Delta Airlines Board of Directors Presentation October 18‚ 2013 Consultants: General Overview of Delta Airlines Strategy DELTA’S CURRENT STRATEGY COMPANY’S SANDBOX High rivalry makes industry unattractive Profitability increasing‚ but still below cost of capital Consolidation trend has reduced rivals helping profits Trainer refinery acquisition: using vertical integration to address Delta’s largest expense Metrics of improving flight completions‚ on-time arrival rate and
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management of Delta Airlines‚ along with an industry analysis of the airline industry. The report uses current and past financial and statistical data for the company along with other up to date material to determine Delta’s current market position and future potential. The report finds that Delta Airlines has successfully emerged from its bankruptcy in 2005 to report successful returns in both 2007 and 2008. With its 2008 acquisition of Northwest Airlines Delta became the world’s largest airline‚ further
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A Marketing Practice for Delta Airways Timothy Duffy BUS 330 Principles of Marketing Benjanette Matthews JUNE 17‚ 2012 Delta Airways (DELTA) is the US’s largest airlines; it operates both internationally and domestically along with chartering air services for the carriage of passengers‚ cargo and mail. The airline flies to over 900 destinations globally and is considered to be a leader within the industry with almost 770 aircrafts in service. Starting back in 1924 as a crop dusting company
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Delta’s current Strategy: Delta mainline is a legacy airline and competes utilizing its low price and productivity. DeltaExpress tries to build on Delta’s leading position. DeltaExpress is an integral part of Delta and centrally managed in terms of pricing‚ flight frequency and routing and all the resources are shared. It benefits from the high levels of productivity amongst flight attendants and ground crew. The relevant strategies for Delta are business level strategies (Cost leadership among
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entry DA is one of the oldest airlines in the United States‚ however‚ there are still threats from new entrants in the market because low-cost carriers (LCC) definitely going to affect the pricing strategy of DA. In contrast‚ DA has brand loyalty due to its long history of operation. Moreover‚ the entry barriers are still high due to the operating cost such as aircraft‚ airport cost‚ maintenance‚ route licenses‚ and taxations. The threat of substitution Since the airline industry is serving passengers
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particular airline. Delta as we know it today‚ traces its roots way back to 1924. Huff Daland Dusters was founded as the world’s first aerial crop dusting organization. In 1928 the company became Delta Air Service‚ and the following year Delta carried its first passengers over a route stretching from Dallas‚ Texas to Jackson‚ Mississippi with stops in Shreveport and Monroe‚ Louisiana. In 1941‚ the company moved its headquarters from Monroe to Atlanta‚ Georgia. Deregulation of airline industry in
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Have you ever flown with Delta Air Lines? I can tell you that I have and absolutely enjoy it. Starting from the ticket agent to the gate agent to the onboard crew‚ this U.S. airline provides outstanding customer service. Delta Air Lines is one of the largest and most well-known airlines in the world. Delta Air Lines began as a small crop dusting company (Huff Daland Masters) in the early 1920’s and transformed into a major transportation American airline (Welcome). The company has been growing year
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Aufgabe 1 Die Branchenstruktur‚ oder allgemeiner die Attraktivität eines Marktes‚ lässt sich mit Hilfe des von Michael Porter vorgestellten Instrumentariums der „Five Forces“ bewerten. Dieses zählt zu den Industrial-Organization-Theorien und dient der Umweltanalyse. Eine grundsätzliche Orientierung daran erscheint sinnvoll. Zunächst werden die einzelnen Einflussgrößen auf die Marktattraktivität in ihrer Tendenz bewertet‚ zum Ende erfolgt eine Gesamtbewertung. Abbildung 1 Porter‘s Five-Forces Rivalität
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Summary of External and Internal situation of Delta Air Lines Technological advancements‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ volatility in crude oil prices‚ currency depreciation‚ ground staff management and baggage handling are the major external factors for Delta Air Lines. The Monroe oil refinery purchased by Delta Air Lines provides an opportunity for the company to deal with the volatility in crude oil prices. Presently Delta Airline is over dependent on the North American markets‚ which
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Delta Airline Case 1- During the 1990’s‚ none of the five largest air carriers in the United States earned its cost of capital. Why do such low rates of return on investment persist in the airline industry? That’s correct‚ airline companies margins were below the average for US industries for a long time‚ especially after the 1978 deregulation. For 40 years‚ prior to 1978‚ the airline companies had operated under the regulation of the CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board)‚ which was responsible for
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