JetBlue Case Analysis Executive Summary JetBlue airline was founded by David Neeleman who is a Brazilian born entrepreneur. His goal was to single handedly create a unique airline that was innovative for the current market. The low fare airline was designed for customers who needed to travel at affordable prices‚ and which would essentially create a new strand of business. Named JetBlue‚ Neeleman’s airline originally traveled to various cities around the United States‚ but has recently entered
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caused the Jet Blue problem Management made the first mistake by looking at the problem too simply‚ and not thinking about the end result fully. When I say this‚ I am talking about the planes and the weather‚ but it could also apply to the IT solutions that Jet Blue had implemented prior. The planes should have been left in the terminal until the weather cleared‚ instead of loaded with passengers and try to make the flight out on time when the weather was so bad. Management looked so blindly
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JetBlue Managing Growth JetBlue Case JetBlue’s main strategy is to be a low cost carrier (LCC) and use differentiation as a competitive advantage. The main problem that concerns this case is that JetBlue has the need for slower capacity growth but the exact size of the cuts from each of the airlines’ two aircrafts was far from obvious. The contents of this case analysis will show how they managed to get to this point through the use of business strategy tools. Also I will give some recommendations
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currently only 4% of commercial pilots are women? So when I was told of two women who not only are airline pilots‚ but sisters who both work for JetBlue and had a dream come true recently‚ I wanted to know more. The women recently operated JetBlue flight 1480 from Ft. Lauderdale to Washington‚ DC making them the first ever sister-sister flight crew at JetBlue! Pia and Anna-Maria Kymalainen grew up in an aviation family in Finland. With their father in aeronautical engineering and an older brother following
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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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External Environment: Opportunities and Threats for JetBlue Airway Societal environment After September 2001‚ air travel decreased sharply and major airline companies had lost the money. This makes those airline companies to increase the debt by tapping their credit lines and/or issuing bonds. These actions were vital to help the carriers survive the dramatic decline in passenger levels and fares‚ and the sharp increase in losses‚ but left most of the major airlines burdened with huge debt
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JetBlue: Managing the Future In the airline industry‚ few players have managed to build a unique brand identity and achieve brand differentiation. JetBlue‚ however‚ has done so by taking up the niche position of a low-cost provider that also offers a top-notch experience that legacy airlines don ’t deliver. JetBlue will maximize opportunity by maintaining its theory of the business and incorporating innovation as a core value through entrepreneurial management of resources resulting in new strategy
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Competitive Analysis Porter’s Verdict The Porter framework shows that the airline industry is exceedingly unattractive. Nevertheless‚ JetBlue has quickly attained profitability while maintaining its unusual low cost‚ low-fare‚ and high-quality service strategy. Rivalry is High Consolidation notwithstanding‚ rivalry is high as numerous competitors remain in the airline business. Major airlines such as Delta‚ United and American offer a substantially similar flying experience to the customer
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JetBlue Mission/Vision Statements and Their Equivalents JetBlue Mission/Vision Statements and Their Equivalents This portion of the paper outlines the formation of a vision statement and the mission and values JetBlue embraces. A firm can initiate strategic management once it forms a mission statement. That statement allows the firm to aspire to its potential while bearing in mind what it wants to avoid as is
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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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