PAU/LBS/2011/10/024 FINANCE - 2 EXAM ANALYSIS OF JET BLUE CASE: PREPARING FOR FINANCING SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE JetBlue Airways Corporation was formed in August 1998 as a low-fare‚ low-cost but high service passenger airline serving select United States market. JetBlue’s operations strategy was designed to achieve a low cost‚ whilst offering customers a pleasing and differentiated flying experience. JetBlue has had a successful business model and strong financial results during that period‚ and
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and competitors. Unique flying experience JetBlue offers a new flying experience but at a very low cost. They adhere to their company’s goal belief which is bringing “Humanity Back to Air travel”. It follows the low cost strategy of Southwest Airlines but differentiate itself by facilitating customer with entertainment stuff. They give unique flying experience by providing new aircraft‚ simple and low fares‚ leather seats‚ free live TV at every seat‚ pre-assigned seatings‚ reliable performance‚ &
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Case Study 3: Jet Blue: High-Flying Airline Melts Down 1. After the unfortunate storm of February 2007‚ JetBlue’s image was quite diminished. The storm caused the cancellation of almost 1‚900 flights. This in turn caused JetBlue to lose a decent amount of money. Additionally‚ this incident jeopardized JetBlue’s image that previously was stellar. In order for JetBlue to regain their image they would need to take necessary steps beyond refunds and vouchers. I would recommend that JetBlue first
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Jet Blue Airways: Case Study 1. Draw up a SWOT analysis and describe JetBlue’s Strategy. Strengths * Low cost airline fares and operations * Experienced management * Creating demand in under-served markets * Customer service oriented (i.e. leather seats with more legroom‚ in-flight entertainment‚ better refreshments than competition) * Political backing and support * Competitive pay and benefits increasing employee retention Weaknesses * Sustaining low cost
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Contents JET BLUE AIRWAYS JetBlue Airways exists to provide superior service in every aspect of our customer’s air travel experience (JetBlue Airways). Our History David Neeleman founded JetBlue in 1999‚ under the name “NewAir.” JetBlue offers low-cost travel with on board amenities‚ such as in-flight entertainment‚ TV on every seat and Satellite radio. The company is headquartered in the Long Island‚ New York at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (Wikipedia). Analysis of Jet Blue Airways
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Jet Blue Melt Down | February 24 2012 | Technology melt down at Jet Blue | Travis L. McDaniel | Jet Blue technology team The technology department at Jet Blue airlines let down the company during the melt down. There were many areas where if the technology department had been on top of its game this melt down would not have been nearly as bad as it was. These range from simple communications problems to issues with lost bags. The first area where technology let down those
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Customer focused low cost leadership strategy Low cost strategy is centered on the capability of the company to produce and deliver products of competitive quality at lower costs. Cost leadership strategy is much more than cost reduction initiatives that get lot of prominence in strategic planning and review session of any company as a means to improve the bottom line of a company by improving its efficiency. Some companies use their efficient cost structures to protect their markets from the competitors
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Jet Blue Case Part 1 Analysis: Financial Analysis- JetBlue‚ despite the hard times facing the airline industry‚ is doing well in comparison to its competitors. It is a much smaller company earning as much as $18 million less than its competitors in operating revenues (American had the most at 20‚657 million and JetBlue had 1‚701 million). However‚ with that being said‚ it is the only leading airline to show an operating profit besides Southwest. Does this mean JetBlue was successful?
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REVIEWING Objectives AND KEY Terms In this chapter‚ you learned how companies use integrated mar- keting communications (IMC) to communicate customer value. Modern marketing calls for more than just creating customer value by developing a good product‚ pricing it attractively‚ and making it available to target customers. Companies also must clearly and persuasively communicate that value to current and prospective customers. To do this‚ they must blend five promo- tion mix tools‚ guided
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making John F. Kennedy International Airport its official hub. David Neeleman founded JetBlue after raising $130 million from investors and also contributing $5 million of his own money. Neeleman’s idea was to start a company that would combine the low fares of a discount airline carrier with the comforts of a small cozy den in people’s homes. By April‚ 2002‚ the airline company had flown over five million passengers‚ sold public stock at a starting price of $27 a share and acquired LiveTV‚ LLC‚
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