The case of Dogfight Over Europe: Ryanair describes the journey of two brothers and their emerging airline business. For almost a year their small airline had just one prop plane that held 14 passengers and operated within the small‚ secondary airports between Ireland and London. They experienced some initial success‚ but wanted to expand and grow the business more. The airline industry in Europe and more particularly Ireland and London was ripe for a new emerging business. There were many opportunities
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Ryanair’s launch strategy seems it will be successful because of their ability to enter the market without setting off alarms with competitors (BA & AL). They plan to do this by entering the market slowly with only one route (Dublin-London)‚ a 44-seat turboprop as opposed to a large 747 and by servicing only secondary airports. This strategy is key because it does not confront the major airlines directly and will allow Ryanair to build its brand‚ knowledge of the industry and a customer base without
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America. We didn’t know where we would stay after our aunt’s house that night. We came over with little money and clothes in our bags. Everyone in Ireland was losing their jobs‚ and no one could come to our restaurant anymore. As we stepped out of the Aer Lingus airport lane‚ it finally hit us‚ we were in America. I felt excitement as we were picked up by my aunt and uncle in their black mini-van. I wondered why my cousins weren’t there‚ but my aunt explained how they couldn’t stay up this late and
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Crafting and Executing Strategy Jet Blue Airways case study In 2008 businesses began to cut back on employee travel‚ and consumers tried to save money and used stay-cations instead of vacations‚ during a summer the U.S. economy slowed and oil prices rose; jet fuel prices went through the roof as a result. to offset the higher fuel costs‚ airlines began increasing revenues by means such as: fuel surcharges‚ charges for the first checked bag‚ charging for blankets‚ pillows‚ and headphones‚ and
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Premium1116 Words5 Pages Ryanair case Summary: Ryanair- the low-cost and no- frills airline Ryanair (founded in 1985) was providing scheduled passenger airline services between Ireland and the United Kingdom. The airline is competing with the carrier: Air Lingus (that had the monopoly position before) in 1990 the passengers’ volume Premium8428 Words34 Pages Case study |Business Resources for Students[pic] | | | |[pic] Premium20006 Words81 Pages Nucor case file The steel industry grew quickly in the
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Case Study in: Johnson‚ G. et al.‚ 2005. Exploring Corporate Strategy. 7th ed. Essex: Pearson Education Ltd. 1. Internal audit of tangible‚ financial and intangible resources Tangible Resources 1. Human Resources * Ryanair currently employs 2000 people (2003) from 25 nations. * The pay is performance related and among the highest in the airline industry (Annual Report 2004‚ p. 5). Travel concessions and participation in the share option program is granted to all employees. In 2003 over 30% (639
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Name of service firm: Air Lingus Type of service: Airline Date and time of encounter: 03/06/10 10.00 am Price of service: 105.00 euros Brief Encounter: After a year in Australia‚ it was time to face the 24 hour flight home‚ so my friend and I booked our tickets which consisted of travelling with two airlines. We flew with Quantas to Germany and the second flight was on Air Lingus direct to Dublin. On the second flight home proved not so pleasant.. We boarded the flight which was
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What do your overall assessment of Ryanair’s strategy? Although the strategy of Ryanair seems sound‚ I don’t expect it to succeed on the Dublin-London route. By matching service and amenities but pricing well below Air Lingus and BA‚ Ryanair stands to steal customers up to capacity of it’s 44-seat turboprop 4 times a day. This loss of customers‚ though small at this point‚ could likely elicit a strong response from both AL and BA. The Dublin-London route represents one of the few lucrative routes
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4 • 2.1 Survey 1 • 2.2 Survey 2 3. Feasibility Study 5 • 3.1 PEST ANALYSIS • 3.2. SWOT ANALYSIS • 3.3 PORTERS 5 FORCES ANALYSIS 4. Sources of Funding 8 5. Enterprise Plan
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IntroductionRyanair was founded in July 1985 by the three brothers‚ Catlan‚ Declan‚ and Shane Ryan‚ with the financial assistant of their father Tony Ryan. As a beginner commercial carrier‚ its operations began with 25 staff and a single 15-seat turbo-prop commuter plane between Waterford in the southeast of Ireland and Gatwick Airport‚ the second busiest airport in London after Heathrow. Later on‚ regulatory authorities permitted the Ryanair Airlines to have at least four flying flights a day on
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