...BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY Northern Airlines merged with Southeast Airlines to create the fourth largest U.S. carrier in January 2008. The new North–South Airline inherited both an aging fleet of Boeing 727-300 aircraft and Stephen Ruth. Stephen was a tough former Secretary of the Navy who stepped in as new president and chairman of the board. Peg Jones on the other hand is the vice president for operations and maintenance. DEFINE THE PROBLEM Stephen’s objective is to gear the company’s financial performance towards stability and continuous growth. This made him concern that the aging fleet of Boeing 727-300 aircraft’s maintenance cost may impede realization of this goal. The significant difference in the reported B727-300 maintenance costs (from ATA Form 41s) both in the airframe and engine areas between Northern Airlines and Southeast Airlines made him to probe through Peg Jones’ assistance on determining the quantitative and graphical report of the following : • Correlation of the average fleet age to direct airframe maintenance costs • Linear relationship between the average fleet age and direct engine maintenance costs CASE FACTS AND INFORMATION (INCLUDING LIMITATIONS & CONSTRAINTS) In addition to the aging formulas below, Peg constructed the average age of Northern and Southeast B727-300 fleets by quarter since the introduction of that aircraft to service by each airline in late 1993 and early 1994 respectively. TOTAL FLEET HOURS = TOTAL DAYS...
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...Assignment 1: Director of the Tourism Bureau for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina HTM 540 Strayer University The Myrtle Beach area is part of the Grand Strand, a collection on beaches in the South Carolina coast that is known for its great climate and beauty and array of activities for all ages and travel groups. According to the statistical abstract put together by the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, in 2011, there was an estimated 14.5 million visitors to the Myrtle Beach area. In 2010, 71, 393 visitors came from overseas, mostly from the UK. Canadian visitors make up about 840,000 annually. There are around 98,573 accommodations available in the area broken down into these types; 58% hotel/motel, 22% vacation rentals, 11% timeshare, and 9% campground. The summer months bring the majority of visitors with occupancy levels around 78.7% in hotel/condos alone. 2013 has seen a boost in numbers from 2011 with lower gas prices and more accessibility though air travel. Speaking or air travel, there are four airports that service the grand strand area. Grand Strand Airport, Conway-Horry Country Airport, Twin City-Loris Airport, and Myrtle Beach International. Myrtle Beach International has been undergoing renovations to serve more airlines and have more efficient passenger facilities. In 2011, there were 881,694 Arrivals and 878,180 Departures out of Myrtle Beach International alone. There are just about 474 different restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area alone. ranging...
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...On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767–United Airlines Flight 175–appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Centre and sliced into the south tower near the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack. The attackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. Reportedly financed by Saudi fugitive Osama Bin Ladens al-Qaeda terrorist organization, they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America's support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East. Some of the terrorists had lived in the United States for more than a year and had taken flying lessons at American commercial flight schools. Others had slipped into the country in the months before September 11 and acted as the "muscle" in the operation. The 19...
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...Fastjet Airlines Words: Keith Mwanalushi Headwinds over South Africa In the past few years the South African domestic market has had a bumpy ride. The local airline industry has witnessed the demise of 10 out of 11 independent private airlines since deregulation in 1990. This raises the question as to how new entrants will survive. 22 FlightCom Magazine Fastjet; entering South African domestic market. A consistent theme across the global airline industry is one of poor return on investments; protected competition; low barriers to entry and the high status associated with owning an airline; an industry that is a soft target for taxes; volatile costs; labour issues as well as increased regulation. South Africa is no exception. “Airlines operating in the domestic South African market face both demand and cost pressures,” says Carlos Ozores, Principal at aviation consultants ICF SH&E. “On one hand, South Africa’s economy is growing very slowly by emerging market locally the industry is challenged by a small market; inexperienced new competitors with inadequate equipment distorting the market; regulatory oversight; monopoly suppliers; state-funded competition; challenges with fuel supply, as well as skill shortages. “The weak economy and poor consumer spend; high oil prices, excessive supplier charges and the weakening local currency all threaten the growth of local air travel. Controlling costs and increasing business ...
