Case Analysis: The US Airline Industry in 2009 Introduction Throughout it’s more than 100 years of existence; the Airline Industry has struggled with firms’ ability to cover their costs of capital. The industry experienced many years of difficult with relatively short durations of sustained profitability (Grant‚ 2010). The airline industry history can be broken down into two distinct eras‚ the regulation era‚ prior to 1978‚ and the deregulation era‚ post 1978. During the regulation era‚ with
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Case study: Southwest Airlines 1. Southwest Airlines has been a highly successful undertaking. This is due in part to the marketing objectives it has set for itself. Its main objective was to create brand awareness/preference‚ customer value and be a market share leader. The next step was to come up with a marketing mix strategy of price‚ place‚ product and promotion to achieve its objective. Southwest cut out many amenities in order to differentiate itself from its competitors. Its main objectives
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Eagle Airlines Keith Russell‚ president of Eagle Airlines‚ a small airline operating in south-eastern Australia‚ had been considering expanding his operation and now the opportunity was available. An acquaintance had put him in contact with the president of a small airline in the west that was selling an aeroplane. Many aspects of the situation needed to be considered however‚ and Keith was having a hard time sorting them out. The Company Eagle Airlines (“Eagle”) owned and operated three
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1.0 Introduction – Singapore Airlines Ltd Singapore Airlines (SIA) once again is hitting the headlines with plans to restart the world’s longest commercial flight between Singapore and Los Angeles‚ and Newark with the fuel efficient ultra-long-range Airbus-350s in 2018; its new First Class and Business Class designs launched on its next batch of 5 A380 superjumbos in 2017. In 2013‚ SIA made a strategic decision to cut long haul direct flights to New York & Los Angeles after high fuel charges and
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company’s debt until and unless he is still holding a position in the company. In case of Kingfisher‚ Vijay Mallaya is a promoter as well as the Managing Director of the company and he gave personal assurance to the banks so he could be asked to repay the loans taken. A director is a person who is responsible for managing the company’s activities. As a company is a separate legal entity it is obliged to repay its debt but in case 1. A director falsely misrepresents a company for money and is proved guilty
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A case study of Virgin Airlines Introduction Internationalization of the business nowadays apparently became a trend for the organizations to expand their market position and gain the competitive advantage among their contemporaries. The extent and nature of business activities are almost as diverse and comprehensive as the totality of the social and economic interest of a man. Various business activities acknowledged the opportunities that the internationalization may deliver. Through their
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1. What role has leadership played in the success of Southwest Airlines? In an era where all the major players in the U.S. airline industry experienced problems‚ only Southwest Airlines remained profitable throughout that period. This amazing and continued success is attributed to its great leader Herb Kelleher. He has been a very successful leader who knows the employees and marketplace well and can effectively take action for the success of the organization. He applies flexibly to the growth
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Comprehensive Case Analysis Southwest Airlines: What¡¦s Next? April 11‚ 2000 They Took a Great Idea and Made It Fly Southwest Airlines Company is a domestic airline that provides primarily short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ point-point‚ low-fare service to 53 airports in 52 cities in26 states throughout the United States. Southwest focuses primarily on point-to-point service‚ providing more direct nonstop routes for short-haul customers and‚ therefore‚ minimizing connections‚ delays and total
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using its pricing strategy of cheap fares backed by seriously controlling costs. The central business of Southwest is the short-haul domestic route. The airplanes of Southwest are always on time which make the customers very delighted. Southwest Airlines¡¯ used market penetration pricing strategy with low-fare‚ no frills‚ low cost service on relatively short flights. Moreover‚ it also provides benefits to customers such as simple scheduling‚ ticketless travel‚ and point-to-point service. It used
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Song Airlines Case Song airline was a low cost carrier subsidiary of Delta airlines that started in 2003. It was formed to compete with JetBlue and other low cost airlines for the Florida market. The market environment at the time of the case was extremely difficult with the rising costs of fuel‚ increasing security requirements after 9/11 and customers’ expectations of lower fares. It has forced many big players in the airline industry into bankruptcy. The operational costs which include gate
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