Organizational Environment History JetBlue began operations in 2000 as a well-funded start-up‚ which afforded us the ability to make significant investments in our product offerings‚ including all new aircraft equipped with leather seats and Live TV. This product investment combined with superior customer service at low fares led to widespread brand recognition and early success‚ predominantly with leisure travelers in New York. By the end of 2006‚ JetBlue employed over 10‚000 employees (to whom
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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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Meltdown at Jet Blue Meltdown at Jet Blue Management Issues that 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
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Services Marketing Case Study 1. Introduction to JetBlue and the JetBlue experience. How is it related to the overall business strategy? JetBlue was a low cost carrier operating in the US‚ serving a niche segment. It had different offerings for the customer segment it served. Value Proposition in JetBlue context: Simplified Maintenance High Manpower utilization Efficient scheduling – in the New York route Was voted the best airlines in terms of Customer Satisfaction Need
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Delta Song Case Analysis Possible cost drivers that will allow us to estimate a salary cost function for Delta are: available seat miles‚ number of departures‚ available ton miles‚ revenue passenger miles‚ and revenue ton miles. The two cost drivers we chose were revenue passenger miles and available ton miles. The salaries consist of payments to pilots‚ flight attendants and ticket agents. Their salaries are determined by the number of passengers and cargoes and the miles or hours flown. This is
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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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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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exchange? Absolutely not‚ the US investors would not have easy access to the stock exchange‚ which offering the Gol’s stocks‚ if it would be located in South America only. Moreover‚ the majority of investors are engaged in trading with the equities of JetBlue‚ Southwest and Ryanair (in the US). 4. How might the joint listing of the New York and San Paulo stock exchanges affect Gol’s ability to raise additional capital in the future? The advantage of offering Gol’s stocks over both stock exchanges is
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Running Header: JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Borislav Belenov‚ Wade Brashear‚ Jamie Clausen‚ Paul Collier‚ Nicole Hagan and Melissa Lein Managerial Finance Chadron State College Professor Steve Stoner May 2009 David Neeleman is the founder of JetBlue Airways‚ which began under the name of “New Air” in 1999. Many JetBlue executives were previously employed by Southwest Airlines‚ a competitor in the area of low cost travel. However‚ Mr. Neeleman’s vision was
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Retrieved August 4‚ 2009‚ from Market Watch Web site: http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/LUV Ahlers‚ Mike M Andrejczak‚ Matt (2009‚ July 8). Airline stocks edge lower; JetBlue‚ Southwest advance. Retrieved August 4‚ 2009‚ from Market Watch Web site: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/airline-stocks-edge-higher-jetblue-up-3 Benn‚ Kerry Grace (2009‚ July 21) Colvin‚ Geoff (2009‚ March 2). A Powerful Asset. Retrieved August 4‚ 2009‚ from CNN Money Web site: http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/news/companies/colvin_intro
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