Background: Southwest Airlines is the largest airline measured by number of passengers carried each year within the United States. It is also known as a ‘discount airline’ compared with its large rivals in the industry. Rollin King and Herb Kelleher founded Southwest Airlines on June 18‚ 1971. Its first flights were from Love Field in Dallas to Houston and San Antonio‚ short hops with no-frills service and a simple fare structure. The airline began with one simple strategy: “If you get your passengers
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Marketing Strategy China Airlines on Guam CASE SYNOPSIS: This is a case study about how a foreign carrier‚ China Airlines‚ adapts it strategy competing in the Guam-based airline industry. The case traces the company’s history on Guam from setting up its regular flight schedule between Guam and Taipei‚ through a pricing competition with its main competitor Continental Micronesia‚ to today where it occupies the sole market share of flights between these locations. In addition‚ the
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company wants to sell‚ it is the goods and an attractive assortment of products for consumer to buy in the store combination. IKEA make itself attractive by offering wide range product. Their product range focuses on good design and function at a low price. IKEA offers more than 12‚000 items to fit out from flowers pots to carpets‚ via dishes‚ lamps and wallpaper‚ in other words‚ it offers home furnishing solutions for every room in the home. Products range widely in several ways; first‚ it is wide
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Currently the airline industry as a whole seems to be on the road of recovery. We‚ American Airlines‚ the fourth largest carrier recently avoided bankruptcy‚ but had a summer full of pressure due to ongoing union struggles and questionable executive compensation packages. After having incurred such big losses‚ this recovery has come about because of the government bailout and many of our large competitors’ abilities to survive the turbulence in the industry. So far‚ the prospects look promising
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Case Study: Distribution Strategy Distribution strategies exist in three forms: exclusive distribution‚ selective distribution‚ and intensive distribution. Kotler and Keller (2009) define each of the distribution strategies as: exclusive distribution limits the number of intermediaries used; selective distribution depends on a limited number of intermediaries; and intensive distribution works with as many outlets as feasible. The distribution strategy of the airlines industry was not a part of
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USAWC STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT AIRLINE SECURITY AND A STRATEGY FOR CHANGE by Colonel Timothy J. Welch United States Army Reserve Colonel Slim Connors Project Adviser This SRP is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Strategic Studies Degree. The U.S. Army War College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools‚ 3624 Market Street‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19104‚ (215) 662-5606. The Commission
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Singapore Airlines - An Excellent Asian Brand Think about one of the strongest brands from Asia‚ and chances are that Singapore Airlines and its long-serving‚ almost iconic Singapore Girl easily come to mind. Singapore Airlines has consistently been one of the most profitable airlines globally‚ and has always had the reputation of a trendsetter and industry challenger. There are several good reasons for this. Most relates directly to the strong brand management driven primarily by the Singapore
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is about GMG airline. The first part of this report illustrates problem definition‚ scope‚ objective‚ methodology and limitations. Then the second part of the report which is the major one discusses about the industry first‚ then overview about GMG‚ their mission‚ vision‚ objective‚ policies‚ strategies and organizational structures. According to the data provided by Bangladesh Biman‚ in 1972 it flew nearly 337‚000 passengers in the domestic sector and 367‚000 passengers
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MALAYSIA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES MUTUAL SEPARATION SCHEME TO RIGHTSIZE WORKFORCE Malaysia Airlines today announced the details of its Mutual Separation Scheme (MSS). This fast tracks the organisation’s intention to right size(downsize) its workforce a year ahead of the schedule outlined in its publicly announced 3-year Business Turnaround Plan. Malaysia Airlines will receive compensation from Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad (PMB) for the termination of the Agreement for Domestic Business Unbundling
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MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE RELATIONS: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES By Rusdi Omar Universiti Utara Malaysia/ Adelaide University rusdiomar@uum.edu.my rusdi.omar@student.adelaide.edu.au ABSTRACT Malaysia and Singapore relations are unique and special due to factors such as geography‚ history‚ politics‚ ideology‚ economy‚ culture and ethnicity. These factors sometimes have created tensions between both countries. Thus‚ this paper will analyze the current major issues‚ such as the price of raw water‚ the
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