QANTAS CASE ANALYSIS * Introduction Qantas or as it is nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo” is the largest airline service that runs continuously and the second oldest in the world. It was established in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited and first flew internationally in 1935 (Hanson‚ 2011). The growth of Qantas has been substantial with the most significant progression being the Australian government selling its domestic carrier Australian Airlines to Qantas in
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Case Study Analysis Activity Title: American Airlines Flight 191 Case Study Name: James Date: Oct 20‚ 2010 Cause(s) of Accident The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of this accident was the asymmetrical stall and the ensuing roll of the aircraft because of the uncommanded retraction of the left wing outboard leading edge slats and the loss of stall warning and slat disagreement indication systems resulting from maintenance-induced damage
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Southwest Airline in Baltimore Assignment Questions 1. How does Southwest Airline (SWA) compete? What are its advantages relative to other airlines? Draw an influence‚ i.e.‚ cause-and-effect‚ diagram to explain the company’s competitive advantage. 2. The plane turnaround process requires coordination among twelve functional groups at SWA to service‚ in a brief period of time‚ an incoming plane and match it up with its new passengers and baggage for a prompt departure. Please evaluate the plane
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The airline industry faced a severe downturn after the September 11 attacks. American Airlines was one of many airline carriers that were affected by the tragedy that took place on this day. While other corporations were able to stay afloat‚ American Airlines suffered because of the trouble it had within the organizations. American Airlines struggled to stay intact when conflict antecedents came into play. These included an economic recession‚ rising energy costs‚ and losses incurred by corporate
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tagline. This short-haul airline believes that by focusing on friendly service‚ speed and frequent point-to-point departures‚ its low pricing is able to compete against car transportation. While other competitors try to delight customers by investing in meals‚ airport lounges and seating selections‚ Southwest chooses to eliminate or reduces investments in these industry’s competitive factors. As a result‚ Southwest’s low prices are unbeatable making them the preferred airline in the industry. With a
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CASE APPLICATION TURBULENT FLIGHT PLAN OVERVIEW: Air Canada is Canada’s largest airline and flag carrier. The airline had founded in 1937. The company is the world’s 11th largest passenger airline by fleet size. The Chairman of Air Canada is David Richardson and the President and CEO is Montie Brewer. Air Canada operates flights to 99 destinations in Canada‚ the USA‚ Latin America‚ Europe‚ Australia and Asia. Combined with its Jazz network‚ the airline serves 163 destinations worldwide
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American Airlines vs. United Airlines – A Comparison Share Readers of this site know that I have selected American Airlines as my airline of choice. I live near Austin‚ Texas: only Southwest offers more service from Austin than American‚ but Southwest does not offer international service or service to Hawaii‚ so that eliminated them from my consideration. I try to do all of my traveling on American Airlines or one of its Oneworld partners. I recently had to attend a conference in San Francisco:
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WestJet Case Study Current Market Situation Strengths The greatest strength of WestJet is their brand image. Through their superior customer service‚ WestJet has become one of the most trusted brands as well as Canada’s preferred airline. (Anonymous‚ 2011)‚ (marketing weekly news‚ 2012) One of the most important strengths of WestJet is their ability to provide low fares to consumers because of their low cost structure. (Yannopoulos‚ 2011) A key strength for WestJet has been the ability
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Case #20 – Southwest Airlines Company History 1966 Rollin King approached Herb Kelleher’s law office with plan to start low-cost/lowfare airline Ran into legal problems‚ rival airlines in Texas did everything they could to block new airline Herb Kelleher was determined to start up airline 1971 – Lamar Muse Southwest CEO‚ background in industry to get it up and starting Raised $7 million in capital and private investors to purchase planes and equipment Flights started between Dallas
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South Africa’s airline industry’s companies have been fighting to stay in the black over the past year‚ with SAA getting a R6bn recapitalization (which they claim is not a bail-out)‚ new entrants like Velvet Sky not lasting a full 12 months in the industry and established low cost carrier company Kulula.com’s parent company Comair slipping into the red for the year ended December 2011 (Comair declares six-month loss amid rising costs‚ (n.d)). I will be discussing the macro-environmental forces that
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