Introduction JetBlue Airways Corporation‚ or JetBlue‚ is New York’s Hometown Airline. The airline was‚ incorporated in‚ 1998‚ is a passenger carrier company. The Company operates various kinds of aircrafts‚ including Airbus A321‚ Airbus A320 and Embraer E190‚ providing air transportation services across the United States‚ the Caribbean and Latin America. JetBlue is the sixth largest passenger carrier in the U.S. (ref). The airline’s business model places emphasis on product and culture differentiation
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Summary This report discusses whether and how JetBlue should list its shares on public from several angles. Two principal incentives prove that the IPO process could be inevitable‚ even without an optimal offering price‚ and valuation models including multiples comparison and income analysis imply the firm may be underpriced. Given the situation and all assumptions‚ an increment in either offering size or price is suggested. 2 SWOT and Background JetBlue started by following Southwest’s approach of
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JetBlue: Managing the Future In the airline industry‚ few players have managed to build a unique brand identity and achieve brand differentiation. JetBlue‚ however‚ has done so by taking up the niche position of a low-cost provider that also offers a top-notch experience that legacy airlines don ’t deliver. JetBlue will maximize opportunity by maintaining its theory of the business and incorporating innovation as a core value through entrepreneurial management of resources resulting in new strategy
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Running Header: JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Borislav Belenov‚ Wade Brashear‚ Jamie Clausen‚ Paul Collier‚ Nicole Hagan and Melissa Lein Managerial Finance Chadron State College Professor Steve Stoner May 2009 David Neeleman is the founder of JetBlue Airways‚ which began under the name of “New Air” in 1999. Many JetBlue executives were previously employed by Southwest Airlines‚ a competitor in the area of low cost travel. However‚ Mr. Neeleman’s vision was
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Southwest Airlines was started over 38 years ago as a small Texas airline and has grown to become one of the largest airlines in the United States because it differentiates itself as the most successful low-fare‚ high frequency‚ point-to-point carrier. Since 1987 Southwest has consistently led the entire airline industry with the lowest ratio of complaints per passenger boarded. What does Southwest do differently that no one else in airlines does? It keeps things simple and consistent‚ which drives
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School of Management MCNY Professor Noreen Kentish Management Information Systems Assignment 2- JetBlue Turbulence Individual Case Study/Synopsis Date: 1/31/11 JetBlue Airways was created with the primary purpose to provide low cost American flights with “top-notch customer service” at budget prices. On the stormy day of February 14‚ 2007‚ their airline service was tested to the extreme. JetBlue initially serviced passengers between New York and Florida and then expanded rapidly. By the end
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The Frontline Documentary Meltdown recounts that tragic downfall of Bear Stearns one of America’s prominent Investment Banking Institution. It was a fall that was heard and felt globally and one that caused the Global Economic Crisis in 2008 that threw the country in a severe recession that would take the nation years to recover. The economic downturn affected many lives and many loses were incurred by both in financial institution‚ traders and not to mention individual investors.
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1. ¿Cuáles son los hechos más relevantes del caso? ¿Cuál es la situación competitiva de la empresa? Hechos: Generales: * Neelman‚ hombre visionario y fundador de JetBlue llevaba una vida dedicada a la industria aérea‚ fundó JetBlue basándose en sus propias experiencias y tratando de mejorar las expectativas tanto de clientes‚ colaboradores y asociados; haciendo del excelente servicio a estos grupos la clave de su éxito. * 5 años de existencia en la industria para el 2005. * Para el
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create and maintain ist competitive position Founded by the discount airline veteran David Neeleman in 2000‚ JetBlue Airways has quickly become one of the largest discount airlines in the United States. Starting primarily by serving the East Coast‚ the airline has since expanded throughout the country and entered the international market. The reasons for its early success are numerous: JetBlue entered the market with one of the largest levels of liquidity of any start-up airline; it met the needs of
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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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