example of how different Leaders and their Management have direct implications on their organization‚ even though both the Companies discussed in the case study are in similar industries. The Companies Discussed in the Case Study is Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair‚ Sir Richard Branson Being the Leader and Founder for Virgin and Michael O’Leary for Ryan Air. This Essay would look at how different Leadership‚ Management and Motivation style and theories they can adopted for their respected companies. The second
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The Low-cost Orange Flying Machine: The Case of easyJet Introduction The colour orange is increasingly becoming synonymous with the firm easyJet as it has become one of the world’s most profitable low-cost airlines (Alamdari and Fagan‚ 2005). This paper examines the basis of their success and argues firstly‚ that easyJet from its inception essentially adopted and stayed with the original low-cost model that was pioneered by Southwest airlines in the USA. Moreover‚ this is a model that has served
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Europe‚ their only main competitors will be Ryanair which is placed on the first. Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline that offers slightly cheaper air tickets as they land on the secondary airport. Its headquarters is located at Dublin Airport with its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted Airports. According to the report of Top European Low Cost Airlines as of June 2008‚ easyJet achieved a total of 41.3 million passengers while Ryanair had a total of 53.3 millions passengers which
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The power that airplanes held in a time of war‚ was very different then all the other vessels that where used during conflict. For example‚ ground troops‚ tanks and ships as “The access [an airplane] provides makes it a faster‚ more flexible‚ and more precise than any other form of military power.” Before the 20th century‚ nations had not held the power for aerial bombardments on such a large scale. First used by the Italians in the Italo-Turkish War‚ planes went on to have an important role in
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Study-Ryanair: the low-fares airlines-future directions‚ Johnson‚ G.‚ Scholes‚ K.‚ Whittington‚ R.‚ Angwin‚ D.‚ and Regner‚ P. (2014) “Exploring Strategy‚ text and cases”. Publisher: Prentice Hall‚ pp. 612-623. Questions: 1. Why has Ryanair been successful so far? 2. Is Ryanair’s strategy sustainable? 3. Would you recommend any changes to Ryanair’s approach in changing environmental circumstances? Does the proposal to introduce long-haul flights make strategic sense? 4. What should Ryanair do with
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Task 1 Conduct desk research Consider the air travel industry’s environment‚ conduct research on the main forces in the macro environment facing air travel industry companies. Based on your research prepare a report. Your report should cover the following information a)Background of the research Industry Specific Metrics Aircraft Utilization: The most basic metric for an airline is aircraft utilization. This is a measure of the average number of hours that each aircraft is flying in each 24
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3) Ryanair was introduced as a low-cost airline in 1991‚ CEO Michael O’Leary used the low-cost American‚ SouthWest airline model to plan their tactical direction. Ryanair has set values‚ which they want to succeed in such as: product leader‚ operationally excellent and being intimate with their customers. ( Dbuccellato2011‚ 2012) As for Southwest airlines‚ it is a people-oriented company and uses that orientation to leverage its advantages. It cuts costs by having employees who work for a company
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1. ¿Por qué Air Berlin quiere hacer una IPO? The decision of Air Berlin to launch an IPO is based on three main reasons that go along with the company’s corporate strategy. The company wants to raise gross proceeds of €350 million in order to fund the growth of its aircraft fleet‚ to pay off debt and to invest in sustainable growth. Hereby‚ 50% of net proceeds (total: €290 million) will be invested into purchasing 55 new aircrafts. Air Berlin wishes to expand its fleet by Airbus 320 airplanes
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revenues of E1‚215.6 million in 2010 and flying some 9.3 million passengers that same year ‚Aer Lingus has expanded into the second largest after low-cost rival Ryanair ‚airline in Ireland.‚with a 42% market share on its key Dublin to London route over BMI‚ Ryanair and Air France. Aer Lingus is currently 29.4% owned by its rival Ryanair ‚25.4% by the government and a
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Introduction We as financial consultants decided to pick 3 law cost airlines as a result a number of people flying more and more today and this industry will grow. This industry should be good for investment. Profitability Total revenue in 2011 was £3.452 million and grew by 16.8% in compare to 2010. This was achieved despite a significant increase in passenger taxes and economic instability around the world. This is a very healthy figure which might grow within the next years as a result of more
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