SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines Co. is a major U.S. airline and the world’s largest low-cost carrier‚ headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. It was established in 1967 that operates Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to fly among three major Texas cities – Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. It is the biggest operator of the Boeing 737 in the world. Flight distances ranged from 190 to 250 miles and flight time were about 45 minutes. Today Southwest operates nearly 400 Boeing 737 aircraft to 59 U
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Southwest Airlines - Company Motivation Profile Sam George Daher‚ BUS 6351 Business and Society Professor Fernando Garza Wednesday‚ May 2nd‚ 2006 Abstract Southwest Airlines is one of the most desired employers. The company ’s unique corporate culture has been established since Southwest Airlines first started. In addition‚ Southwest Airline ’s mission statement‚ organizational structure‚ and decision-making strategies are also important to Southwest ’s culture. Southwest Airline uses many
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Continental Airlines Inc. Analysis Strategic Management Vision Statement Continental Airlines Inc. seeks to lead its industry in superior customer service‚ innovative technology‚ employee satisfaction‚ and environmental advances‚ at home and abroad. Mission Statement At Continental Airlines Inc.‚ we strive to obtain excellent customer service and satisfaction through technological advances in on-line bookings and e-ticket purchases. We have strict security measures to ensure our
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The Airline is one of the major industries in the world today and is majorly affected by Michael Porter’s Five Forces model. In case of the Airline industry‚ this is the most important force today‚ especially since the market is completely saturated. There are more service providers than needed in both local as well as international markets. The airlines are continually competing against each other in terms of prices‚ technology‚ in-flight entertainment‚ customer services and many more areas. One
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Delta Airlines Property‚ Plant‚ and Equipment Delta Company was formed in 1924 but later changed its name in 1928 to Delta Airlines. Initially‚ the company started operating as a pesticide spraying firm‚ but when it gained more clients‚ it changed its course of operation to include other services. The firm moved their headquarters to Atlanta in 1941. The firm is the third largest airline company in U.S with several airline companies. The firm is the only American-owned airline company that offers
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This paper briefly described what the airline industry included and the environment of the competitive market. Air transport has been a big industry. And the airline industry is consistent developing. After the crisis‚ although the airline industry has been hit ‚ the industry is also one of the vital industries. The industry is facing the deman problem. When facing a growth in demand‚ airlines tend to respond more by means of increasing frequencies than by increasing aircraft size(Moshe
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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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Introduction Case studies Learning excellence: Southwest Airlines’ approach Ulla K. Bunz and Jeanne D. Maes The authors Ulla K. Bunz and Jeanne D. Maes are based at the University of South Alabama‚ Mobile‚ AL‚ USA. Abstract In an era in which adapting to change means survival‚ it is important to study what successful organizations have done. While the airline industry in the USA has not made thriving financial headlines‚ one small company has been able to satisfy its customers completely
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Case Study > Data Warehousing Continental Airlines I. Executive Summary Table of Contents I II III IV V Executive Summary The Decision to Invest Implementation New Business Strategies ROI 2 4 6 9 19 20 Technical Appendix A Continental’s comeback from “Worst to First” is an airline industry legend. Now the company is engaged in a new initiative to move from “First to Favorite.” To support this ambitious initiative‚ Continental tapped into its Enterprise Data Warehouse and expanded it
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Emirates Airline: Penetrating the North American Market Emirates Airline is known for going against conventional thinking when running its business. Thus far‚ this strategy has been profitable for the company. In November 2001‚ the airline announced that it would begin a 13 ½ non-stop flight from Dubai to New York starting in June of 2003. However a postponement in the delivery of the Airbus A380-800 aircraft that would service the new route has caused a delay. This will be Emirates’ attempt
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