SOUTHWEST AIRLINE ANALYSIS Contents SOUTHWEST AIRLINE CASE STUDY 4 INTRODUCTION 4 PART 1: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 5 OVERVIEW 5 MACRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 6 PESTEL Analysis 6 Industry Analysis 9 Five Forces Model Pictorial Representation 9 Five Forces Analysis 10 PART 2: INTERNAL ANALYSIS 13 OVERVIEW 13 SWOT ANALYSIS 14 Strengths 14 Weaknesses 15 Opportunities 15 Threats 16 The VRIO Framework 16 FINANCIAL
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Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and began in 1971‚ servicing Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. In the mid 1980’s Southwest Airlines was the first to offer the frequent miles program. Allowing the passenger to bank traveled air miles to be latter used credit for a free ticket or reduced airfare. Southwest Airlines were also the pioneers of the senior discounts‚ fun fares and the fun packs. 1984 marked the 4th consecutive year Southwest Airlines ranked number one in
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April 2008‚ Delta Airlines announced its intention to merge with and absorb Northwest Airlines‚ formerly known as Northwest Orient. Delta Airlines had already grown through the acquisition of Northeast in 1972 and Western Airlines in 1986. Northwest was also a large airline‚ having absorbed Republic Airlines‚ itself a merger of North Central Airlines‚ Southern‚ and later Hughes Air west. Republic had an important hub in Memphis‚ as did Federal Express. The result would be global airlines with hubs in
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Enhancing Service at Southwest Airlines Kevin Winstead Sullivan University MGT 620 Executive Summary This proposal addresses the needed steps to be taken in order for Southwest Airlines to see continued growth in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines has been able to remain one of the most profitable airlines in the industry for an extended period of time. Even with the hindrance of the 2001 terrorist attacks involving airplanes and the U.S recession of 2008‚ Southwest
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This Case Study Analysis will attempt to take an objective look at the key issues and underlying implications of Southwest Airlines with respect to its impact on the airline industry. It will offer meaningful recommendations and plans for implementation. This will be done by looking at Southwest’s pricing strategies‚ costs‚ and competition and putting it in context with the industry as a whole. History‚ Development‚ and Growth Southwest‚ founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher‚ began as a small
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but only 2 hours by flight. Completion in airline industry is increasingly intense when many airlines step in with their techniques to attract customer. “Who lead the field?” is always a top importance concern of all airlines. Singapore Airlines is not an exception‚ starting as a separate airline from former Malaysia-Singapore Airline in 1972‚ now it is recognizes as one of world’s leading international airlines. We should wonder how come an airline of a small area‚ low population country like
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WestJet. It does this by first discussing a brief background of the airlines together with their objectives. In addition‚ the paper goes a mile further to discuss how the two airlines carry out their market research and also the marketing tools they apply. Furthermore‚ it also gives an opinion on whether their strategies are in line with their objectives. Moreover‚ it also discusses the similarities and differences between the airlines’ strategies not forgetting the influence of the national or local
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BibliographyKernin‚ Roger A. and Peterson‚ Robert A. Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Comments. 11th Edition. Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines employees came together in late January 1995 for their weekly Tuesday meeting. A main topic of discussion was the competitions between Southwest airlines and "Continental Lite" and "Shuttle By United". As they were beginning the meeting a staff member advised the team of two changes "Shuttle By United" made to its service and pricing. First was
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Issues faced by Jet Blue 1 A. Some of the significant issues Jet Blue faced on February 14‚ 2007 were due to an unexpected ice storm that grounded over 39% of the scheduled flights over a course of three days. Because Jet Blue’s services are intangible‚ it was hard for the company to make up for the flight cancellations. Also‚ the services that Jet Blue offers such as flights are perishable. Therefore‚ all profits from cancelled flights were lost. Another issue faced by Jet Blue was the communication
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February 20‚ 2013 JetBlue Airways Corporation Case Study Report Situation Analysis History JetBlue Airways Corporation was created my David Neeleman. His vision was to create an inexpensive‚ easy way to travel by airplane. He was quoted saying he wants to “bring humanity back to air travel.” David Neeleman was already a seasoned entrepreneur. Two years after dropping out of the University of Utah he established his own business by renting out condominiums in Hawaii. Soon after he established
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