The mission of southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride and Company Spirit (Ruppel‚ 2012). The people of Southwest are the single greatest strength and most enduring long term competitive advantage (Kelly‚ 2012). Southwest Airlines started out as Air Southwest Co in 1967; serving only three local airport hubs in Texas. The hubs were San Antonio (SAT)‚ Dallas (DAL) and Houston International Airport
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SWOT analysis Strength 1. Innovation: * “Track check bags” 2. Market share leadership 3. Strong management team 4. Strong brand equity 5. Flights are usually on time 6. The merger and acquisition | Weakness * The number of cancelling flights is a little high * The customer service is bad because in some occasion the customer can’t found the delta representative in the airport. * Lack of online presence * In some aircrafts the seats are uncomfortable and narrow
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References: Sloman J‚ Hinde K and Garrat D‚ (2010)‚ Economics for Business‚ (5th Edition)‚ Essex. Pearson Education Limited‚ Essex Turnball ‚ Peter et al‚ ’ Buyer-Supplier Relations in the UK automotive industry : Strategic Implications of the Japanese Manufacturing Model ’ Strategic Management Journal‚ Vol 13‚ 1992‚ pp 159-168 Kotler P‚ Keller K. L‚ (2006)‚ Marketing Management‚ (12 Edition)‚ Pearson Prentice Hall‚ New Jersey Cullen E‚ (2010)‚ ’Toyota
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Executive Summary Industry analysis The airline industry is at the growth stage. The economic and technologic development are the main factors for airline industry growth. Also‚ the demand of customers drives the market growth. Economy globalization also has an impact on airline industry. The competitive rivalry within the industry is high. Southwest’s chief rivals are American Airlines‚ Delta Air Lines‚ United Airlines and US airway. Overall‚ the airline industry develops well. Strategic issues
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Title: The US Airline Industry in 2007 After years of losses the Us Airline industry is finally beginning to rebound from the 9/11 tragedy which saw negative profits at an all time high. The US airline industry is coming off a profitable 2006 and is determining what strategy is best to sustain such profits. With the industry’s abysmal past‚ companies need to make 2006 a fresh start and not slip back into past performance. Since profits in the industry have not been seen over the long haul
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1. Spirit Airlines‚ Inc. – Company Background Headquartered in Miramar‚ FL‚ Spirit Airlines‚ Inc. (Spirit) is an ultra-low-cost‚ low-fare airline that offers affordable travel to budget-conscious customers. With a route network centered in Fort Lauderdale‚ FL and an all-Airbus ‘Fit Fleet’ – the youngest of any major U.S. airline – Spirit is positioned to offer more than 400 daily flights to 59 destinations in the United States‚ Caribbean and Latin America. Spirit is the first of its kind; the pioneer
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Contents 1) INTRODUCTION 2) ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY 2.1) PESTEL ANALYSIS: 2.1.1) POLITICAL: 2.1.2) ECONOMICAL: 2.1.3) SOCIAL: 2.1.4) TECHNOLOGICAL: 2.1.5) ENVIRONMENTAL: 2.1.6) LEGAL: 2.2) PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 2.2.1) POTENTIAL ENTRANTS: 2.2.2) SUBSTITUTES: 2.2.3) SUPPLIERS: 2.2.4) BUYERS: 2.2.5) COMPETITIVE RIVALRY: 3) MAINTAINING LEADERSHIP 4) FUTURE IMPLICATIONS FOR TUI: 5.4) ANSOFF MATRIX 6) CONCLUSION 7) REFERENCE 8) APPENDICES
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South Africa’s airline industry’s companies have been fighting to stay in the black over the past year‚ with SAA getting a R6bn recapitalization (which they claim is not a bail-out)‚ new entrants like Velvet Sky not lasting a full 12 months in the industry and established low cost carrier company Kulula.com’s parent company Comair slipping into the red for the year ended December 2011 (Comair declares six-month loss amid rising costs‚ (n.d)). I will be discussing the macro-environmental forces that
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Emirates Airlines is one of the major airlines that based in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates. It is a branch of the Emirates Group‚ which is owned by the government of Dubai’s Investment Corporation of Dubai. Emirates Airlines has launched operations with two aircrafts in 1985. Currently‚ Emirates Airlines fly over to 100 destinations in sixty countries with a fleet of 137 aircrafts. Each week‚ almost seven hundred flights depart from Dubai on their way to their destinations on six continents. Furthermore
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The airline industry has developed immensely over the past few decades with aircraft being a major mode of transport for the mass movement of people. This is down to entrepreneurs such as Herb Kelleher‚ Michael O’Leary‚ Freddie Laker and Richard Branson who have all contributed in the growth of the industry and made it into the multi-billion pound industry that it is at present. There are four types of flights that make up the airline industry as a whole; Scheduled‚ Charter‚ Low Cost and Freight
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