History of the Company Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and was incorporated in 1967. The airline launched its first route in 1971‚ servicing Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. By 1975 Southwest went public on the American stock exchange. By 1979‚ the airline was flying outside of Texas to New Orleans and expanded its service to the West Coast in 1982. Beginning in 1990‚ Southwest’s revenues exceeded one billion dollars‚ making it a major airline company. On May 2‚ 2011
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for its employees‚ customers and the public. Therefore‚ constituencies can know what company is trying to achieve and have a positive image to the company. No matter the size of company or organization‚ they all invest in corporate communication initiatives to mold its image‚ communicate with internal and external stakeholders and sustain a long-term positive reputation. For example‚ on July 22‚ 2013‚ Southwest Airlines Flight 345 suffered a collapse of its front landing gear while landing. Their
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1.0 INTRODUCTION | In this rapidly changing world‚ people are relying very much on airline companies to support both their personal and professional activities. Therefore‚ as people demand the great speed transportation‚ the airline companies have to challenge themselves in providing the best products and services to meet the needs and wants of the customers. In the airline industry‚ the efficiency is a vital component to run the business; it thus should be achieved by investing in new and advanced
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Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices * Problem statement: Southwest Airlines has high growth and high profitability. However‚ its cost advantage is not as big as in prior years. * Scenario: Southwest Airlines based in Dallas was founded in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. It is one of the major domestic airliners which provides carrier and transportation service. Southwest primarily provides short haul‚ high frequency‚ point- to point‚ low fare service
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Case Study Highlights Southwest Airlines case: 1993 (A) Behnam Tirandazi History In my opinion for operating management of a system like this three categories is important: geographic‚ economic and politic. Reason of Geographic category is locations and weather forecasting. The first thing I interested about that is location of Southwest’s corporate offices. It were located at Dallas’s Love Field. Love Field was located six miles from downtown Dallas. All Southwest flights out of Dallas originated
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MALAYSIA AIRLINES ANNOUNCES MUTUAL SEPARATION SCHEME TO RIGHTSIZE WORKFORCE Malaysia Airlines today announced the details of its Mutual Separation Scheme (MSS). This fast tracks the organisation’s intention to right size(downsize) its workforce a year ahead of the schedule outlined in its publicly announced 3-year Business Turnaround Plan. Malaysia Airlines will receive compensation from Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad (PMB) for the termination of the Agreement for Domestic Business Unbundling
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Strategy and Operations: A Case of Air Asia to venture into Regional and International Markets 1.0 Introduction This study was intended to analyze the electronic marketing strategy on a selected budget airline based in Malaysia‚ Air Asia which aims to identify its potential future market segments. The study also explore on how current information systems strategy adopted by the Air Asia‚ in which could help the company to strengthen its position as a leading low cost airline and effective new market segment
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What is the difference between the phases of internationalization and of globalization? Internationalization and Globalization are two terms that are often assimilated and sometimes used as synonyms. This is a mistake because these terms have many differences‚ starting with the time they began to occur. Internationalization started as part if the Industrial Revolution between 1870 and 1914‚ whereas globalization is a post 1960’s phenomenon. Other differences between these two terms include their
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Southwest Airlines: Using Human Resources for Competitive Advantage Executive Summary Southwest was founded in 1971 with a fleet of three Boeing 737 aircraft. Headquartered at Love Field in Dallas‚ the airline followed a strategy of low fares‚ few frills‚ and excellent customer service. Early on‚ the airline faced many political and regulatory challenges including the Wright Amendment‚ which prohibited the carrier from offering direct service into Love Field from any state other than Texas
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Assignment Questions 1. What is Southwest’s competitive strategy? What are the sources of its success? How does it make money in this business? 2. What are the foundations of Southwest’s competitive advantage? Southwest Airlines’ successful and profitable business model has been driven by several strategies: high aircraft utilization; standard fleet; charismatic leadership; low fare carrier; excellent customer service practice; attractive frequent flier program; innovative and creative marketing
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