RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY by Sharon Fernando PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS In the Faculty of Business Administration Financial Risk Management O Sharon Fernando 2006 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2006 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part‚ by photocopy or other means‚ without permission of the author. APPROVAL Name: Sharon Fernando Degree: Master of Arts Title of Project:
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Current Situation of Airline Industry Since the airline industry was deregulated in the late 1970s‚ they shall hold the line on the number of planes they fly. The result is that the people by plane shall be more and more‚ and the fares shall become expensive. Because air transport is faster than other transportation methods‚ the people increasingly prefer to fly. The air transportation shall be an important transportation method in the future‚ and the people engaged in air transportation shall have
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Business Models in the Airline Industry January 30‚ 2013 Winter term 2013 Outline Evolution Hub-and-spoke route networks Legacy carriers Low cost carriers (LCCs) Ultra low cost carriers (ULCCs) Regional and charter carriers Evolution Before deregulation Full service network carriers No low cost models No price competition (same price on a given route) Full-quality service Point-to-point route networks After deregulation Proliferation
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is about GMG airline. The first part of this report illustrates problem definition‚ scope‚ objective‚ methodology and limitations. Then the second part of the report which is the major one discusses about the industry first‚ then overview about GMG‚ their mission‚ vision‚ objective‚ policies‚ strategies and organizational structures. According to the data provided by Bangladesh Biman‚ in 1972 it flew nearly 337‚000 passengers in the domestic sector and 367‚000 passengers
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Contents Identify a market for tourism or hospitality services in the Asia Pacific region that is essentially oligopolistic in nature. Analyse the pricing and supply strategies of the key firms operating in this market. Introduction This report explains the theory of oligopoly and discusses how Australia ’s airline industry provides a solid example of an oligopoly market. It uses case studies of Qantas‚ Jetstar‚ Virgin and Tiger airlines to demonstrate how they all need to employ profit-maximising
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Airline Industry Competitive Structure The market structure of the Airline industry consists of a few corporations making its market structure an oligopoly. The airline industry is very volatile to changes in oil prices and can lead to fare increases and reducing overall profits. In 2011 for example jet fuel cost was at 2.84 a gallon up 243% from 1995 adjusted with inflation. In addition to what the current market is charging for a barrel of oil airlines have to deal with the “crack spread”‚ which
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financial crisis and other factors‚ especially the oil price‚ that is the most major factor of the airline cost‚ and still increasing‚ made the airline industry’s production decline shaply. The main source of profit for the airline industry are passenger and cargo revenue primarily‚ in addition‚ the fuel surcharges and exchange gains constitute the major part of its profits. According to these factors‚ airline companies will make a expection development whether they can benefit or loss‚ and they will
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etc) * Emerging markets and expansion abroad * Innovation * Online * Product and services expansion * Membership of any airline alliance will help to increase reach via code share agreements * Leverage on association with coffee company like Starbucks to provide onboard coffee by creating awareness in all coffee outlets * International flights and global expansion * Potential for research in marketing and advertising - ATA Domestic Code-Sharing Agreement. - International flights - Further
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The basis for Value Creation of a classical hub-organised airline consists of its operating hub and spoke strategy. This system implies that all flights move along spokes connected to a hub placed at the centre. In fact all long-haul flights depart from the hub‚ to which all passengers are flown in the first place. Therefor it is necessary to own a heterogeneous fleet to secure an outstanding efficiency of the long distance flights. To have an attractive and used to capacity hub at one’s disposal
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large and growing industry. It facilitates economic growth‚ world trade‚ international investment and tourism and is therefore central to the globalization taking place in many other industries (Airline Industry‚ 2000). In Globalization era‚ Airplane industries are really important to move people to another place. It’s really reliable and secure. Compare with five decades ago. Airplane was frightening and costly. People try to find new technological innovation in airplane industry to devoted passenger
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