Strategic Analysis of the US Airline Industry in 2012 Case Questions 1. To what extent can the industry’s low profitability be attributed to the structure of the industry? 2. Which of Porter’s Five Forces has had the biggest impact in depressing industry profitability? Comparison of Airline Industry Structure (Regulation/Pre 1978 vs Deregulation/Post 1978) Oligopoly (Regulation) Perfect Competition (Deregulation) Concentration Few players Many players Entry & Exit Barriers Significant
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Influence of rivalry among competitors Rivalry is the competitive struggle between companies in an industry to gain market share from each other. A more intense rivalry usually means that there are lower prices and more spending on non-price-competitive weapons. These would be things such as in-flight complimentary items like drinks and snacks. A more intense rivalry will lower prices and raise costs. This means that this makes the window for profitability smaller. If the rivalry is less intense
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The European Airline industry has gone through a lot in the past century since the establishment of the first public airline after the World War I. Until a few decades ago most of these airlines were national and at least partially state owned‚ and most of the European countries had at least one‚ with direct government control. Significant change in this only came in the 1990’s with the appearance of the low cost airlines. While the business model existed for some time (first such in 1973 US)‚ the
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ECONOMICS OF AIRLINE MARKETS The purpose of this note is to provide background to the study of the airline industry by briefly discussing four important economic aspects of the industry: (1) the nature and measurement of airline costs; (2) economies of scope and hub-and-spoke networks; (3) the relationship between yields and market characteristics; and (4) the S-curve effect. The Appendix to this note contains a glossary of key terms used throughout the discussion. Airline Costs
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Case – The U.S. Airline Industry Public Support August 26‚ 2013 Arguments In Favor of the Federal Government Providing Support to the U.S. Airlines “To preserve the continued viability of the United States air transportation system” is the title of a bill introduced before congress‚ by Rep. Don Young (R-AK)‚ September 14‚ 2001‚ in response to the September 11 attack. The title of the bill is the overriding argument justifying federal support to the U.S. airlines. “If planes don’t fly
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Market is the place where buyers meet respective sellers. While a collection of sellers constitute the industry for a good or service‚ a collection of buyers constitute the market for that good or service. Neither markets nor buyers are homogeneous in nature (Alderson‚ 1983; Assael and Roscoe‚ 1976; Claycamp and Massy‚ 1968; Smith‚ 1956; cited in Kara and Kaynak‚ 1997). Therefore‚ it is important for marketers to segregate customers with similar needs and wants as well as similar characteristics
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stagflation in US economy threatens outlook for the airline industry profitability. US airlines forecasting Q108 losses citing high fuel costs and a potential economic slowdown. Other regions of the world will expand such as Asia‚ Middle East and Latin America. Slowdown has already affected some US small-mid cap carriers with the recent onslaught of bankruptcies. US majors are better armed to combating the effects of the sharp increase in jet fuel. Cost reduction
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is to understand and evaluate who benefits more from the airline industry consolidation. It will do so by examining the general environment‚ history and recent background of the airline industry and it will continue by analysing the market’s demand and supply distinguishing between leisure and business. Afterwards it will examine the market structure of the airline industry and how the past regulations and deregulations affected the industry and whether those had a positive or a negative effect. It
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Segmentation and Target Market Paper Christopher Reynolds MKT/571 November 11‚ 2013 Bernie Cerasaro Segmentation and Target Market The flooring industry is a very competitive one‚ and this paper will discuss the market segmentation within the flooring industry while also determining the target market of O’Boyle Flooring. Market segmentation is a tool that is used to identify ways to improve the services of the company while growing revenues (Zuckerman‚ 2002). Market segments fall into
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1978‚ The Airline Deregulation Act was purposed and signed by President Jimmy Carter. This federal law came into existence for two main reasons; stated by Carter (1978)‚ “to help our fight against inflation‚ and to ensure American citizens of an opportunity for low-priced air transportation. Today’s motives in the airline industry go way beyond economic decisions for themselves as well as their shareholders. Nowadays‚ businesses are an essential part of society and the airline industry must exceed
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