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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JetBlue was established with a goal to make itself a leading low-fare‚ low-cost passenger airline by offering customers high-quality customer service and a differentiated products. During a period when all major airlines were posting losses and going out of business‚ JetBlue emerged successful and posted profits in its first year of operation in 2000. In this case we will analyze the competitive strengths of JetBlue that helped it achieve its goals‚ and the possible internal and external
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JetBlue Study New York based JetBlue Airways Corporation‚ entered the airline travel business in 1998 with the goal of “making the experience of flying happier and easier for everyone.” They were succeeding and thriving in their goal up until Wednesday‚ February 14‚ 2007‚ when they suffered through a severe winter storm at the JFK International Airport. Their operations were jumbled forcing the airline to cancel more than half of their flights along the east coast‚ and it forced them to give
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carriers and 79 regional airlines Scope of competitive rivalry: primarily major carriers (revenue more than $1 billion). Legacy carriers developing low-cost offshoots Customers: 661 million domestic passengers. Expected growth in business customers Degree of vertical integration: mixed; some have low cost reservation systems‚ alliances with regional and international airlines as well as hotels. Hedged fuel costs. Sabre Holdings and Galileo International connect airlines with travel agents. No mention
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380-01 Dr. William Brent February 3rd 2009 JetBlue Airways: IPO Valuation Table of Content I. Statement of Problem II. Alternative Solutions III. Analysis of the Alternatives IV. Final Recommendation V. Appendix I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM David Neeleman‚ CEO of JetBlue Airways and his management team have realized that JetBlue is still making profit despite the many challenges facing the airline industry after the September 11th 2001 terrorist
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that values drive all the activities and lead to develop the organization. As Ann Rhoades‚ the director of JetBlue said “JetBlue did not want a mission statement nobody reads. They want words that allow everybody to talk together. Having shared values makes decision-making much easier‚” JetBlue has five core values that differentiate it from its competitors: * Safety‚ which always comes first‚ JetBlue strive to provide a very safe airline. * Integrity‚ JetBlue instills a sense of integrity
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2007‚ David Barger‚ President and CEO of JetBlue Airways‚ expressed the great need to slow down the airline’s growth in response to increasing fuel costs and the consequences stemmed from the Valentine’s Day crisis. As an LCC‚ JetBlue had to decrease its growth rate by reducing deliveries of E190 and A320 due to its weak financial position and the market’s softening demand. Considering the performance of JetBlue after the addition of E190 to its fleet‚ JetBlue overestimated its capacity of handling
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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 loads . Moreover‚ there are some airline companies
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JetBlue Airways airline was established by David Neeleman as a low-fare airline with high-quality customer service. His goal was to create an airline that was innovative for the current market. Their main focus was to provide service to areas that were underserved as well as to large cities with overpriced fares. He aimed to establish a strong brand that differentiated itself from its competitors by being a safe‚ reliable and low cost-airline. Neeleman managed to achieve this partially by hiring
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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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