Chapter 2 Characteristics of the Airline Industry The real difficulty in changing any enterprise lies not in developing new ideas‚ but in escaping from the old ones. John Maynard Keynes 2.1 Introduction In recent years‚ the European airline industry has exhibited impressively dynamics. The sector has gone through a drastic change on both the supply and the demand side. Unlikely in other industries‚ the driving forces governing the recent changes do not depend mainly on technological factors
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Spirit Airlines (SAVE) is an ultra low-cost‚ low-fare based in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida that provides affordable travel opportunities. The IPO for Sprit airlines was offered on June 11th‚ 2011. The price of the stock at the IPO date was of $12.00. According to NASDAQ.com‚ the money that was raised on the IPO was $187.2 million dollars‚ with 5 million dollars in expenses. After the underwriting cost eliminated they approximately raised171.0 million. After the IPO sale
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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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EWMBA 299 – Competitive Strategy Southwest Airlines Introduction The domestic US airline industry has been intensely competitive since it was deregulated in 1978. In a regulated environment‚ most of the cost increases were passed along to consumers under a fixed rate-of-return based pricing scheme. This allowed labor unions to acquire a lot of power and workers at the major incumbent carriers were overpaid. After deregulation‚ the incumbent carriers felt the most pain‚ and the floodgates had
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entry DA is one of the oldest airlines in the United States‚ however‚ there are still threats from new entrants in the market because low-cost carriers (LCC) definitely going to affect the pricing strategy of DA. In contrast‚ DA has brand loyalty due to its long history of operation. Moreover‚ the entry barriers are still high due to the operating cost such as aircraft‚ airport cost‚ maintenance‚ route licenses‚ and taxations. The threat of substitution Since the airline industry is serving passengers
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would survive this restructuring. NOTE 1. Source: Jupiter Communications‚ 2000. WESTjET AIRLINES (A): THE CULTURE THAT BREEDS A PASSION To SuccEED Prepared by Ken Mark under the supervision of Professor Gerard Seijts Copyright© 2001‚ lvey Management Services INTRODUCTION It was April 17‚ 2001‚ and WestJet ’s market capitalization had just surpassed that of Air Canada ’s‚ the country ’s leading airline. "We ’re in the hospitality business and our culture is everything to us‚" stated Don Bell
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international fashion companies. It belongs to Inditex‚ one of the world’s largest distribution groups. According to its official website‚ Zara treated the customer as the heart of unique business model. Ryanair is one of the world’s favorite airlines operating over 1‚500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1‚500 low fare routes across 28 countries‚ connecting over 168 destinations. Zara and Ryanair have been a great success in their own industry. Both of them are famous in their low cost comparing
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JetBlue VS Southwest This case is a report that compares the financials of two well-known firms in the airline industry‚ JetBlue and Southwest. JetBlue Airways Corp was established in the year 1998 with a vision of being a leading cost efficient passenger airline with competitive‚ low rates. The company has been working toward a goal of growing sustainably while also maintaining efficient liquidity. The second firm in this case report‚ Southwest Airlines Company is a much older airline‚ which was
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1 Why has Southwest been so much more successful than its competitors? From the start‚ Southwest had the advantage of cheaper startup cost of aircraft due to Boeing overproducing its Boeing 737. Southwest’s key strategy was cheapest ticket pricing. Their goal was to charge fares at all times that were below the cost of driving a car. Another key strategy was the 10 minute turnaround time which enabled the airline to generate higher revenue. The airline then later adopted the airline with the fun
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strategic business plan of American Airlines‚ and how they are responding to changes in the marketplace to compete in the modern era. We will also analyze the advantages of rebranding efforts‚ the effectiveness of existing practices of the airline and how the airline may operate post merger with US Airways. By some measurements‚ the merger between American Airlines and US Airways will create the largest company in the world‚ thus positioning American Airlines to potentially become the most influential
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