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...Airline Codes JP | Adria Airways | XK | CCM Airlines | YM | Montenegro Airlines | RE | Aer Arann Express | 9M | Central Mountain Air | 9K | Nantucket Airlines | EI | Aer Lingus | CI | China Airlines | RA | Nepal Airways | SU | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | MU | China Eastern Airlines | EJ | New England Airlines | AR | Aerolineas Argentinas | CZ | China Southern Airlines | 2N | Nextjet | AM | Aeromexico | QI | Cimber Air | HG | Niki | VH | Aeropostal | WX | Cityjet Airline | NA | North American Airlines | 8T | Air Tindi | 9L | Colgan Air | HW | North Wright Air | AH | Air Algerie | OH | Comair Inc. | OA | Olympic Airways | AB | Air Berlin | DE | Condor Flugdienst | WY | Oman Air | BP | Air Botswana | CO | Continental Airlines | ON | Our Airline | 2J | Air Burkina | CM | Copa Airlines | 8P | Pacific Coast Airlines | TY | Air Caledonie | SS | Corsair | LW | Pacific Wings | SB | Air Calin | OU | Croatia Airlines | PK | Pakistan International Airways | AC | Air Canada | CU | Cubana Airlines | HI | Papillon Airways | TX | Air Caraibes | CY | Cyprus Airways | KS | Penair | CA | Air China | OK | Czech Airlines | PR | Philippine Airlines | EN | Air Dolomiti | DL | Delta Airlines | PU | Pluna | UX | Air Europa | 7D | DonbassAero | PH | Polynesian Airlines | AF | Air France | KA | Dragonair | NI | Portugalia | AI | Air India | 9H | Dutch Antilles Express | PW | Precision Airlines | I9 | Air Italy | T3 | Eastern Airways | PB | Provincial Airways | ...
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...Ltd. (KRX: 003490), operating as Korean Air, is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea, with global headquarters located in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Korean Air's international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division serves 20 destinations. It is among the top 20 airlines in the world in terms of passengers carried and is also the top-ranked international cargo airline. Incheon International Airport serves as Korean Air's international hub. Korean Air also maintains a satellite headquarters campus at Incheon. Korean Air's main global headquarters campus, the Korean Air Operations Center (대한항공 빌딩), is located in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu in Seoul. Korean Air also maintains a domestic office campus at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. Korean Air's lesser domestic hubs are based at Jeju International Airport, Jeju and Gimhae International Airport, Busan. The maintenance facilities are located in Gimhae International Airport. The airline had 16,623 employees (as of March 2007). Korean Air's main global headquarters campus, the Korean Air Operations Center (대한항공 빌딩), is located in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu in Seoul. The North America headquarters for passenger operations is located in Westlake, Los Angeles, United States, while its cargo operations for North America are on the property of Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, Los...
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...Unfortunately New York City wasn’t the only target, Washington D.C. was as well. At 8:20 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 took off from Washington D.C. and was intended for Los Angeles (The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 33). Twenty minutes into the flight, it was taken over and the aircraft changed paths to return back to Washington D.C. At 9:37 a.m. a third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, crashed into the Pentagon (Inside 9/11: War on America). There were fifty-eight passengers and six crew members on board the plane (CBS News 14). After the third attack and the change of location, Vice President Dick Cheney strongly urged and advised President Bush not to return back to Washington D.C. (Inside 9/11: War on America). Like many others, he feared that there might still be more to...
