UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT ON Airline Industry (International Busuness-606) Submitted To Dr. Enamul Haque School of Business & Economics Submission Date 26th Dec. 2012 Table of Content |Topics |Page No. | |1.Globalization of Airline Industry |3 | |Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
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Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum decided to create a new airline and thus began the era of Emirates airlines. Emirates was established in 1985 with two Boeing 727s from the royal fleet and an Airbus and a Boeing leased from Pakistan International Airways(PIA). It was initially the flag carrier of UAE. It carried 86‚000 passengers in its first year of operation. Emirates is the classic example of a true hub and spokes system. It relies on connecting the world via Dubai. Emirates first flight was from Dubai
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Southwest Airlines Case Study Manohar Gadiraju Overview Southwest Airlines has been a cost leader in the airline industry with continuous growth and profits for the past 35 years. It has been the fourth largest domestic carrier with low priced routes and a no frills policy - free of in-flight meals and baggage transfers. The low cost fares‚ almost comparable to automobile transportation costs‚ have created both an unprecedented growth and new markets for this airline. Southwest was
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F . WARREN MCFARLAN Tale of Two Airlines in The Network Age: Or Why The Spirit of King George III Is Alive and Well! As Professor Roger McPherson’s wait to go through the security process a second time dragged on into its third hour on this Spring day in 2002‚ (all passengers had to be rescreened upon the discovery that one of the airport screening machines was unplugged) he was reminded of another delayed business trip and the role that information technology played in the story. At 5:30pm
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Southwest Airlines is the industry leader in low cost airfare. They began its operation in 1971 with three Texas based routes and began interstate routes in 1978. When Southwest entered the market in 1971 they employed a market penetration pricing approach. They wanted to provide the best service for the lowest possible price. They saw that if they cut out certain unnecessary benefits they could lower their ticket price to a level far below that of the competition. They do not have in flight
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Case 1: Southwest Airlines 1. What is SWA’s strategy? What does it take to execute the strategy? Southwest’s strategy is to maintain low cost‚ low fares and frequent flights. SWA execute this strategy through emphasizes point to point routes‚ which means customers fly directly to their final destination. According to annual report of 1993‚ 80 percent of its customers fly non-stop to their final destination. Furthermore‚ SWA also pays off in shorter turnaround times and higher equipment. Therefore
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1. Discuss Porter’s Five Forces of industry competition‚ with relation to the entry of Southwest Airline in the airline market. The Porter’s Five Forces are as followed: Rivalry: The rivalry factors that could influence Southwest include high fixed costs‚ excess capacity‚ low differentiation‚ and price war. Fixed costs in the industry mean the costs of planes‚ fuel‚ pilots‚ flight attendants‚ and additional staff for luggage and customer service. All of these factors need to meet governmental
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Similar Business ’s in Different Worlds Economic Environment in Wales A good economy needs to have stability and growth‚ there needs to be a decrease in inflation and low interest rates to ensure there is access to the appropriate supplier of labour. The welsh government usually uses taxes and spending as a way to control the economy. As the banks work for the government they are able to alter the quantity of money that ’s available‚ in 2009 they provided them with more money to be able to lend
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7:20 American Airlines Matt Vinas 10/1/2012 1. Political: “In some cases‚ foreign governments limit U.S. air carriers’ rights to carry passengers beyond designated gateway cities in foreign countries.” This can affect the American Airlines company in the competitive airline industry because if some foreign governments deny the rights to U.S. air carriers to carry passengers beyond designated cities‚ the loyal customers of American Airlines would choose another airline that would be accepted
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines Co. is a major U.S. airline and the world’s largest low-cost carrier‚ headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. It was established in 1967 that operates Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to fly among three major Texas cities – Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. It is the biggest operator of the Boeing 737 in the world. Flight distances ranged from 190 to 250 miles and flight time were about 45 minutes. Today Southwest operates nearly 400 Boeing 737 aircraft to 59 U
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