Southwest and Continental Airlines: A Managerial Economic Perspective Introduction In order for companies to maximize profits and productivity‚ it is important that they implement managerial economics on both a day-to-day and strategic basis. This paper will compare and contrast Southwest and Continental Airlines from a managerial economic perspective. The goal of the paper is to critically analyze both companies on their use of managerial economic practices. The Airline industry is a capitally
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Ireland and Gatwick Airport‚ the second busiest airport in London after Heathrow. Later on‚ regulatory authorities permitted the Ryanair Airlines to have at least four flying flights a day on Dublin-London route‚ with more seating capacity. Nowadays‚ Ryanair‚ with its rapid growth‚ occupies the most sought position in its own field‚ being "Britain’s favorite airline" and the oldest-low cost air carrier in Europe. The goal of my internal analysis on Ryanair is to focus on resources and capabilities
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Southwest Airlines: Development of a positive culture One key component that gives a company an elusive‚ sustainable competitive advantage is culture. What is culture? In essence‚ it’s vital element that deals with people‚ trust‚ leadership and passion (dictionary.com). Why is culture important? Because our competitor can duplicate everything we do‚ for example‚ our prices‚ but they can’t duplicate our culture. Proof of the importance of a positive culture is Southwest Airlines. Southwest
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Executive Summary Southwest Airlines is one of the most profitable airlines in the airline industry. During turbulent economic times Southwest has managed to continue strong revenue growth in a disastrous environment and has operated profitably for 39 consecutive years (Mintzmyer‚ 2012). Southwest Airlines has capitalized on the company’s strength of being the top low cost carrier by offering a simple and efficient business plan that prides itself on customer service. Southwest utilizes only the
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Case Study 1 – Southwest Airlines 1. To what do you attribute the success of Southwest Airlines? The success of Southwest Airlines was mainly attributed to their innovative high-volume‚ low-margin business model‚ which included cutting flight prices dramatically‚ using their fleet at maximum capacity‚ and entertaining marketing gimmicks. Southwest’s flight structure took advantage of low-density airports and underserved areas and was comprised of a two-tiered pricing structure that books
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Abstract Airline companies are facing many challenges keeping their cost down and profits up. Some of the main issues are gas prices and pilots pay. CEO of Southwest Airlines‚ Gary Kelly‚ has been able to work with fuel companies to provide one of the lowest costs for gas than any other company. With his great knowledge and social personality‚ he has been a very effective leader for Southwest. The company’s core competencies is treating their customers with respect and showing them that they are
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Southwest Airlines Company Financial Analysis Five Year Financial Overview Southwest Airlines Co. | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | Revenues | Not Available | $15‚658.00 M | $12‚104.00 M | $10‚350.00 M | $11‚023.00 M | Stock Price | Not Available | $8.56 | $12.98 | $11.43 | $8.62 | Profit Margin | Not Available | 1.14% | 3.79% | .96% | 1.61% | Net Income | | $178.00 M | $459.00 M | $99.00 M | $178.00 M | Employees | Not Available | 45‚392 | 34‚901 | 34‚726 | 35‚499 |
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Because there are many ways to fulfill the needs of the customer‚ a straight-forward approach is to consider the four "Ps" of the marketing mix. This paper will examine the marketing mix and give examples of the marketing mix as it pertains to Southwest Airlines. The four elements of the marketing mix are product‚ place‚ promotion and price. Product is the good or service sold to satisfy a customer’s needs. Place involves all of the decisions required to make the product or service available in the
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“Southwest Airlines In Baltimore” Case Study 1.How does Southwest airline compete? What are its advantages relative to other airlines? Southwest airline is one of the major airlines in US. By considering the car and the bus as its chief competition‚ Southwest became the most inexpensive and most frequent flights between urban markets separated by 500 miles. From 1992 to 1996‚ it got the airline industry’s more shining awards: the fewest delays‚ the fewest complaints and the fewest mishandled
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Porter’s five forces framework 1. The threat of new entrants. In terms of economies of scale‚ Southwest fleet grew to 537 Boeing 737 aircraft providing service to 64 cities in 32 states throughout the United States‚ with 397 city pairs being served nonstop‚ by the end of 2008‚ thus has reached sufficient economies of scale. And Southwest Airline gains its cost advantage through the implementation of “low-cost strategy”. It not only flew planes point-to-point—short-haul flights bypassing the
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