Ryan Air was founded in 1985 by the Ryan family to provide scheduled passenger airline services between Ireland and the UK‚ as an alternative to the then state monopoly carrier‚ Aer Lingus. According to (2001) Ryan Air was the first low-cost‚ nor frills airline that had an impact on the European airline industry. When launched in 1985 targeted the Irish ethnic market between Ireland and the United Kingdom by offering a more or less traditional type of service with a two-class cabin but at significantly
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Macro-environmental analysis the macro-environment describes all factors which influence the company as a whole but are out of their direct control including wider social‚ political and economic factors (Hooley‚ Saunders‚ Piercy‚ 2004). The analysis of those factors is therefore often known as Pest analysis (Johnson‚ Scholes‚ 1999). Since the airline industry is very much influenced by changes taking place in the environment and has undergone rapid and dramatic changes during the last decades
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the External perspective on Strategy: Entry 1. Describe Ryan Air’s entry strategy: Ryan Air started ‘small’ by initially focusing on the Dublin-London service four round trips per day with a 44-seat turboprop. At this time‚ they have yet to receive permission to fly larger jet aircraft on the route. They also focus on 2 main areas: First-rate customer service and simple‚ single-fare tickets with no restrictions. Additionally‚ Ryan Air would offer meals and amenities that were comparable to what
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Case study 2.5 –Ryan air: Flying High in a competitive Atmosphere 1. How important is the role of operation in achieving competitive advantage at Ryanair? Ryanair competitive advantage is based on cost leadership strategy‚ maintaining the lowest prices among low-cost airlines (Haberberg and Rieple‚ 2008). In 2011‚ Ryanair became the most profitable low cost carrier in the world (www.ryanair.com). How operations support competitive advantage of Ryanair is measured by five performance objectives:
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The geographic location: Ryan air has 73 operating bases‚ with major operations in secondary airports across airport. This is an important valuable resource because airports which are not usual travel destinations are always potential business opportunities thus Ryanair which has bases in many primary and secondary airports has more negotiating power with these airports when discussing slots‚ fees terms and marketing & training support for as long as 20 years with the airports. Thus operating in
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1 Table of Contents I. Ryanair Profile ...................................................................................................................................... 3 II. External Analysis.................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1. Porter’s five forces ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.2. PESTLE Analysis
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Ryanair and Marketing Strategy: Segmentation Introduction Ryanair was established by the Ryan family with a capital share of just £1‚ and a staff of 25. The company launched its first route in July with daily flights on a 15-seater Bandeirante aircraft‚ which operate daily from Waterford in the southeast of Ireland to London Gatwick. In order to operate in the tiny cabin of the aircraft‚ the first cabin crew of Ryanairs is less than 5ft. 2 ins. tall (Ryanair‚ n.d.). Ryanair
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------------------------------------------------- What do people think of RyanAir? Consumer Behavior ------------------------------------------------- Date: October 15th 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Table of contents Introduction 3 The research design 4 Sample description 4 Method for interviewing 4 Research structure 4 Step 1: Collect pictures 5 Step 2: Interview method 5 Step 3: Concept map 5 Step 4: Combined concept map 5 Step 5: Consensus
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Ryanair - The Low Fares Airline Strategic Analysis / 222621-0004 Strategic Management dr Maria Aluchna Ivan Martinov № 50170‚ e-mail: imartinov@gmail.com S. M. Sabbir № 50185‚ e-mail: ssmm0002@student.umu.se Assignment | 222621-0004 Strategic Management | Fall Semester 2010 | SGH Table of Contents 1. 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Strategic Analysis .....
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Southwest Airlines: The AirTran Acquisition Executive Summary 1. After the deregulation of the US Airline industry in 1978‚ the barriers to entry within the industry came down significantly and many Low Cost Carriers emerged overtime. 2. The emergence of rival Low Cost Carriers and the improvement in the Operation Efficiencies of Full Cost Carriers progressively eroded Southwest’s competitive advantage. 3. A closer look at AirTran’s value chain and its resultant efficiency shows
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