create and maintain ist competitive position Founded by the discount airline veteran David Neeleman in 2000‚ JetBlue Airways has quickly become one of the largest discount airlines in the United States. Starting primarily by serving the East Coast‚ the airline has since expanded throughout the country and entered the international market. The reasons for its early success are numerous: JetBlue entered the market with one of the largest levels of liquidity of any start-up airline; it met the needs of
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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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External and Internal Environmental Analysis STR/581 JetBlue Environmental Analysis External and internal environmental analysis is a critical component for an organization seeking to achieve its goals. The follow information within this paper presents a complete external environmental and an internal competitive environmental scan for JetBlue Airways. The information provided identifies and analyzes the most important external environmental factor in the remote‚ industry‚ and external
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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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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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Case study—JetBlue airways IPO valuation Introduction: As a leader of airways industries‚ JetBlue is successful because of professional services and a good management team. In 2002‚ JetBlue became a public company. Despite the fact that US airline industry had witness 87 new airline failures over the previous 20 years‚ Jetblue overcame difficulties and expressed confidence in the bright future. Before going public Before going public in 2002‚ JetBlue has outstanding advantage in the whole
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JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Summary In July 1999‚ David Neeleman announced his plan to launch a new airline that would bring “humanity back to air travel.” Despite the fact the airline industry had 87 new-airline failures in U.S. over the past 20 years. Neeleman’s plan convinced a group of investors and quickly raised $130 million from venture-capital community. This is the way JetBlue Airways established. With its strong capital base‚ JetBlue acquired a fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft and focused
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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 or convertible securities
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At the beginning‚ JetBlue management set the tone for themselves that they would be different then other airlines. To do that they set values for all employees from top to bottom to follow and they set up an attractive pay and a unique benefits package that would allow for successful recruitment and retention of employees‚ while significantly reducing the chance of a union moving into the organization. Equal Employment Opportunity Laws There are certain Equal Employment Opportunity laws that
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HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL 9-801-354 REV: OCTOBER 29. 2001 JODY HOPPER GITTELL CHARLES O’REILL Y Where have you heard this before? We’re starting tickets and go to the big cities.’ a new low-fare airline. We’re going to offer low-fare -Financial If you want to be a millionaire‚ start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline: -Richard Branson‚ Founder‚ Virgin Analyst Atlantic Airways Keep an eye on ]etBlue. That could prove to be a successful operation.3
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