JET BLUE AND WESTJET: A tale of two IS projects 1. How important is the reservation systems at airlines such as WestJet and JetBlue. How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Over the past years‚ customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets and also check-in online. For customers‚ this has been a very convenient method and they are able to easily plan their trips. For the Airline companies
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What kind of corporate advertising program would you recommend for JetBlue? Prior to the February 2007 storms‚ JetBlue managed to build a solid reputation as one of the airline industries leaders in customer satisfaction. . “The foundation of a solid reputation exists when an organization’s identity and its image are aligned. (Argenti‚ 2009‚ p. 83) The companies solid foundation and reputation was due largely in part to providing its customers a variety of amenities and superior customer service
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Derivatives Soluion: Application for Financial Futures Case Solution for ’Peoples Federal Savings Bank ’ 1. Should Peoples Federal Savings have hedged its September 1 savings certificate rollover? Yes. The reasons are explained as below: Peoples had accumulated assets of $556m. These assets were funded by short term consumer deposits‚ consisting largely of 3-month fixed rate savings certificates. These savings certificates were highly affected by interest rate fluctuations. The long term loans
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Jetblue Case Analysis Jetblue set out to provide its customers with a great airlines experience. Neeleman’s goal was to provide customers with “the types of amenities reserved for the pricier carriers‚ including wider seats ……and 24 channels of in-flight television” ( Case study pg 400) One of Jetblue and Neeleman’s biggest challenges was to keep offering all these amenities while still competing with the big carriers by keeping their prices 50 to 60 percent lower on the same routes. As they grew
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leather seats‚ increased leg room‚ free in-flight DirecTV‚ free in-flight XM satellite radio and free unlimited brand name snacks and beverages. JetBlue has also established a relationship with American Express for its customer loyalty program “True Blue.” The easy to navigate and innovative JetBlue website brings in 77% of total company sales booked. JetBlue has many advantages on its side. The company is well positioned in one of the largest travel markets‚ the New York metropolitan area. In 2008
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Case Update (Exhibit 1) 5 Bibliography 7 II. JetBlue’s Strategy in Detail (Exhibit 2) 8 Mission/Purpose/Vision 8 Goals/Objectives 9 Major Policies 9 III. JetBlue’s SWOT Analysis (Exhibit 3) 11 IV. Analysis of JetBlue’s Financial Performance (Exhibit 4) 12 2010 vs. 2009 Sources and Uses Analysis 12 2008-2010 Horizontal and Vertical Analyses of Income Statement 13 2008-2010 Ratio Analyses 14 VI. Assessment of JetBlue’s Strategy (Exhibit 6) 17 Built-in Contradictions
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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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Jet Blue Airways DeVonne Boler Christina Brown Terrel Davis I. Problem Statement Jet Blue Airways owner‚ David Neeleman‚ understands the difficulty that comes with trying to break into the airline industry. Being as though the airline industry is expensive‚ will David Neeleman be able to start an airline that has low ticket costs‚ technology driven‚ and customer friendly atmosphere while still competing with other airlines? II. Analysis Jet Blue Airways was first introduced in 1998 five
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Issues faced by Jet Blue 1 A. Some of the significant issues Jet Blue faced on February 14‚ 2007 were due to an unexpected ice storm that grounded over 39% of the scheduled flights over a course of three days. Because Jet Blue’s services are intangible‚ it was hard for the company to make up for the flight cancellations. Also‚ the services that Jet Blue offers such as flights are perishable. Therefore‚ all profits from cancelled flights were lost. Another issue faced by Jet Blue was the communication
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Case 3: Jet Blue 1. What are key forces in the general and industry environments that affect JetBlue’s choice of strategy? Key forces that affect JetBlue’s choice are‚ for the low-cost airline industry‚ new entrants with more commercial experience might be the central issue. Sometimes‚ global forces are driving the way competitiveness is established in the low-cost airline industry such as the rising oil prices which are forcing some of the airlines to increase their charges. Understanding
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