SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CASE STUDY BY Aurelio Montelongo Jr. June 22‚ 2012 Southwest Airlines is in an environment whose conditions for most in this type of industry have been anything but profitable. So why is it that Southwest Airlines‚ who has been profitable in this volatile market been able to make money? Though Southwest did have a losing quarter it was not due to lack of fliers or its service to its customers‚ but an investment in its fuel hedging cost. As fuel dropped in price‚ Southwest
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When comparing the airlines‚ three factors must be considered. The financial state of the company now‚ the business structure now‚ and the future outlook of the airline. The airline that clearly demonstrated balance when compared with its competitors is United Airlines. While it is not the best at every category‚ it is competitive in areas such as profit margin and debt-equity ratio. United also was very dominant in most of ratios that didn’t concern itself with covering liabilities. United stands
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1. Threat of New Entrants - The easier it is for new companies to enter the industry‚ the more cutthroat competition there will be. Factors that can limit the threat of new entrants are known as barriers to entry. Some examples include: • Existing loyalty to major brands • Incentives for using a particular buyer (such as frequent shopper programs) • High fixed costs • Scarcity of resources • High costs of switching companies • Government restrictions or legislation Power of Suppliers
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1. Competitive rivalry – This is the rivalry with other airlines in your existing markets or future markets. Take for example of Malaysia Airlines‚ it will have to identify and segment its markets first. Probably it will come out with a cross matrix segments of: a. geographical markets b. demography c. Travel purposes. Let view one of the segment‚ geographical .. for Malaysia. Then we can see straight away the prominent competitor which is Air Asia. The competitor will be one of the considerations
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An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate on a substantial level. The three largest alliances are the Star Alliance‚ SkyTeam and Oneworld. Alliances also form between cargo airlines‚ such as that of WOW Alliance‚ SkyTeam Cargo and ANA/UPS Alliance. Alliances provide a network of connectivity and convenience for international passengers and international packages. Benefits and costs Benefits can consist of: An extended and optimized network: this is often
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AirTran poses many obstacles for SWA’s sales strategy. The acquisition will threaten the pricing structure of SWA. It will give them the opportunity to raise its fair‚ as there is less competition in the Northeast (where AirTran serves) and major airlines have paired off leaving only five major players (Huffington post‚ 2010). Further promoting a fare increase is SWA’s refusal to charge for baggage. Although‚ this is a great sales tactic‚ it provides no source of revenue‚ resulting in a fare increase
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Alaska Airlines ran its business satisfied with complacency and dependent on customer loyalty and goodwill (Avolio‚ Patterson‚ & Baker‚ 2015). While Alaska Airlines was thinking the business could sustain this practice‚ many changes were occurring that would have a ripple effect and adversely affect the airline (Avolio‚ et al.‚ 2015). One executive stated it started as far back to 1999 when the airline was succeeding despite themselves due to fortuitous fuel costs and a good economy” (Avolio
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Superficial STEEP and Porter’s Six Forces analyses for the US airline industry. STEEP ANALYSIS 1. Technological • Internet Availability: The availability of internet to the general public gave the airline industry a lot of competition. Before there was much more price control from the airlines themselves and prices could be raised or lowered whenever they felt necessary. Only travel agencies had this information available other than the airlines themselves. Internet availability has regulated a lot
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PROJECT REPORT ON “KINGFISHER AIRLINES” [pic] Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor in Business Administration 2010-2012 Under the Guidance of:
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Siemens’ Strategic Development within the Wind Turbine Industry SIEMENS By M. Alihodzic & T. Dewilde Thibaut Dewilde 20097399 Mersad Alihodzic 20022683 Siemens’ Strategic Development within the Wind Turbine Industry Transnational Management (4847) Mikael Søndergaard Thomas Stephansen Transnational Management Page 1 of 38 Siemens’ Strategic Development within the Wind Turbine Industry SIEMENS By M. Alihodzic & T. Dewilde Table of Content I. Introduction ...............
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