Strategic Analysis of the US Airline Industry in 2012 Case Questions 1. To what extent can the industry’s low profitability be attributed to the structure of the industry? 2. Which of Porter’s Five Forces has had the biggest impact in depressing industry profitability? Comparison of Airline Industry Structure (Regulation/Pre 1978 vs Deregulation/Post 1978) Oligopoly (Regulation) Perfect Competition (Deregulation) Concentration Few players Many players Entry & Exit Barriers Significant
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The Airline industry provides a very unique service to its customers. It transports people with a high level of convenience and efficiency that cannot not be provided by any other industry or substitute. Airline companies pride themselves on the way they treat their customer during the flight. They have things such as food‚ drinks‚ entertainment‚ and a welcoming staff. The service of transportation is provided in other industries but the airline surpasses all of them when it comes to timeliness.
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Executive Summary Aviation and air services industry is a large‚ competitive‚ and challenging industry‚ characterised by high capital and labour requirement‚ together with customer participation during transactions hence service fulfilment. Providing great reach and the potential for rich interaction‚ the internet is a natural medium for travel transactions. Airlines are turning to e-commerce to keep business flying‚ and the reason they are focusing on selling tickets through their Web sites is
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Airline Sales and Marketing Introduction This report will evaluate the current marketing environment of the airline industry in Europe. This will involve looking into different area of the airline industry such as deregulation and open skies‚ current economic conditions‚ distribution channels‚ pricing and revenue management. It has been proved that the airline industry is probably one of the most competitive and complex industry in the world. According to Mintel report (2009) in the past decade
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The Airline Industry: Facing The Challenges Of The 21st Century Peter W Jones Volume 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Information Booklet Series III October 2004 GLOBAL THINKING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................3 AIR JAMAICA AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING..............................................................4 SOCIAL AND LABOUR CONSEQUENCES
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European Airline Industry – Strategies for the New Millennium European Airline Industry – Strategies for the New Millennium Debarshi Datta‚ Analyst‚ Airline Vertical with Subham L. Chakravarty‚ Asst. Manager‚ Airline Vertical This paper depicts the current scenario in the European Airline Industry through in-depth analysis and appropriate case studies and suggests restructuring‚ along with the implementation of modern IT systems as an effective tool in the struggle for survival. SkyTECH
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ECONOMICS OF AIRLINE MARKETS The purpose of this note is to provide background to the study of the airline industry by briefly discussing four important economic aspects of the industry: (1) the nature and measurement of airline costs; (2) economies of scope and hub-and-spoke networks; (3) the relationship between yields and market characteristics; and (4) the S-curve effect. The Appendix to this note contains a glossary of key terms used throughout the discussion. Airline Costs
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Best Practice Companies: Training in the Airline Industry Introduction: After September 11th‚ there was a great deal of turmoil in the airline industry as a tremendous amount of money was needed to be allocated toward other things such as security enhancements. As a result‚ most airlines cut back costs in other departments‚ especially in the department of training. However‚ some airlines deemed training their employees effectively to be pertinent to their development‚ and thus decided to enhance
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Assignment # 1 Strategic Practice Exercise: (page #81) 1. Score each competitive force in the airline industry and provide a brief rationale for your assessment. · Rivalry Among Existing Firms: (High) When one major company in an industry makes a change in costs or services that could potentially increase their clientele‚ a major competitor almost always follows suit. Price matching is a prime example of that‚ therefore the threat is high. West Jet is one company that offers flights at a discount
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Influence of rivalry among competitors Rivalry is the competitive struggle between companies in an industry to gain market share from each other. A more intense rivalry usually means that there are lower prices and more spending on non-price-competitive weapons. These would be things such as in-flight complimentary items like drinks and snacks. A more intense rivalry will lower prices and raise costs. This means that this makes the window for profitability smaller. If the rivalry is less intense
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