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...attacks. There were over 3,000 people killed that day in New York City and Washington, D.C. along with many firefighters and police officers. Tuesday morning September 11, 2001, at 8:45 the first plane an American Airlines Boeing 767 hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. The plane had just been fueled with nearly 20,000 gallons of jet fuel for its long trip before it hit the north tower. When the plane hit the building, it exploded leaving a huge hole near the 80th floor, the impact instantly killed hundreds of people working on that floor and surrounding floors while trapping others on the higher floors. Shortly after the first plane hit firefighters and police officers began to evacuate the north tower and the south tower, meanwhile local news began broadcasting live images of what appeared to be an accident. Then, approximately 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767 United airlines Flight 175 showed up out of the blue and seemed to be headed straight towards the south tower. Shortly after it slammed into the tower around the 60th floor. Similar to the first plane it caused a tremendous explosion sending debris on the streets below. While America watched in horror of the events unfolding in New York, the third plane American Airlines flight 77 was about to slam into the pentagon....
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...mer Budget carrier's rise shakes up Vietnam's airline market- Nikkei Asian Review Page 1 of 3 Log in | Subscribe | About Nikkei Asian Review Sort by Region | Home | Politics & Economy | Business | Markets | Tech & Science | Viewpoints | Photos | Magazine | Magazine > 20140417 Economic reboot > Business Editor's picks Print | China's media control spreads to Taiwan, Hong Kong Newer Asean members' revenues pinched by free trade zone Students spared the cramming life at elite South Korean schools Nuclear reactors on the rise in Asia April 17, 2014 12:00 am JST Budget carrier's rise shakes up Vietnam's airline market MANABU ITO, Nikkei staff writer Aggressive investors scoop up robotics ventures Most read North Korean drones send shock waves across South Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet is seeking to expand its international services. A VietJet aircraft is seen at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Missing flight makes Malaysia Airlines bailout more likely Philippines building up military as counter to China Japan fighters scrambled 415 times against Chinese aircraft in FY2013 Malaysia's AirAsia refuses to move airport HANOI -- Vietnam's rapidly growing air travel market has a young budget airline that is seriously giving the country's flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, a run for its money. The low-cost carrier VietJet Air began flying in December 2011 and is aggressively expanding its operations and steadily increasing...
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... Connecting within Oneworld Following 2010 approval by U.S. and Japanese authorities for antitrust immunity, American Airlines (AA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) began sharing routes in 2011 that connect mainland North America with East Asia through a nonequity joint venture. Flights between Honolulu and Japan are not included in the agreement. This joint venture is similar to one forged among AA, British Airways, and Iberia for trans-Atlantic travel that began operating in 2010. In both cases, the agreements allow representatives from each airline to jointly manage capacity, sell and promote space on flights operated by each other, divide revenues, and schedule connecting flights. The major thrusts for these ventures are to cut operating costs by better controlling capacity, avoid disruptive price competition among them, and schedule so that there are more and better departure times and connections for passengers. The proposals are merely extensions to a historical series of alliances linking international airlines. In fact, the airline industry is unique in that its need to form collaborative arrangements has been important almost from the start of international air travel because of regulatory, cost, and competitive factors. In recent years, this need has accelerated because of airlines’ difficult profit performance. In effect, the airlines have been squeezed. First, costs have been rising, particularly because of oil prices and the requirement for greater security...
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...They are connected by the underground trains. Ticketing/baggage claim runs between them as well. In case the trains are not operating passengers can use moving sidewalk that is also located at the underground level. Underground trains can be reached by escalators and moving sidewalks after the security checkpoints or around the gate 19 of the each concourse of the Domestic terminal. Domestic terminal serves such airlines as Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines. Airport Lounges ATL airport offers passengers lounges, places to stay while waiting for the flight. Most of them are owned by the airlines that operate in the airport. There is a common use lounge - The Club at ATL. It provides services to the passenger of the international flights operated by British Airways and Lufthansa. American Airlines Admiral Club offers services at the Domestic terminal, while Delta Sky Club has lounges in both terminals. Airline Lounge Locations American Airlines - American Airlines Admiral Club (Concourse T across from gate...
