The purpose of this report is to inform airline executives about the external forces affecting their industry and what they can do to keep up with the changing business atmosphere. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 had a grueling effect on the economy‚ and while most industries are almost back to their pre-9/11 financial status‚ the airline industry is lucky to break-even. This report will explain three leading trends that are forcing the airline industry to re-think their stance on strategic planning
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Assignment # 1 Strategic Practice Exercise: (page #81) 1. Score each competitive force in the airline industry and provide a brief rationale for your assessment. · Rivalry Among Existing Firms: (High) When one major company in an industry makes a change in costs or services that could potentially increase their clientele‚ a major competitor almost always follows suit. Price matching is a prime example of that‚ therefore the threat is high. West Jet is one company that offers flights at a discount
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Threat of New Entrants is low The airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The main concern for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries‚ due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts‚ safety and security measures‚ customer service and manpower. Another major barrier to entry is the brand name of existing airlines and it is really difficult to lure customers out of their existing brands
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1978‚ The Airline Deregulation Act was purposed and signed by President Jimmy Carter. This federal law came into existence for two main reasons; stated by Carter (1978)‚ “to help our fight against inflation‚ and to ensure American citizens of an opportunity for low-priced air transportation. Today’s motives in the airline industry go way beyond economic decisions for themselves as well as their shareholders. Nowadays‚ businesses are an essential part of society and the airline industry must exceed
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Porters Five Forces Model & the Airline Industry Robert Warren 6/11/2011 Abstract Having conducted research on Porter’s Five Forces Model and the current business climate of the airline industry‚ I will be analyzing the industry using the Five Forces Model. Porter’s Five Forces model is a highly recognized framework for the analysis of business strategy. Five forces are derived from the model that attempts to determine the competitive intensity‚ competitive environment and overall
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Valuation of equity Example based on dividend discount model : Vardhman limited’s earnings and dividends have been growing at a rate of 18% per annum. This growth rate is expected to continue for 4 years. After that the growth rate will fall to 12 % for the next 4 years. Thereafter‚ the growth rate is expected to be 6 % forever. If the last dividend per share was RS. 2.00 And the investor’s required rate of return on verdhman’s equity is 15% what is the intrinsic value per share? Step 1: the
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Anti-trust issues on American airline industry The first airline company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight was established in early 1920s‚ and also at that time‚ Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS) was formed‚ and continues to operate. Over 90 years‚ the world has changed a lot. Now there are over two thousand airlines operating more than 23000 aircrafts providing services to over 4000 airports all over the world. Passengers can easily
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The European Airline industry has gone through a lot in the past century since the establishment of the first public airline after the World War I. Until a few decades ago most of these airlines were national and at least partially state owned‚ and most of the European countries had at least one‚ with direct government control. Significant change in this only came in the 1990’s with the appearance of the low cost airlines. While the business model existed for some time (first such in 1973 US)‚ the
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Case – The U.S. Airline Industry Public Support August 26‚ 2013 Arguments In Favor of the Federal Government Providing Support to the U.S. Airlines “To preserve the continued viability of the United States air transportation system” is the title of a bill introduced before congress‚ by Rep. Don Young (R-AK)‚ September 14‚ 2001‚ in response to the September 11 attack. The title of the bill is the overriding argument justifying federal support to the U.S. airlines. “If planes don’t fly
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BACKGROUND There are few industries that are exposed to such a diverse assortment of risks as the airline industry. Ever since the first powered human flight in 1903‚ the progress of aviation and air travel has been inextricably linked to economic and political developments. The airlines of today face all of the four major categories of risk; operational‚ strategic‚ operational‚ financial and hazard risks. During the past 50 years‚ the airline industry has gone through several major changes.
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