SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Presented by: Allan Abutin Rick Boone Peter Bond Bethany Lam Phuong Nguyen A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines has been serving its customers since 1971 and has focused its business on convenience‚ customer service and low-cost flights. From the outset‚ the two founders were dedicated to success and the company has taken many steps since then to accomplish this. Through the use of technology‚ strategic placement of travel routes and keeping the business person
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Porter S.W.O.T Analysis Strengths TCAA (Billy Bishop City Airport) – The location of this airport‚ combined with the TCAA/Porter strategic partnership offered significant advantages to Porter. Owning airport infrastructure allowed Porter to better handle operational coast and better control the customer experience. Fleet – Only using a single aircraft (Bombardier Q400 with 35%) resulted in cost savings in maintenance‚ training‚ employee pay rate and airport fees. Amenities – In flight and
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Financial Ratio Analysis Singapore Air and Emirates Airlines Emirates Emirates Airline group has started its 1st routes out of Dubai with only two aircraft in 1985 by the Govt. of Dubai and it was supported by the creator of Germania (German Airline). Emirates airline had started their operations with flights to Mumbai and Karachi and then followed by Delhi in September. These days the industry is measured to be a subsidiary of The Emirates Groups which is headquartered in Dubai‚ UAE. The group
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A British airway was the worst rated airlines in 1981 and was called Very Troubled airlines with severe losses‚ bad quality‚ overstaffed and very near to bankruptcy. But with the Survival Plan Initiated by John King‚ the chairman in 1981 changed the image and turned failure into success. The things which he did was simple following the SWOT analysis by analyzing the internal and external factors leading to failure and dissatisfaction. By 1990 British Airways was converted into a profitable entity
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On March 31st‚ 2008‚ the Son of Maxwell band members were boarding a flight with United Airlines from Halifax‚ Canada to Omaha‚ Nebraska. This flight was in anticipation for their week of performances for their pop-folk music fans over in Nebraska. During a flight connection stop in Chicago‚ passengers of the plane noticed cargo being mishandled by United baggage handlers. While these actions were taking place Dave Carroll and his bandmates watched in agony as they saw Dave’s $3‚500 Taylor guitar
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PEST stands for the analysis of the external factors which is beneficial when conducting research before beginning a new project or to help conduct market research. These factors are: * Political – Laws‚ global issues‚ legislation and regulations which may have an effect on your business either immediately or in the future. * Economic – Taxes‚ interest rates‚ inflation‚ the stock markets and consumer confidence all need to be taken into account. * Social – The changes in lifestyle and
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SLEPTEC ANALYSIS - AIRLINE INDUSTRY All industries are influenced by SLEPTEC factors. For example‚ some of the SLEPTEC factors affecting the airline industry in recent years include: Social: increased popularity of foreign travel leading to a boom in demand for air travel. However‚ this has been adversely affected by international terrorism. Legal: there are increasingly tight rules about the materials that need to go into aircraft construction in order to make them safer and more resistant
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PEST Analysis PEST analysis of polish market with a particular focus on the polish construction industry has been conducted in order to investigate the important factors that are influencing the industry in this country and having an impact on the companies operating or planning to operate in Poland in the construction sector. This analysis has been conducted in order to help assess how attractive the construction industry in Poland is and what factors can help it to develop or stop the development
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Alaska Airlines Strategic Management Model Linda Gay Cahill Table of Contents: Strategic Profile Company Introduction 3 Strategic Analysis PEST Analysis (Political‚ economic‚ social & technological factors) 4 Resource-Based View 6 Value Chain Analysis 8 SWOT Analysis 11 Strategy recommendations 13 References 14 Company Introduction Alaska Airlines is the ninth–largest U.S. airline based on passenger traffic and is the dominant
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2.3 – DQ: Southwest Airlines History Commercial aviation has developed a reputation over the years of numerous flight delays‚ overbooked flights‚ and bad customer service while statistically maintaining a reputation for being one of the safest modes of transportation in the world today. Throughout the years airlines have come and gone by becoming newly formed start ups in the industry and becoming successful powerhouses in the industry or going through mergers‚ acquisitions‚ and even bankruptcy.
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