Currently the airline industry as a whole seems to be on the road of recovery. We‚ American Airlines‚ the fourth largest carrier recently avoided bankruptcy‚ but had a summer full of pressure due to ongoing union struggles and questionable executive compensation packages. After having incurred such big losses‚ this recovery has come about because of the government bailout and many of our large competitors’ abilities to survive the turbulence in the industry. So far‚ the prospects look promising
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Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (Guaracino‚ 2007) CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF AA’S STRATEGIES FOR TARGETING LGBT SEGMENT A market segment is defined as a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants (Kotler & Keller‚ 2009‚ p 208). By marketing to specific segments of valuable customers‚ a company can better tailor its marketing mix to satisfy the needs and wants of that group. American Airlines’ (American’s) long term targeting of the lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual and transgender
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Background Information American achieved its largest-in-the-industry status through a mix of pioneering initiatives and aggressive expansion. It introduced first AAdvantage frequent flyer program. AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of American Airlines. Launched May 1‚ 1981‚ it was the first such loyalty program in the world‚ and remains the largest with more than 50 million members as for 2005. Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets‚ upgrade service class‚ or obtain
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The airline industry is very much influenced by the rapid and dramatic changes taking place in the environment. All around the world‚ aircraft carriers are facing increases in fuel prices and are vulnerable to expensive disruptions like the 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland. (paragraph 1‚p.11) Trade unions‚ who drive up costs‚ and regulators are legal factors which prevent aircraft companies from implementing their own ways of cutting costs. (paragraph 6‚p12) Ryanair‚ the largest low-cost carrier
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The airline industry faced a severe downturn after the September 11 attacks. American Airlines was one of many airline carriers that were affected by the tragedy that took place on this day. While other corporations were able to stay afloat‚ American Airlines suffered because of the trouble it had within the organizations. American Airlines struggled to stay intact when conflict antecedents came into play. These included an economic recession‚ rising energy costs‚ and losses incurred by corporate
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demand forecasting‚ pricing optimization‚ and system implementation and distribution. Though individual airlines in the States are not owned by the government‚ it effectively controlled their performance until the late 1970s by setting a single price for each route and decreeing which of many carriers could operate where‚ but from the late 1970s on‚ the government relaxed the rules. American Airlines (AA) was the first to use basic revenue management techniques‚ offering dynamic pricing in shape of discounted
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An Investment Business Memo for American Airlines The buzz in the airline industry in February 2013 was all about the potential merger between American Airlines and US Airways since that would make the merged company the number one airline in the industry globally. Despite the some cynical comments veteran investors hold for investing in the airline industry‚ which will be mentioned below‚ as well as the unforeseen lawsuit being thrown at their way‚ it is an investment that is strongly suggests
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The parent company of American Airlines (AA) says it will cut around 15% of its workforce. American Airline which filed for bankruptcy protection‚ also wants to make changes to its staff pensions. The airline lost about $884m and more in the first nine months of 2011. AMR’s chief executive‚ Thomas W Horton said in a letter to his employees "We are going to use the restructuring process to make the necessary changes to meet our challenges head-on and capitalise fully on the solid foundation we’ve
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The U.S. Airline Industry in 1995 2. a) American Airlines’ 1992 air fare strategies resembled its early to mid-80s SuperSavers program. It offered discounts of up to 45% on round-trip flights of at least 7 days‚ purchased 30 days in advance. Previously‚ air fare pricing was a simple structure of first class/coach and peak/off-peak categories. Robert Crandall‚ of American Airlines‚ introduced a new air fare system known as yield management. The simple price structure was unbundled to unleash multiple
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Macros are commands that symbolizes a sequence of instructions in an abbreviated form. Those instructions consist of a symbol‚ a name‚ or a key that represents a list of commands‚ actions‚ or keystrokes. A macro is a shortcut to for a task that you do repeatedly (Microsoft Word Macros). In programs like‚ Microsoft words‚ Microsoft Excel‚ and other programs‚ a macro is a saved sequence of commands or keyboard strokes that can be stored and then recalled again with a single command or keyboard stroke
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