2) What different approaches can be used to value JetBlue’s shares? 3) At what price would you recommend that JetBlue offer their shares? Potential Questions to be addressed in report submission * What is an Initial Public Offering and why is it such a big deal? * Is going public‚ particularly at the time they did‚ a good idea for JetBlue? * What do you believe JetBlue stock is really worth? * Does the financial forecast in case Exhibit 13 seem reasonable? * What are
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JETBLUE AIRLINES OCTOBER 2006 JetBlue started their business in a positive approach‚ by ensuring the main elements were in place prior to starting operations. Compared to JetBlue ’s counterparts that started up their airlines in the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s‚ JetBlue began with a highly experienced senior management team‚ dedicated core values‚ and plenty of capital to ride out the low times. JetBlue ’s strengths and opportunities compared to the industry are: Strength & Opportunities:
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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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JetBlue and WestJet: A Tale of Two IS Projects How important is the reservation system at airlines such as West Jet and JetBlue. How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Over the past years‚ it seems customers have heavily relied on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets‚ and check-in-online. This has been very convenient for customers to plan their trips. These systems have also allowed the airlines to manage their whole flight
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On Valentine’s Day 2007‚ JetBlue decided to follow its airline policy to ensure most flights are completed and opted out to canceling flights in hopes the weather would past fast. Instead‚ the weather got worse‚ while many were stranded on flights for hours. JetBlue should have just done a massive cancelation of flights for the day rather than a case by case basis when it was too late. To determine the causes of the failure of JetBlue’s CRM system during the crisis on Valentine’s Day 2007‚ we first
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SYNOPSIS This case illustrates the success that JetBlue Airline has achieved since founded in 1999‚ though it had trouble in 2007 during Valentine´s day and a few more‚ it managed to overcome the issue and become one of the most known companies for excellent customer service. The author mentions that JetBlue truly cares about the customer because JetBlue doesn´t sell just airplane tickets and its customers neither seek for airplanes tickets when buying at JetBlue. They buy the whole experience in which each
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Problems at JetBlue On Valentine’s Day 2007‚ a severe winter storm hit the northeastern portion of the United States causing many airlines to cancel many flights that resulted in other airlines to divert other flights to the John F. Kennedy airport in New York. JetBlue Airways decided to wait out the storm and found it impossible and unable to continue flights. JetBlue Airways began receiving irate passengers due to being bumped or routed to New York. As problems progressed‚ passengers found
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Executive Summary JetBlue was started in 1999 by David Neeleman‚ whose vision is to give high-quality and reliable flying experience in a budget airline. Through sophisticated technology‚ brand new aircrafts‚ impeccable customer service and low fares‚ JetBlue was on its way to achieve this vision. Although the low-fare travel industry was gaining momentum‚ the September 11 attack brought a massive downturn to the already-risky airline industry. However‚ JetBlue was still able to deliver good performance
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VRIO ANALYSIS Barney and Hesterly (2006)‚ describe the VRIO framework as a good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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