JetBlue Airlines Strategic Management Case Analysis Introduction to the Company History of the Firm JetBlue was established in 1999‚ and was the third airline start-up for founder and CEO David Neeleman. Neeleman managed to gather $130 million‚ the most ever raised for a start-up airline‚ from investors that included Chase Capital and financier George Soros. With the large start-up capital he purchased new Airbus A320 jets equipped with satellite TV‚ a first in the industry. In 2004 the
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United Airlines Case United Airlines was founded in 1926‚ which gives the airline nearly 90 years of experience. United faced many challenges throughout its years of operation‚ however the airline has still managed to be relevant and competitive in its industry. Theses challenges include: mergers‚ acquisitions‚ war‚ the Great Depression‚ labor union strikes‚ buyout attempts‚ terrorist attacks‚ bankruptcy‚ and recessions. The Airline deregulation Act of 1978 was the genesis for the airline industry we know
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Benchmarking: A Quantitative and Qualitative Look at Southwest Airlines and British Airways In today ’s competitive marketplace‚ all firms are seeking ways to improve their overall performance. One such method of improvement‚ recently adopted by many firms‚ is benchmarking. Benchmarking is a technique used to evaluate internal business processes. "In this analysis‚ managers determine the firm ’s critical processes and outputs‚ baseline those processes‚ then compare the performance of each
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Outline two possible ‘likely futures’ for the low-cost airline industry. The low-cost model in the airline industry‚ pioneered by Southwest Airlines‚ continues to bring profitability‚ success and challenges to airlines in markets across the world. Low-cost airlines continue to put pressure on the traditional ‘legacy’ airlines to compete while engaged in an intense rivalry with direct low-cost competitors. This paper argues that the low-cost airline industry is likely to (i) look to long haul operations
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Airline Industry Overview History The airline business has been in existence for over 75 years. There have been many upward and downward swings in the overall airline business economy. History has recorded that while 140 airlines have declared Chapter 11; only two have emerged. Today‚ the U.S. airline industry is facing an unprecedented financial crisis and the outlook is bleak. Only one major carrier that has shown a profit over the past four years and‚ in the same timeframe‚ the other major
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Abstract It became apparent that labor relations became a big problem for American Airlines when the pilots executed the sick out of 1999 because of the unfair business practices that American Airlines did by acquiring another airline and had a two tier wages. The union wanted a resolution and sometimes those are hard to come by. Companies can be very productive if they have good labor relations with their employees. When dealing with labor problems there many questions one must answer. How
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Airline Sky Miles Emergence‚ Marketing Mix and Effects upon the Airline Industry 1. Abstract The contemporaneous business industry is significantly different from how it used to be only a few decades ago. The primary change that occurred regarded the nature of the business. As such‚ in the past‚ business activities had a more practical and technological nature and they were generally product oriented; but today‚ they have become more human oriented. For instance‚ during the twentieth century
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(4) promotional mix elements used by an airline would differ if the target audience were: (1) Consumers who travel for pleasure (CP) (2) Corporate travel departments that select the airlines to be used by company employees (TD) Message Ideas Expressed Execution How Presented Brief intro: -When an Airline has stated the mission and noted its target markets‚ they have several ways to promotionally communicate its messages. - The airline will have to use different strategies for
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MACRO PERSPECTIVE ( AIRLINE INDUSTRY) Economical can be one of the major factors for the airline industry. Due to the rate of war and terrorist event‚ the growth rate of economy dramatic slowdown‚ capacity demand‚ which gains the low yield to the airline industry. Moreover‚ oil prices increase also affect their profits. The social sector‚ which are strongly from employment perspective and safety. The technology in airline industry is fast moving‚ however it’s very costly. Alliance gives the
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KINGFISHER AIRLINES HISTORY Kingfisher airlines was established in 2003. It is owned by the Bengaluru based United Breweries group. The airline started commercial operations in 9 May 2005 with a fleet of four new Airbus A320-200s operating a flight from Mumbai to Delhi. It started its international operations on 3 september 2008 by connecting Bengaluru with London. HISTORY (CONTD) Kingfisher’s head office is located in The Qube in Andheri (East)‚ Mumbai and its registered office is located
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