Deregulation of the airlines in 1978 forced the industry to rethink their business strategy in order to be successful during a period of widespread operating losses due to an economic recession‚ striking air traffic controllers and brutal price wars. The poster child for innovation during this period was Astro Airlines founded in 1980 by its charismatic leader‚ Arthur Burton. Enthusiasm‚ excitement and optimism were watch words used to describe the atmosphere at Astro Airlines in the initial years
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the impact of the economic recession on Singapore food industry Student Name: Farah Shila Bte Mohd Zaini Student ID: 83751 School: School Of Hospitality Diploma: Diploma in Integrated Event Management Matriculation Year: 2009 Date: 22 September 2009 Contents • Executive Summary • Overview of the growth of Singapore food industries & SFI • Issues and Challenges: An analysis of the impact of Economic Recession on Singapore food industries. • Overcoming the
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ONLINE TICKETING IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: THE GLOBAL IMPACT Chiang-Nan Chao‚ St. John’s University‚ Jamaica‚ NY‚ USA Robert J. Mockler‚ St. John’s University‚ Jamaica‚ NY‚ USA Dorothy G. Dologite‚ Baruch College‚ New York‚ NY‚ USA ABSTRACT As consumers move away from the traditional approach of buying airline tickets in the past years‚ airlines are benefiting from cost reduction due to the rapid increase in paperless e-ticket sales and restrictive use of traditional travel agencies. However‚ when
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e-Government: The Singapore Arun Mahizhnan & Narayanan Andiappan Arun Mahizhnan is Deputy Director‚ Institute of Policy Studies‚ Singapore and Narayanan Andiappan is Assistant Manger‚ Infocomm Development Authority‚ Singapore Government. This paper draws heavily from resource materials provided by IDA. The views expressed are in the authors’ personal capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The term "e-Government" is used in this paper
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Masterplanning Individual Assignment Read: Ministry of Trade and Industry - The Economic Planning Committee‚ the Strategic Economic Plan: Towards a Developed Nation‚ Singapore National Printers‚ 1991. 1. What are the vision and goals of the Singapore’s Economic Strategic Plan? (2 marks) Vision A DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN THE FIRST LEAGUE Goals Enhancing Human Resources Promoting National Teamwork Becoming Internationally Oriented Creating a Conducive Climate for Innovation
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A Dynamic Game of Risk Control: A New Perspective on Singapore’s National Integrity System By Tan Tay Keong Corruption Control in Singapore During the country’s formative years in the 1950s and 1960s‚ corruption was rampant in Singapore. Syndicated corruption was rampant among police officers‚ public health inspectors‚ customs officials‚ and school administrators. Corruption was a way of life in the city during the British colonial rule and the Japanese occupation. In his Annual
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Southwest Airlines? How does this differ from the business model used at many other airlines‚ such as United and American Airlines? The business model that Southwest airline uses can be characterize as "keep it simple" that are they don’t fly everywhere they employ a point to point route system‚ no seating class distinctions‚ no choices on type of aircraft and simplest pricing structure. Southwest Airlines flies point to point which a lot differ from other operators like American Airlines and United
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7. Introduce the firm: a. who is the firm? Iberia Airlines i. whom does it serve? In 1944‚ the civil Aviation Conference was held in Chacigo‚ where fifty two states siged an International Convention that established the basic principles for the functioning of the air market: each country could negotiate bilateral agreements with other countries in order to regulate the market conditions that would govern air traffic. Before the 1980’s‚ the planning system used was basically “ point to point”
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BUDGET 2013 - PERSONAL TAX The Finance minister of Singapore announced several budget initiatives in the Budget 2013 that aims to improve the lives of Singapore citizens. A number of changes were introduced which promotes progressive taxation‚ building a more inclusive society and encouraging quality growth. This Budget is very much focused on productivity and helping the lower income group as well as the elderly. Although there would not be any drastic changes in the personal tax rates‚ we could
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INTRODUCTION China Airlines Introduction In Dec 2010‚ China airlines Ltd‚ announced that it had recorded sales revenues of 138.14 Million dollar as for flights carrying people. The company’s Sales Revenue increased by 41 % from Dec 2009 in which the company had achieved 98 Million Dollars. This increase was followed after the company’s announcement in January 2010 that its recorded Sales reached an amount of 358 Million dollars in Dec 2009 including civil and cargo services. These numbers show a
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