KFA was an airline for people with a taste for luxury. While its astronomical fares pushed it out of the bounds of the country’s biggest consumer section - the middle class - the airline’s in-flight service standards were set too high to maintain for a long time . Fliers were treated to expensive wine‚ quality food and best entertainment facilities even on domestic‚ short distance flights. The airline staff‚ till the time they got their salaries‚ were among the best paid in the country
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Philippine Airlines‚ Asia’s first and oldest airline‚ started its operations in 1941. Since then‚ the Philippines was opened up to foreign countries and foreign trade. The Philippine Airlines opened up the country to tourism. It thrived from 1970s to early 1980s but during the mid-1980s‚ the tourism growth slowed down dramatically compared to other neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. Despite the Philippines’ huge head start‚ it was left behind. How did this happen? The Philippine government
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Hub of the World Emirates is one of the fastest-growing and most profitable airlines in the world. Yet the secret of its success is largely unknown outside the Arab world. Donald N. Sull‚ Sumantra Ghoshal and Felipe Monteiro unveil some of the mystery that shrouds a national carrier that enjoys no state handouts – and treats its employees as a giant family. The ess than two decades after its foundation‚ Emirates placed the biggest order in civil aviation history‚ for $19 billion worth of
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Southwest Airlines Tracy D. Braswell Benedictine University The domestic airline industry is emerging from its lost decade. Carriers suffered two recessionary swoons (one due to September 11) and a fivefold jump in fuel prices causing fifteen carriers to go bust. As frequent fliers know too well the salvation for most airlines has been to stick passengers with fees‚ reservation changes‚ bags‚ food‚ movie and headset to name a few. None of it‚ however‚ went to Southwest Airlines two and a
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Southwest Airlines’ Corporate Strategy & Control System Southwest Airlines became one of the most admired airlines in the world based on their dedication to their customers and the corporate strategies their leadership instituted. Their leadership created a different corporate culture that CEO Herb Kelleher and his company are devoted to the philosophy of putting employees first (Govindarajan‚ pg. 115). In doing so‚ Southwest was able to instill a management control system that relied on
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An Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan due to loss of cabin pressure. The plane was flying from London to Singapore and had 467 passengers and 27 crew members on board. The airline said that oxygen masks were deployed and the aircraft landed "uneventfully" at the Baku airport. It said that none of the passengers or crew was injured and that it was investigating what caused the problem. Nathan Phelps‚ an electrical supervisor from
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Classic Airlines Problem Solution “Every company knows that it costs far less to hold on to a customer than to acquire a new one” (Gokey‚ 2002). As the commercial airline industry is changing at a rapid pace‚ Classic Airlines (CA) is faced with the challenge of delivering increased value within leaner consumer budgets. According to Plunkett Research Online‚ travel industry expenditures are decreasing and e-commerce is gradually replacing many jobs. With this report in mind‚ CA is set
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launched in 1971‚ to Australia‚ followed by flights to Europe in 1972‚ and to North America in 1980.Thai Airways International growth was greatly accelerated on April 1‚ 1988 as a result of its merger with Thai Airways Company (TAC)‚ the domestic airline‚ which raised the Company’s share capital from 1‚400 million to 2‚230 million Baht . Under the Cabinet policy‚ as authorised by General Prem Tinsulanonda‚ Prime Minister at the time‚ Thai Airways International would be responsible for commercial aviation
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1 CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN INDIAN AIRLINES Danish A. Hashim* Sir Ratan Tata Fellow Institute of Economic Growth Delhi. 110 007. INDIA. E-mail: danish_hashim@yahoo.com April 2003 Abstract The financial performance of the state -owned Indian Airlines has deteriorated since 1989- 90. The main reasons cited for the poor financial performance of Indian Airlines include: rising fuel prices‚ excess staff‚ serving uneconomic routes and increasing expenses on insurance. However‚ low capacity utilization
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Imagine Widgets Airlines‚ Inc. operates 18-seat commercial flights between New York City and Washington‚ DC. After 10 seats have been sold on each aircraft‚ the company has reached the break-even point. Should Widgets consider offering a discounted fare for seats 11 through 18? Yes. Widgets Airlines‚ Inc. should offer a discount on the remaining seats. What are the advantages and disadvantages of not offering a discount on seats 11 through 18? The advantages of selling at a discounted price
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