Jet Blue Business Analysis Introduction JetBlue Airways Corporation has established itself as a low-fare passenger airline with a differentiated product and a high-quality customer service. They focus on serving underserved markets and large metropolitan areas that have high average fares. They offer both short-haul and long-haul routes that are point-to-point rather than the ’hub and spoke" route system that has been adopted by most major U.S. airlines. JetBlue was incorporated in Delaware
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Jet Blue Airways: Case Study 1. Draw up a SWOT analysis and describe JetBlue’s Strategy. Strengths * Low cost airline fares and operations * Experienced management * Creating demand in under-served markets * Customer service oriented (i.e. leather seats with more legroom‚ in-flight entertainment‚ better refreshments than competition) * Political backing and support * Competitive pay and benefits increasing employee retention Weaknesses * Sustaining low cost
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have better prepared for the storm by cancelling flights earlier and having extra staff on hand. Whomever was in charge of overall operations should have planned better and is the one who is the most responsible for the lack of preparation. Jet Blue did a great job handling the severe weather in February of 2007. They went above and beyond trying to compensate for the inconvenience and loss of time that their customers
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technological advancement than the jet airplane. Since the early 19th century‚ beginning with Otto Lilienthal‚ to the Wright Brothers’ first airplane‚ humans have continuously strived to understand and improve upon the concepts of flight. Today‚ we have mastered the concepts of flight‚ as exemplified by the jet airplane‚ which is now the standard for modern air travel. To truly appreciate just how far we’ve come‚ it is important for one to understand how a modern jet airplane works. All airplanes
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Tax Treatment of Private Jet Expenses Facts: Alex Jones is a computer engineer‚ Aubrey‚ his wife‚ is an attorney. Alex is an independent contractor at ABC‚ Inc. Jones owns a Christmas tree farm as sole proprietorship in Oregon and they report the farm on their joint federal income tax return. Apart from the home in Phoenix‚ AZ‚ Jones has the other home in Honolulu‚ Hawaii‚ and cost $2 million to rebuilt it. They lease the home to operate the house as B&B. Apart from that‚ they also own a
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Strategy Assignment 2 Internal Analysis - VRIO Shai Zamir Dan Saguy Introduction ‚ Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company in the online retail market. Its’ headquarters is in Seattle‚ Washington‚ United States. It is the world’s largest online retailer‚ with different websites for large countries. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 (the site went online in 1995). It started as an online bookstore‚ but soon diversified‚ selling DVDs‚ Music‚ software‚ games‚ electronics
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IPO Valuation FIN-605 Md. Miran Hossain College of Business Colorado State University 10 September‚ 2012 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going public? Discuss the IPO process. The Advantages of Going Public Financial Benefit The financial benefit in the form of raising capital is the most distinct advantage of going public. Capital can be used to fund research and development‚ fund capital expenditure or even used to pay off existing debt. Moreover‚ once the company is
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Crafting and Executing Strategy Jet Blue Airways case study In 2008 businesses began to cut back on employee travel‚ and consumers tried to save money and used stay-cations instead of vacations‚ during a summer the U.S. economy slowed and oil prices rose; jet fuel prices went through the roof as a result. to offset the higher fuel costs‚ airlines began increasing revenues by means such as: fuel surcharges‚ charges for the first checked bag‚ charging for blankets‚ pillows‚ and headphones‚ and
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A1- Key Points-Financial Overview- Custom Snowboards‚ Inc. (CSI) is considering if they should expand into Europe and if it is a sound financial decision. They are going to present their financial status to see if they are able to obtain funding for the company to be able to successfully expand themselves into the European market. The growth of sales and increases in revenue has shown to be a substantial percentage. CSI will want to borrow capital funds of $1 million to be able to finance the project
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Pooja Rathan Marilyn R. Kaplan‚ Ph.D. Strategic Management 6 March 2013 Comparative Analysis: JetBlue VS Southwest This case is a report that compares the financials of two well-known firms in the airline industry‚ JetBlue and Southwest. JetBlue Airways Corp was established in the year 1998 with a vision of being a leading cost efficient passenger airline with competitive‚ low rates. The company has been working toward a goal of growing sustainably while also maintaining efficient liquidity
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