Background of JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways Corp. is one of the major American low-cost airline and one of the best examples of a succeeding business because of excellent customer service based on low operating cost relative to the superior product offering (offer a product superior to competitors at affordable prices). JetBlue is established in 1999 by David Needleman and commenced operation only February 11‚ 2000 with new Airbus A320 aircraft operating between Buffalo and Ft. Lauderdale (Nasdaq
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Introduction JetBlue Airways Corporation‚ or JetBlue‚ is New York’s Hometown Airline. The airline was‚ incorporated in‚ 1998‚ is a passenger carrier company. The Company operates various kinds of aircrafts‚ including Airbus A321‚ Airbus A320 and Embraer E190‚ providing air transportation services across the United States‚ the Caribbean and Latin America. JetBlue is the sixth largest passenger carrier in the U.S. (ref). The airline’s business model places emphasis on product and culture differentiation
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Case study—JetBlue airways IPO valuation Introduction: As a leader of airways industries‚ JetBlue is successful because of professional services and a good management team. In 2002‚ JetBlue became a public company. Despite the fact that US airline industry had witness 87 new airline failures over the previous 20 years‚ Jetblue overcame difficulties and expressed confidence in the bright future. Before going public Before going public in 2002‚ JetBlue has outstanding advantage in the whole
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Summary This report discusses whether and how JetBlue should list its shares on public from several angles. Two principal incentives prove that the IPO process could be inevitable‚ even without an optimal offering price‚ and valuation models including multiples comparison and income analysis imply the firm may be underpriced. Given the situation and all assumptions‚ an increment in either offering size or price is suggested. 2 SWOT and Background JetBlue started by following Southwest’s approach of
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JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Summary In July 1999‚ David Neeleman announced his plan to launch a new airline that would bring “humanity back to air travel.” Despite the fact the airline industry had 87 new-airline failures in U.S. over the past 20 years. Neeleman’s plan convinced a group of investors and quickly raised $130 million from venture-capital community. This is the way JetBlue Airways established. With its strong capital base‚ JetBlue acquired a fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft and focused
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Executive Summary JetBlue Airways‚ the latest entrant in the airlines industry has gone through the initial stages (entrepreneurial and collectivity) of the organizational life cycle rapidly under the successful leadership of David Neelman. JetBlue Airways is currently in the formalization stage of the life cycle where in it needs to create procedures and control systems to effectively manage its growth. Also as it proceeds to grow further to reach the elaboration stage‚ JetBlue needs to continue
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS Paper 1: Crafting & Executing Strategy Strayer University BUSS 599: Strategic Business Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………..….…….p. 3 Trends in the Airline Industry……..……………………………….………..…….......p. 4 Jet Blue’s Strategic Intent………..……………..…………………..……..……..........p. 4 Jet Blue’s Financial Objectives and Related Success………………..…..…….....…...p. 5 Strategic Elements…………………………………………..……….…..……........…p.5 Jet Blue’s Strategies for the Future…………………………………………
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start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline: -Richard Branson‚ Founder‚ Virgin Analyst Atlantic Airways Keep an eye on ]etBlue. That could prove to be a successful operation.3 -Herb Kelleher‚ Co-founder‚ CEO‚ Southwest Airlines Ann Rhoades looked up from the stack of papers in front of her and gazed out the window. She watched with pride as a JetBlue plane lifted off from Kennedy Airport. She knew from the departure time that this one was bound for Buffalo. She paused
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SYNOPSIS This case illustrates the success that JetBlue Airline has achieved since founded in 1999‚ though it had trouble in 2007 during Valentine´s day and a few more‚ it managed to overcome the issue and become one of the most known companies for excellent customer service. The author mentions that JetBlue truly cares about the customer because JetBlue doesn´t sell just airplane tickets and its customers neither seek for airplanes tickets when buying at JetBlue. They buy the whole experience in
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At the beginning‚ JetBlue management set the tone for themselves that they would be different then other airlines. To do that they set values for all employees from top to bottom to follow and they set up an attractive pay and a unique benefits package that would allow for successful recruitment and retention of employees‚ while significantly reducing the chance of a union moving into the organization. Equal Employment Opportunity Laws There are certain Equal Employment Opportunity laws that
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