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    Southwest Airlines Over 35 years ago‚ Rollin King and Herb Kelleher decided to create a different type of airline. They began with the simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time and at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people will fly your airline. They were right (Southwest Airlines‚ 2004)! What began as a small Texas airline has grown to become one of the largest airlines in the United States

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    Running head: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines William F. White Grand Canyon University Introduction Southwest Airlines took their first flight in June 18‚ 1971. The company got underway more then four years earlier but had a number of tough lawsuits against them before they were able to get their first plane up in the air. Southwest Airlines began serving the Texas cities of Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. And then in 1979‚ Southwest Airlines finally made their first voyage outside

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    save fuel‚ and reduce engine maintenance costs and takeoff noise. - Fuel cost saving. Southwest effectively takes advantage of fuel hedging to buy fuel at lower prices. And to cut fuel cost Southwest also takes some other actions such as carrying less water for bathroom‚ and replacing passenger seats with lighter models. - Equipment and technology application and outstanding automation processes. Southwest has invested significant sums in facilities‚ equipment‚ and technology to efficiently process

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    Case Study Southwest Airlines Course: Services Marketing 3rd Term Southwest Airlines (SWA) began services in 1971. In 1972‚ court order no charter flight beyond Texas in order to make up for the lost revenue they were forced to sell aircrafts and keep just the ones needed to continue business and operate scheduled services. Schedule could be kept if the turning time of a plain was low enough (10 minutes). Nevertheless‚ Dallas-based SWA achieved 40 consecutive years of profitability and an

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    Wendy Galindo Southwest Airlines I. Introduction: Southwest airlines performance in recent years has been outstanding compared to the rest of the airline industry. The company has maintained a stable increase of income‚ having year over year profitability since 1973‚ despite the fact that industry where it competes is characterized by being vulnerable to the recent downward economics and an intense rivalry between competitors. Southwest is one of the US largest airline carriers in terms

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    Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices Assignment Questions 1. Is there anything that you find particularly impressive about Southwest Airlines? 2. What grade would you give Southwest management for the job it has done in crafting the company’s strategy? What is it that you like or dislike about the strategy? Does Southwest have a winning strategy? 3. What are the key policies‚ procedures‚ operating practices‚ and core values underlying Southwest’s efforts to implement

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    any details on possible questions or further actions. Southwest Airlines (A) Stanford Graduate School of Business Case Study HR-1A (1995) A Summary This case is about Ann Rhoades‚ vice president of people for Southwest Airlines (LUV). She is preparing for a meeting with the top executives of the airlines to discuss the airline’s competitive position in the light of United’s and Continental’s recent engagement in the low fare market after their huge losses over the last 12 months‚ whilst

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    Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices Summary Southwest Airlines was founded by Herb Kelleher in 1967 to provide low-cost service between Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio. Although the U.S. airline industry had lost money in 15 of the 30 years between 1980 and 2009‚ Southwest has reported profit every year since 1973. Southwest Airlines is considered to be the most successful budget airline in the U.S. Since 2000‚ the number of passengers flying Southwest has

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    MGMT 3110 L1 Case Report: Southwest Airlines What is SWA’s competitive strategy? What does it take to execute the competitive strategy? The SWA has adopted ‘Cost Leadership’ as its competitive advantage. And it has achieved low cost through numerous ways. To commence with‚ the Southwest workforce routinely turn around an aircraft in only 15 minutes and its gates are manned by a single agent and have a ground crew of six or fewer‚ which are much lower than other airlines. In other words‚ the SWA

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    (1) What is the Southwest¡¦s position along the four dimensions? a) Geographic scope Southwest airline provides point-to-point service between midsize cities and secondary airports in large cities. This can help avoiding congestion in large airports and hence save an average 20% of average flight time. b) Choice of business (corporate portfolio) SWA focuses on only airlines services‚ especially the short-haul flights. c) Vertical Integration decision Southwest airline does all of its own ticketing

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