JetBlue Airways: Starting from Scratch Summary Introduction (Exhibit 1) • JetBlue’s service had grown from 9 departures per day at launch in February 2000 to more than 50 per day in the past 11 months. The fleet had grown from 2 planes to 10 with the arrival of one new Airbus A320 every five weeks. The business plan called for adding 10 new planes every year through the end of 2003‚ bringing the fleet to 40. • Ann Rhoades‚ Executive Vice President for People‚ had been extremely busy – growing
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In classic works of literature‚ all characters have certain flaws‚ and Shakespeare’s tragedies’ characters in particular have faults that ultimately lead to their ruination. In Hamlet‚ Ophelia’s flaws eventually kill her. In the beginning of the play‚ it is clear through her thoughts and actions that that Ophelia is an obedient person. But upon closer inspection‚ the audience can see that she is not merely an obedient‚ but completely dependent and weak character. In fact‚ her needy nature
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Strengths and Weaknesses It is very difficult to outline my strengths and weaknesses (I would say areas of improvement) at any point of time‚ as they keep on changing. This is because when I see any area of improvement‚ I make it a point to mend it as soon as I can. It is really important to keep on building on skills all the time. I believe this attitude of recognizing my area of improvement and working on to improve it has been biggest strength. Another thing which has always worked in my
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JetBlue Airways is a low cost American airline that has its main base in JF Kennedy International Airport (New York). It was the best funded start-up company in aviation history‚ and it was founded it 1999 by David Neelman. The airline distinguished itself by offering superior customer service at low prices. It gave its customers an exclusive experience which included new airplanes‚ leather seats‚ and a “paperless” flight. JetBlue Airlines has grown since they started operating‚ and now the plan
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UVA-F-1415-SSRN v 1.2 JETBLUE AIRWAYS IPO VALUATION My neighbor called me the other day and she said‚ ’You have an interesting little boy. ’ Turns out‚ the other day‚ she asked my son Daniel what he wanted for Christmas. And he said‚ ’I want some stock. ’ ’Stock? ’ she said. ’Don ’t you want video games or anything? ’ ’Nope‚ ’ he said‚ ’I just want stock. JetBlue stock. ’ --David Neeleman‚ CEO and Founder‚ JetBlue Airways It was the first week of April 2002‚ barely two years since the first
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Fear is Weakness When we face our so called fears it seems like it was not nearly as bad as we thought it would be. Those so called fears are just little pebbles‚ if compared to a fear that sooner or later we will have to face to reach our destination. In my case my biggest fear is to speak in public. This fear erodes away my confidence; especially when I have projects that have to be presented in front of a big audience. If I’m not familiar with the people I forget everything‚ my face changes
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Airline for the People JetBlue Airlines has a short but overall successful history in air travel. According to the “Customer Protection” page of their website (2012)‚ their goal is‚ and always has been‚ “bringing humanity back to air travel.” JetBlue values its strong company culture‚ as described on their “Work Here” website page (n.d.)‚ and its communication structure encourages upward and downward communication‚ which lessens the power gap within the organization. JetBlue works with many different
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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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cancellation of almost 1‚900 flights. This in turn caused JetBlue to lose a decent amount of money. Additionally‚ this incident jeopardized JetBlue’s image that previously was stellar. In order for JetBlue to regain their image they would need to take necessary steps beyond refunds and vouchers. I would recommend that JetBlue first assess their leadership and make sure the problems didn’t come from the core decision makers. Also‚ JetBlue should slightly reduce their airfare rates and perhaps their
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Clearly‚ people in India have considerably less disposable income and are still willing to pay extra so as to travel with an airline with better customer service. So‚ I think more people in America will be willing to switch from Spirit to airlines like JetBlue and Southwest that are customer-friendly and offer way better amenities. Conclusion Given the customer complaints‚ I don’t think everyone will be willing to fly with Spirit Airlines. I don’t think price is the only factor that people consider before
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