IndiGo Airlines – A Case study in International Business Strategy The right thing to do is also the smart thing to do The success of Indigo is a mix of a clear brand promise of "on time" and supported with slick branding and signage‚ smart technology support and a passionate and young work force who multi-task. About Indigo IndiGo is India’s largest airline with a market share of 29.5 per cent as of June‚2013 as well as the country’s largest low fare carrier. IndiGo is the fastest growing
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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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Running head: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines William F. White Grand Canyon University Introduction Southwest Airlines took their first flight in June 18‚ 1971. The company got underway more then four years earlier but had a number of tough lawsuits against them before they were able to get their first plane up in the air. Southwest Airlines began serving the Texas cities of Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. And then in 1979‚ Southwest Airlines finally made their first voyage outside
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Strategy in the Market Place: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has announced their new business plan for year 2012‚ aiming to restore their profitability on the premium sector‚ as to become the preferred premium carrier. (Business Plan‚ Our Way Forward‚ December 2011‚ page7) By achieving the vision as to become the preferred premium carrier‚ they will be launching a new regional premium airline. In the first half of 2012‚ they will launch new short-haul brand‚ flying an entirely new Boeing 737-800 fleet
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Balanced Scorecard. Airline industry is very competitive as Jetstar isn’t the only Domestic Flight dominating the market. Porter’s Five- Forces Model is used to analyse the intensity and profitability of this industry. In order to illustrate Jetstar’s competitive advantage over its competitors‚ Porter’s Five Forces evaluation is assessed below. Porter’s Five Forces model is essential to evaluate Jetstar Airways’ competitive advantage as it was established in 2003 as a low-cost airline by its parent company-
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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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Airlines Differentiation In the world of airlines there is a huge market for varies airlines that offer different services to the customers to gain the competitive advantage. In the following article we will outline the differences between airlines like: “Emirates airline”‚ “Qatar” and “Air Arabia”. Those airlines will mainly differ in following criteria’s: • Price is one of the most important differences that airlines would have among each other. Looking at Emirates that has competitive
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AEA 11‚5 9‚4 8‚3 TK 26‚6 35‚3 29‚9 2009 AEA -5‚8 -4‚2 -4‚5 TK 15‚8 15‚2 19‚0 2010 PAX Middle East 2007 4‚1 4‚2 5‚1 15‚5 11‚6 13‚8 -1‚7 3‚0 1‚2 12‚3 19‚7 24‚3 AEA TK AEA TK 2008 2009 AEA TK 2010 PAX Source: AEA= Association of European Airlines (Scheduled Traffic) AEA 7‚6 12‚6 6‚1 14‚0 13‚6 15‚7 8‚2 0‚8 3‚8 TK ASK 2‚7 0‚0 2‚6 8‚9 1H’11 22‚0 17‚4 AEA RPK AEA TK AEA -10 20 9‚9 11‚8 9‚2 30 11‚7 17‚4 18‚0 50 ASK 1H’11 RPK 9‚0 10‚4 9‚1 10 20 30 -10 0
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has been given in the textbook (Exhibit 6.3-The Value Chain)‚ below is a value chain of Turkish Airlines. Primary Activities: * Operations: Turkish Airlines operates schedule services to over 200 international and 50 destinations‚ serving total of 265 airports in Europe‚ Asia‚ Americas and Africa. * Marketing and Sales: After getting award of best airlines company in Europe‚ the Turkish Airlines has been focused on to have sponsorship with biggest soccer teams which are Barcelona FC and Manchester
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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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