"Southwest airlines culture values and operating practices case study" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 26 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Delta Airlines Case Study

    • 986 Words
    • 4 Pages

    April 2008‚ Delta Airlines announced its intention to merge with and absorb Northwest Airlines‚ formerly known as Northwest Orient. Delta Airlines had already grown through the acquisition of Northeast in 1972 and Western Airlines in 1986. Northwest was also a large airline‚ having absorbed Republic Airlines‚ itself a merger of North Central Airlines‚ Southern‚ and later Hughes Air west. Republic had an important hub in Memphis‚ as did Federal Express. The result would be global airlines with hubs in

    Premium Delta Air Lines Northwest Airlines Airline

    • 986 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Company Study of Northwest Airlines Business Ethics Ms. Dixon Albert Otos and Jesse Bucholz Introduction Northwest Airlines is one of the pioneers in the airline travel industry and is ranked as the fourth largest air carrier in the United States today. The success of the carrier depends on the quality and reliability of the service at a practical price. Close competitors force Northwest to introduce their services by increasing efficiency. This paper will try to look at different views

    Premium Northwest Airlines Air France

    • 869 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Southwest Airlines: Leading the Airline Industry one Statistic at a Time Victoria Mack May 6th‚ 2013 Quantitative Research Methods Term Paper I. Introduction “The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and company spirit.” (Kelly‚ Gary) By providing the highest quality of customer service‚ Southwest Airlines business model is set up to provide

    Premium Southwest Airlines Delta Air Lines American Airlines

    • 1250 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Porter Airline Case Study

    • 1332 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Executive Summary Porter Airlines is a continued success in the short haul air travel business. Its low cost structure has enabled them to be proactive in the industry and gain a fairly large market share. Porter’s strategic successes include its quick turnaround time upon departure and arrival‚ its competitive ticket pricing‚ web ticket sales and its exceptional customer service. In addition‚ Porter’s low cost and low maintenance on their Q400 turboprops give them a competitive

    Premium Airline Southwest Airlines Avianca

    • 1332 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    I. Economy The economy plays a very large part in the airline industry. Recessions are known to cause less demand for air travel for both business and leisure travelers. The financial crisis in 2008 had an extremely negative impact on the industry. The companies saw sharp declines in both passenger traffic and profit margins. While the industries are still in a sensitive spot‚ the US airlines managed to make a small profit in 2009. Thanks to the efforts of combating the dwindling demand by shrinking

    Premium Airline Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines

    • 661 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Part 4: Alternatives and Options 6 Part 5: Recommendations 8 Part 6: Implementation Plan 9 Part 7: Monitor and Control 10 Part 1: Executive Summary With 1988 operating income of $801 million on a revenue of $8.55 billion‚ American Airlines‚ Inc. (American)‚ principal subsidiary of Dallas/Fort Worth-based AMR Corporation‚ was the largest airline in the United States. At year-end 1988 American operated 468 aircraft on 2‚200 flights daily to 151 destinations in the United States‚ Bermuda‚ Canada‚ Mexico

    Premium Airline American Airlines

    • 1220 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Southwest Airlines: Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper Communications for Accountants COM/530 Southwest Airlines: Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper   Southwest Airlines’ strong organizational culture is reflected in its mission as shown in its website: “dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and Company Spirit.” Southwest is a company that not only excels in customer service

    Premium Organizational culture Organizational studies Organizational studies and human resource management

    • 1228 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Norwegian airlines started its operations in 1993 on a regional basis‚ however‚ only appeared on the market as a low-cost carrier on a small scale in 2002. The company is currently operating a mixt fleet of Boeing 787 and Boeing 737-800’s aircrafts. Now‚ Norwegian Airlines are holding eighteen destinations across Europe and USA. Norwegian Airlines succeeded to launch low-cost long haul flights from Gatwick to USA‚ and are currently awaiting AOC approval to launch flights from Ireland to US. This

    Premium Airline Southwest Airlines Low-cost carrier

    • 795 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Two Southwest Airlines Incidents. Two more similar incidents occurred in 2009 and 2011 to two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 aircrafts. The fuselage ruptured in the similar areas due to corrosion and lap joint issues‚ but at a far lesser severity than that of Aloha Airlines Flight 243. The incidents occurred to Southwest Flight 2294 on July 13‚ 2009 and to Southwest Flight 812 on April 1‚ 2011‚ where both aircrafts made emergency landings safely with no injuries (Irving‚ 2011). Southwest Flight

    Premium Airline Aircraft Southwest Airlines

    • 964 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Singapore Airline case study

    • 4540 Words
    • 19 Pages

    but only 2 hours by flight. Completion in airline industry is increasingly intense when many airlines step in with their techniques to attract customer. “Who lead the field?” is always a top importance concern of all airlines. Singapore Airlines is not an exception‚ starting as a separate airline from former Malaysia-Singapore Airline in 1972‚ now it is recognizes as one of world’s leading international airlines. We should wonder how come an airline of a small area‚ low population country like

    Premium Airline Singapore Airlines Delta Air Lines

    • 4540 Words
    • 19 Pages
    Powerful Essays
Page 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 50