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...Singapore Airlines’ history can be traced back to 1 May 1947, when a Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) Airspeed Consul took off from Singapore Kallang Airport on the first of three scheduled flights a week to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. · Over the next five years, larger capacity DC-3 aircraft were introduced. This meant faster and more comfortable flights, and the extension of services to destinations in Indonesia, Vietnam, Burma (now Myanmar), North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. · Inflight refreshments improved from the original thermos flask of iced water to sandwiches, biscuits and cold cuts plus a choice of hot and cold drinks, and alcoholic beverages served by a lone hostess. Known as “female pursers”, these hostesses are the forerunners of today’s Singapore Girl. In May 2008, Singapore Airlines created history again by being the first carrier to operate an all-Business Class service between Asia and the USA with its launch of all-Business Class non-stop flights from Singapore to New York (Newark). After operating as Malaysian Airways and then as Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, SIA was officially launched in 1972. Today SIA’s network reaches out to 93 destinations in 42 countries, serving Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, the South West Pacific and Africa. Its regional airline subsidiary SilkAir serves 21 destinations in 8 countries. SIA has also created a number of strategic alliances with other major world airlines to serve other markets jointly. Remarkably for...
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...We are a company that set out to be the most competitive company in the airline industry, whose plan was to take advantage of specific areas in the short-haul domestic travel market. The existence of low cost service and the demand for passenger travel on selected routes indicate that a new entrant airline could be expected to capture a significant portion of current air travel business .News Airlines, which stands for North, East, West, and south, we choose the name to express our routes, out destinations and what we stand for, which is considered to be a normal market. News Airlines mission statement is to meet expectations of customers and employees, as well as, providing a safe customer oriented air transportation environment. We specialize in, efficient, friendly, and prompt service. We are committed to meeting the expectations of valued customers. Our motto is Customer Service business and focus. What we hope to accomplish is to provide airline transportation to individuals, throughout the United States with the highest quality of air service. Our goal is to have the widest selection of destinations possible, while we are modernizing our fleet and maintaining our position as the largest air carrier in the industry. In our decision-making we struggled with strategizing and making decisions that would keep us from loosing. We tried coming up with is to become the most profitable airline, which we emphasize on providing competitive rates for all customers. Striving...
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...over budget megaproject, scheduled to open on October 29, 1993. Delays caused by poor planning and repeated design changes pushed the opening day back, first to December 1993, then to March and finally to May 15, 1994. In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new automated baggage system. Reporters ended up watching clothing articles and personal items scattered all over the floor. The mayor cancelled the planned May 15 opening. The airport collects landing fees, rent and other revenues from the airlines to help offset its operating costs. Denver International Airport is owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, but does not operate using tax dollars. Instead, the airport is an "enterprise fund" generating its own revenues in order to cover operating expenses. The airport operates off of revenue generated by the airlines – landing fees, rents and other payments – and revenues generated by non-airline resources – parking, concessions revenues, rent and other payments. Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location. Denver...
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...attached case study: Fly Mango – affordable flying. This exam is based on the South African airline market and the position and | |role of low cost airlines in the market. You are welcome to gather additional information from relevant websites and industry sources. | . Fly Mango – affordable flying BACKGROUND Mango's first flight took to the skies on 15 November 2006 - 15 days after it was launched as the first true low-cost airline in South Africa. It was obviously what people had been waiting for, as during the first ten minutes of going live, the company's website recorded a record-breaking 15 000 booking requests, making it one of the biggest e-commerce events in South Africa's history. Living up to its mandate to make air travel more accessible to the millions of South Africans who have never been able to fly, the airline has entrenched its leadership status by pioneering a number of innovative special offers such as a R1 fare and successful daily lunchtime Happy Hour during June, among others. In fact, since its first flight, Mango has become a firm favorite among South African travelers. KEY STRATEGIES TO REMAIN AT THE TOP OF THE GAME • To deliver even more affordable, convenient and readily accessible air travel operations, Mango has partnered with various market leaders. • Through its partnership with Edcon, South Africa's leading fashion and lifestyle retail chain, the airline offers guests not only affordable...
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