Master’s thesis M.Sc. in EU Business & Law An analysis of the European low fare airline industry - with focus on Ryanair Student: Thomas C. Sørensen Student number: 256487 Academic advisor: Philipp Schröder Aarhus School of Business September 13‚ 2005 1 Table of contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Preface 1.2. Research problem 1.3. Problem formulation 1.4. Delimitation 6 6 7 7 2. Science and methodology approach 2.1. Approaches to science 2.1.1. Ontology 2.1.1.1. Objectivism 2.1.1.2. Constructivism
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Ryanair Case Analysis 1. What is your assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy? Was it a good strategy? In your answer consider potential market demand‚ pricing and Ryanair’s likely cost structure. After having grown up in the airline industry‚ the Ryan brothers proved they were able to operate a scheduled airline successfully with their 14 seat flights between southeast Ireland and a secondary London airport. Their strategy was to expand to the Dublin-London route‚ a known lucrative route for
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passengers from Ireland to secondary London airports (i.e. Luton and Gatwick)‚ Ryanair entered competition with British Airways and Aer Lingus to provide air travel from Dublin to London. They were able to complete with these well-established carriers by: A. focusing intently upon first-rate customer service and amenities comparable to BA and AL B. offering a simple ticket w/ no restrictions C. pricing of ₤98 in comparison to BA or AL price of ₤208 2. How do you expect Aer Lingus and
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Ryanair was established by the Ryan family with a staff of 25. Its first route was launched in 1985 with a 15-seat aircraft ferrying passengers between Waterford in Ireland and London. In 1986‚ Ryanair launched its route from Dublin to London to challenge British Airways and Aer Lingus‚ the two dominant airline carriers on that route‚ by offering fares at lower prices. With two routes in operation‚ Ryanair carried 82‚000 passengers in its first full year of operation. By 1993 Ryanair has carried
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Introduction Ryanair is an airline with the straight of low fare. Ryanair operate over 1500 flights per day from 51 bases‚ across 28 countries. The firm has over 1‚500 routes‚ connecting 168 destinations. Ryanair has 290 new Beoing 737-800. They plan to buy a further 13 new aircraft. Ryanair has the average youngest aircraft group in the Europe. The firm runs with more than 8500 employees. First part of the report is analysing the external environment of airline industry through the model of
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analysis of Ryanair Submitted to: Vladan Hadzic Student ID: 20000910 Module: International Business Management and Strategy Date: 05 August 2011 CONTENTS Title Page No Part one: PESTEL Analysis Porters Five Forces Conclusion Part two: Internal Analysis of Ryanair: Strengths & Weaknesses Value Chain Analysis Of Ryanair Financial Analysis Of Ryanair Conclusion Appendices A) Value chain analysis B) Financial ratios of Ryanair and Easyjet C) Ryanair acquisition
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Words count : 3244 Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review on CSR 2.1 CSR Theories and Strategies 2.2 CSR Challenges and Issues 2.3 Summary of Key CSR Elements 3. Ryanair CSR Audit 3.1 Company Background 3.2 CSR Audit of the company 4. Analysis and discussion of the company CSR performance 5. Strategies CSR recommendations for the company 6. Conclusion 7. References Executive Summary Aim
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Opportunities and Threats. A SWOT analysis focuses on the micro environment of one of the above entities‚ i.e. “factors which the organisation has some control over”. – Business Management Course Text‚ AIT Ireland (2013-20134). SWOT ANALYSIS OF RYANAIR Strengths Weaknesses Lowest Cost Base of any European Airline Strong financial performance despite current economic climate Innovation Negative Public Perception Over-reliance on Seasonal trends to increase profit margins Poor customer service
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the purpose of this paper Ryanair and the Ryanair web site will be used to analyse the eight key perspectives of eCommerce. It will also analyse Ryanair business strategy‚ marketing strategy‚ future site development and conclude on same. Ryanair has 37 bases and 950+ low fare routes across 26 countries. Ryanair currently employs a team of more than 7‚000 people and expects to carry approximately 66 million passengers in the current fiscal year. (Ryanair 2010) Ryanair are well positioned‚ their
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- Dec 2011 Z0928183 INTRODUCTION Ryanair was founded in 1985 with only two aircrafts and a single Dublin-London route . By 2010 Ryanair had transformed itself into Europe ’s leading low cost airlines with 232 aircrafts flying to 153 destination. Ryan Air ’s strategic objective has been to offer the lowest possible air fare to its passengers and strive towards becoming europe No.1 Low Cost airlines. In this paper we will explore and analyze Ryanair ’s competitive position‚ strategic capabilities
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