Background British Airways is the national airline company of the UK and one of the largest in Europe. They were formed in 1972 but faced stiff competition when Richard Branson’s ‘Virgin Atlantic’ airline company was formed in 1984. Both companies had a tense relationship with each other which ended ‘one of the most bitter and protracted libel actions in aviation history’. (Quote from www.wikipedia.org) Objectives of British Airways Like all businesses one of their objectives were to
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reflect in thoughts‚ opinions‚ and solutions based on the case. Overview The past experienced of British Airways (BA) served as a lesson that for a business venture that in order to make profit‚ it is crucial to protect the image of the brand‚ maintain a harmonious relationship between management and the workforce which can result in avoiding financial losses. British Airways (BA) introduced an electronic clocking-in system that would record employees work start and finish times from
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GE Analysis a) Political As a multinational company‚ General Electric has to deal with political systems of different nations. In spite of some of the countries presenting favorable environment for business survival and growth‚ others present difficult conditions. Tax systems and regulations also differ across countries and so does the level of government intervention in business activity. For example‚ in United States‚ the Internal Revenue Authority requires companies to submit tax returns annually
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Macro and micro environments both fall into the categories of environmental scanning. The general scope of environmental scanning is that it is a component of global environmental analysis. While analyses are typically carried out on the macro environment‚ the micro environment still has an important role to play. In summary‚ the macro environment is involved with the industries‚ companies‚ markets‚ clients and competitors‚ while the micro environment can be represented by the suppliers‚ competitors
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Foreign Exchange Management at British Airways The overall foreign exchange position of a co. may be complex as illustrated in the case of BA. BA does business in approx. 140 foreign currencies‚ which account for approx. 60% of group revenue & 40% of operating expenses (the rest being UK sterling). The group generates a surplus in most of these currencies. The main exceptions are the US dollar & the pound sterling in which BA has a deficit‚ arising from capital expenditure on fuel‚ which is payable
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Encourage customers to communicate. An opportunity occurs somewhere on the network every 15 seconds. Make it more convenient to register complaints. Make it truly worth their while. Market your CRM program. What more could be done for British Airways? Looking at the monthly data allows us to track any movement of a service issue in terms of complaints and defection rate. Again‚ it’s worth looking at seat allocation. It rose steadily throughout the quarter‚ peaking at 16.6% of customers
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hoped that they will accept the author’s sincerest appreciation for their unselfish efforts. Without all these available help and sincere contributions‚ the publication and printing of this case study wouldn’t have been possible. CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Title Page ................................................. 1 AcknowledgemenT
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INTRODUCTION: It was time when British Airways showed the world the future of travel with the opening of Heathrow Airports spectacular new Terminal 5. Opening on the 27th of March 2008‚ inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth (the second)‚ the terminal completely failed in the first two weeks of its operation. Insufficient staff training and testing‚ coupled with a disruption in the Terminals IT systems led to around 500 flights being cancelled. SEGEMENTED ANALYSIS (What went wrong): 1. Logistics and
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emergency. Pilots are trained to fly and make correct decisions in case of any emergency event. In the case of British Airway 268‚ the pilots’ concern is whether the engines suffer any big damage after the small explosion that would affect the other 3 engines or perhaps even other instruments not visible to naked eyes. Although Boeing 747s are certified to fly with 3 engines under British regulation‚ not knowing the extend of the damage could lead to disaster. Other consideration as mentioned in
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