GEL Assessment 2/ 9020445 /Jan-13/2 PART 1 On Wednesday 09th January 2013‚ Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker announced that the first commercial flight using the new Jet Fuel (GTL-Gas to Liquid) would fly from Doha to London. (http://www.qatarairways.com/english_global/pressrelease.page?pr_id=pressrelease_pressrelease_20130109) These words came from a man who had taken Qatar airways from a fleet of 4 aircrafts in 1997 to one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. In 2011 it reached 2
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The Life Cycle and the Social Clock Early models of adult development sometimes assumed that marriage is a requisite life task for full adulthood. Stage models posited a linear set of stages that people progressed through over the course of a lifetime. The concept of the social clock describes societal expectations for the time at which people are expected to marry‚ have children‚ and accomplish other life tasks. What are the implications of these expectations for the ways in which people who are
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Management Qatar Airways in Vienna: The Necessity of an Integrated Marketing Approach for Convention Travellers at a City of Political Importance for Airlines and the Arab World Ferdinand Geisselhofer Student ID: 9087687 Trauneggsiedlung 30 4609 Thalheim bei Wels / AUT Supervisor: Professor Dr. Vogel Date of Submission: January 5‚ 2012 Qatar Airways in Vienna Dedication ii This thesis is dedicated to my family and friends at Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways in Vienna Acknowledgement
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Journal of Case Research Volume II Issue 02 Communicating in a Crisis and the Role of a Business Leader: The Case of Jet Airways Payal Mehra1 Jet Airways: Background Jet Airways (India) Private Limited was a reputed private airline in India with an average fleet age of 4.45 years. Jet flew to 63 destinations spanning the length and breadth of India and beyond‚ including New York (both JFK and Newark)‚ Toronto‚ Brussels‚ London (Heathrow)‚ Hong Kong‚ Singapore‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Colombo
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The British Airways cabin crew union‚ Unite‚ has urged the airline to hold fresh talks to avert strikes which could disrupt thousands of travellers. Members plan to walk out for four separate five-day strikes as part of a bitter dispute over cost-cutting plans. The first strike will begin on 18 May‚ ending on 22 May‚ with further strikes planned on 24 May‚ 30 May and 5 June. But the union said BA could still prevent the walk-outs if it opened what it called "meaningful negotiations".
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SUBJECT: JetBlue Airways Key strategic issues faced by JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways was established in USA as a low-cost domestic airline carrier. The company started operating as a point-to-point carrier‚ providing quality customer service at competitive prices. Basically‚ the main strategy of JetBlue is to offer its clients a combination of low fares and product differentiation. In terms of strengthening its market positions‚ the following key strategic issues
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QATAR AIRWAYS Qatar Airways has undergone a phenomenal expansion period‚ with an average of 35% growth year-on-year for the past 10 years. the airline has garnered many awards and accolades‚ becoming one of only six airlines worldwide to have been awarded a 5-star rating by Skytrax‚ an independent aviation industry monitor. Facts about Qatar Area | 11‚437 km2 | Population 2007 | 907‚229 est. | GDP per capita | $29‚400 (2006 est.) | GDP Growth rate | 7.1% (2006 est.) | Unemployment
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & POLICY COMM 4005 / SP1 MODULE 3 JETBLUE AIRWAYS: A CADRE OF NEW MANAGERS TAKES CONTROL JETBLUE AIRWAYS Question 1 David Neelman’s original strategic vision was to ‘bring humanity back to air travel’ through combing low fares of a discount airline carrier with the comforts of a small cozy den in people’s homes. David’s strategic vision is a good one‚ but the strategic objectives‚ strategy development‚ and implementation and execution should be modified to address
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Abstract In the case study‚ The British Airways Swipe Card Debacle‚ British Airways (BA) introduced ‘a system for electronic clocking in that would record when they [employees] started and finished work for the day… which was a unilateral decision by BA to introduce the swipe card‚ and a lack of adequate consultation with affected staff” (Palmer‚ Dunford‚ Akin‚ 2009‚ pp. 239 & 240). As a result‚ the BA staff held a twenty-four hour wildcat strike which caused BA to cancel its services‚ leaving
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iv. Based on any recent service encounter for an airline of your choosing‚ draw up a flowchart for passenger pre-flight processing (assume the passenger has already purchased a ticket). Can you think of ways to make the process more efficient? More pleasant for the customer? (25 marks) To make sure that the airline service operation is fail-safed‚ efficient and more pleasant for the customers‚ we can apply poka-yokes‚ which is the procedures that prevent mistakes from becoming defects. Firstly
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