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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Although Ryanair inspired its strategy from the low cost model Southwest has created‚ we can easily notice that there is now major differences between Ryanair and Southwest Airlines. 1. They are not targeting the same market. In 2009 Ryanair had over 850 routes across 26 countries in Europe‚ while Southwest is only focused on the domestic market (except from Mexico and the Caribbean‚ after its acquisition of AirTran Airways). Even if Ryanair considered the opportunity to go overseas‚ they dropped
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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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The managers of the Ryanair chose discovering the opportunities in the market. Evaluating all the facts‚ Ryanair chose low cost strategy which was quite successful decision. By using cost advantage strategy‚ the firm tries to maintaining lower cost (C) at the same time achieving willingness to purchase for customers (B) that is comparable to their competitors. The Ryanair had low costs compared to the competitors due to some reasons. To begin with‚ they were late movers which mean that they benefited
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New performance management system and the performance improvement process Performance Measurement Systems: 1.0 Introduction There are 3 charts in this section Chart 1.1: This is a general introductory chart which has been tailored for measurements to demonstrate that a balanced scorecard is an integral part of business planning and strategy This chart emphasizes that strategy implementation must be top-down and a good measurement system is a powerful tool for achieving this. It also shows how
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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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Task A- Introduction Ryanair Europe ’s Leading Low Fares Airline is an Irish airline with headquarters in Dublin and its biggest operational base at London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europe ’s largest low-cost carrier. As of 31 July 2007‚ Ryanair operates 516 routes across 26 countries from 26 bases. Ryanair has been characterised by rapid expansion‚ a result of the deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1997. Ryanair is the third largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers
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History ATR-42 in 1991 Ryanair has grown since its establishment in 1985 from a small airline flying a short hop from Waterford to London into one of Europe’s largest carriers. After the rapidly growing airline was taken public in 1997‚ the money raised was used to expand the airline into a pan-European carrier. Revenues have risen from €231 million in 1998‚ to €1843 million in 2003 and €3013 million in 2010. Similarly net profits have increased from €48 million to €339 million over the same
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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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Ryanair Ryanair is the World’s favorite airline with 41 bases and 1100+ low fare routes across 26 countries‚ connecting 153 destinations. Ryanair operates a fleet of 232 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with firm orders for a further 82 new aircraft (before taking account of planned disposals)‚ which will be delivered over the next 2.5 years. Ryanair currently has a team of more than 7‚000 people and expects to carry approximately 73 million passengers in fiscal year 2010/11. (http://www.ryanair.com/en/about)
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