Strategic Report for JetBlue Airways Harkness Consulting Innovation through Collaboration Rosanna Smart Alisher Saydalikhodjayev Sayre Craig April 14‚ 2007 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………..3 Company History ………………………………….………………..4 Competitive Analysis ………………………………………………7 Internal Rivalry …………………………………………………………. 8 Entry ………………………………………………………………………… 9 Substitutes and Complements …………………………………….. 11 Supplier Power ………………………………………………………….. 12 Buyer Power …………………………………………………
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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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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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entrusts an underwriter firm or a group of firms who help the issuer going public. IPOs are such a big deal because any investors who hold stock at initial offering price would make a significant capital gain when the company goes public. Numerous cases of new issues have proved that investors rise in value. Mr. Schwartz (1999) listed some advantages of going public in his article. For instance‚ going public could be easy for the company to access to capital market to raise capital via equity‚ debt
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Barger‚ previously president and COO of JetBlue‚ was named the airline’s CEO. JetBlue’s board promoted Barger to the CEO role in the wake of a highly publicized operational crisis in February that led to the cancellation of over 1‚100 JetBlue flights and adversely affected the travel plans of thousands of passengers. Though numerous interviews and meetings during the past day allowed Barger to outline his vision for the airline‚ he realized that he needed to move quickly in implementing that
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JetBlue Airlines Strategic Management Case Analysis Introduction to the Company History of the Firm JetBlue was established in 1999‚ and was the third airline start-up for founder and CEO David Neeleman. Neeleman managed to gather $130 million‚ the most ever raised for a start-up airline‚ from investors that included Chase Capital and financier George Soros. With the large start-up capital he purchased new Airbus A320 jets equipped with satellite TV‚ a first in the industry. In 2004 the
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Langston hughes Early Autumn Literature Analysis Essay Langston Hughes short story “Early Autumn” demonstrates how distance and time can heal a broken heart. The main character Bill illustrates his distance from Mary showing that he has moved on with his life and relationship. The symbolism in Langston Hughes short story “Early Autumn” reveals the coldness and distance Bill has towards his and Mary’s once relationship. Hughes writes‚ “It was late afternoon. Nearly sunset. Cold.” (Hughes
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1. ¿Cuáles son los hechos más relevantes del caso? ¿Cuál es la situación competitiva de la empresa? Hechos: Generales: * Neelman‚ hombre visionario y fundador de JetBlue llevaba una vida dedicada a la industria aérea‚ fundó JetBlue basándose en sus propias experiencias y tratando de mejorar las expectativas tanto de clientes‚ colaboradores y asociados; haciendo del excelente servicio a estos grupos la clave de su éxito. * 5 años de existencia en la industria para el 2005. * Para el
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JetBlue and WestJet: A Tale of Two IS Projects How important is the reservation system at airlines such as West Jet and JetBlue. How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Over the past years‚ it seems customers have heavily relied on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets‚ and check-in-online. This has been very convenient for customers to plan their trips. These systems have also allowed the airlines to manage their whole flight
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JETBLUE AIRLINES OCTOBER 2006 JetBlue started their business in a positive approach‚ by ensuring the main elements were in place prior to starting operations. Compared to JetBlue ’s counterparts that started up their airlines in the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s‚ JetBlue began with a highly experienced senior management team‚ dedicated core values‚ and plenty of capital to ride out the low times. JetBlue ’s strengths and opportunities compared to the industry are: Strength & Opportunities:
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