Uganda Abstract Purpose – The general objective of this study was to examine the influence of airline service quality on passenger satisfaction and loyalty. To achieve this‚ the research was guided by four specific objectives to which data
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RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY by Sharon Fernando PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS In the Faculty of Business Administration Financial Risk Management O Sharon Fernando 2006 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2006 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part‚ by photocopy or other means‚ without permission of the author. APPROVAL Name: Sharon Fernando Degree: Master of Arts Title of Project:
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Ryanair: Revolutionizing the Airline Industry Isuru ‘Nimesh’ Wickramasinghe AVIT 423 St. Cloud State University Novermber 17th 2011 Europe’s new low cost airlines are growing at an exponential rate‚ taking over market share from the big traditional airlines and some of them such as RyanAir is carrying more passengers than the British Airlines (Dr. Dennis). Trends in the past 2 decades have all shown of a constant and almost fierce growth in these low-cost airlines and it looks like they will
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production industries‚ such as manufacturing and mining. However‚ there has been an increasing interest in the environmental effects of the service industry (Goedkoop‚ van Halen‚ te Riele‚ & Rommens‚ 1998). And this industry comprises a variety of activities‚ from restaurants to hospitals to financial institutions. The service industry merits its attention because of its large size and consequently the potential for environmental impacts (both negative and positive). And one of the service industries that
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