Task Three: Budget Airlines CONTENTS • Who and what are budget airlines • Marketing environment - Micro environment - Macro environment • Sources of information • Segmentation • Targeting • Positioning • Marketing mix – price • Questions Budget Airline Definition Budget airlines don’t have free meals and entertainment • Budget airlines don’t issue tickets • Budget airlines have only one class – budget class
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Emirates Airlines is one of the leading airlines in the industry. It has maintained many sources of competitive advantage in terms of cost and uniqueness which had led to a cost advantage and differentiation advantage. Although cost advantage and differentiation advantage are mutually exclusive‚ Emirates Airlines was able to sustain both. As for the competitive scope‚ the company can have either a broad target or a narrow target. Most probably Emirates Airlines is favouring the broad target because
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Case: Porter Airlines Group: Issues: The issues facing Porter Airlines are whether or not the existing business model will remain valid during ongoing operations. The company needs to plan their expansion strategy and decide on how aggressively it can enter competitive markets. Analysis: Porter Airlines competitive position lies in its dominant position at YTZ as it is close to downtown Toronto‚ and is very attractive and attracts a higher yields ($/RPM – revenue per passenger mile).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indian Airlines is the oldest carrier in the domestic aviation industry. It has been the main stay for domestic air travel in India for more than 45 years. With the arrival of other private airlines‚ its interests have been hurt‚ but it is continuing it’s quest to be the leader in this industry. During the research‚ the main objectives of the study have been: a)To understand the perception of travellers towards Indian Airlines. b)Also to apprehend the perceptions of travel
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factors‚ like: the general decline in the world economy‚ aircraft fuel price increases‚ wages‚ work rules and work patterns‚ chapter 11 bankruptcy airlines‚ excess capacity‚ a very capital intensive business and too many years as regulated airlines. In fact‚ during the Gulf war and recession in 1990-92‚ it took them four years to return to profit‚ even though traffic recovered within a year. The industry experienced a profit slump. From 1994 to 1997‚ airlines have had to recognize the need for radical
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Continental Airlines Memo To: Lawrence Kellner From: Date: Re: The purpose of this memorandum is to address the profitability issues at Continental Airlines and to estimate the costs for 2009 to forecast the future outlook of the company. To address these issues‚ I used regression analysis to observe what effect the 11% reduction in flying capacity would have on the firm’s future operating costs. I also used the results from the regression analysis to verify the costs that‚ if reduced
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Gate Turnaround at Southwest Airlines Video Case Study Southwest Airlines was started in 1971 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. Their idea was simple. If they could take airline passengers where they want to go‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible price; all while having fun doing it‚ then people would love to fly on their airline. As a result of this‚ no other airline in the industry’s history has enjoyed the customer loyalty and extended profitability which Southwest
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along the four dimensions? a) Geographic scope Southwest airline provides point-to-point service between midsize cities and secondary airports in large cities. This can help avoiding congestion in large airports and hence save an average 20% of average flight time. b) Choice of business (corporate portfolio) SWA focuses on only airlines services‚ especially the short-haul flights. c) Vertical Integration decision Southwest airline does all of its own ticketing‚ not making its seats available
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Airline Industry Analysis Page 1 of 15 Memorandum Date: Subject: To: From: July 13‚ 2009 Airline Industry Analysis Dr. Matt Ford Adam Brown‚ Radmila Gogzheyan‚ Greg Huwel‚ Marie Meininger‚ Josh Riedel‚ Christina Ryan Introduction The following is an analysis of the airline industry. Using collected information and Porter’s “Five Forces” model‚ we will provide information about the attractiveness of the airline industry and provide a recommendation based on that information. Industry Background
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Analysis “Southwest Airlines 2008” Valerie Deneen The University of Iowa Case Analysis “Soutwesth Airlines 2008” U.S. Airline Industry Overview Ever since the Wright brothers successfully flown the first airplane in 1903‚ air travel had become one of the most popular means of long distance travel. From 1937 to 1978‚ air transportation was part of public utilities and was regulated by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board in the U.S. Airfares‚ routes‚ schedules‚ and number of airlines‚ were all regulated;
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