●●●ReadTheory.Org © 2010 EnglishForEveryone.Org © 2008 Name________________ Date________________ “The Bus Driver” Reading Comprehension – Short Stories Directions: Read the story. Then answer the questions below. Dana Miller is a bus driver. She drives a bus in the city of Philadelphia. She works the night shift. That means she starts work at 10:00 at night and gets off at 6:00 in the morning. Dana has been driving a bus for 15 years. She started when she was 23-yearsold. She loves
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MACRO PERSPECTIVE ( AIRLINE INDUSTRY) Economical can be one of the major factors for the airline industry. Due to the rate of war and terrorist event‚ the growth rate of economy dramatic slowdown‚ capacity demand‚ which gains the low yield to the airline industry. Moreover‚ oil prices increase also affect their profits. The social sector‚ which are strongly from employment perspective and safety. The technology in airline industry is fast moving‚ however it’s very costly. Alliance gives the
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impact especially the low-cost-carriers negatively. The competition in the airline industry was found fierce particularly because of the success of the low-cost-carriers Ryanair and Norwegian but the focus of SAS on business travellers reduces the competitive rivalry. As a consequence of this focus SAS was concluded to be stuck-in-the-middle in an unsuccessful attempt to deliver high quality at low cost. One of the key findings of the financial analysis was that SAS had a poor Return On Invested
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Drivers of Industry Financial Structure The process of identification begins by considering the obvious characteristics. For example‚ you know that a hotel would not have any significant inventory since it is a service activity. I used three major groupings: Service Industries‚ R&D Investments‚ and Consumer or Retail Based. Service Industries: Temporary staffing agency‚ hotel and airline; balance sheets are C‚ D‚ I & J. Eliminate J since it has a high R&D component which is unlike any of the
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The Florida Keys and Key West Florida has many Venues to offer as a state‚ but one of its most unique infrastructures is the Florida Keys and Key West. Florida’s tourism is a big money maker for the state in the Keys and Key West they have many places for tourist to go that are so different than any other place in Florida. The Florida Keys are the most southern point in the continental U.S.A.‚ and they offer 150 miles of very unique interest and pastimes for everyone. (Meinking) Their motto is to
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Company Profile Kingfisher Airlines Limited is an airline based in Bangalore‚ India. It is a major Indian airline operating 218 flights a day and has an extensive network to 37 destinations‚ with plans for regional and long-haul international services. Its main bases are Bangalore International Airport‚ Bangalore‚ Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport‚ Mumbai and Indira Gandhi International Airport‚ Delhi. Kingfisher Airlines‚ through one of its holding companies United Breweries Group‚ has
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Trends 5 History and the Current Scenario of the Indian Aviation Sector 6 Challenges Faced by Airline Industry 10 Future Trends 11 Opportunities 12 References 14 Introduction The Airlines is one among the inventions that had changed the way how people live and experience the world. In due course of time it has now become impossible to imagine business and leisure travel without air travel. The airline industry exists in an intensely competitive market. In recent years‚ there has been an industry
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Case #20 – Southwest Airlines Company History 1966 Rollin King approached Herb Kelleher’s law office with plan to start low-cost/lowfare airline Ran into legal problems‚ rival airlines in Texas did everything they could to block new airline Herb Kelleher was determined to start up airline 1971 – Lamar Muse Southwest CEO‚ background in industry to get it up and starting Raised $7 million in capital and private investors to purchase planes and equipment Flights started between Dallas
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Invisible consumption driver The business market is like the battlefield. But‚ in this battlefield‚ there is no gunpowder smoke. Businesses compete with each other. They use many measures to stimulate consumption and outcompete competitors. There is a typical phenomenon from our daily life‚ rationalization smoke. What is rationalization? Rationalization related to the reasonableness of a price for a given product and the price depends on the comparative value of the product. Then a business
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substantiates price‚ or if exterior glitz and media hype is attracting customers and sales. For Smartphone owners‚ the cellular phone is an integral part of daily life — putting people‚ places‚ websites‚ and games at our fingertips. The decision to change up the appearance‚ feel‚ or functionality of our technological best buddy is a big step — not only financially but also personally. Having been out for four months‚ it’s now safe to assume that users of Apple’s iPhone 5 have had time to get used
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