21715 - Strategic Management (Summer Session 2012) Individual Written Case Analysis Case 32 – JetBlue Airlines: Getting “Blue” Again? Sam Lui (00039469) 21715 – Individual Case Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary................................................................................................................................. 3 1. General and Industry Environment.............................................................................................
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approached other investors and in 1995 the accumulated more than $8, 5 million dollars for starting new airline. The company was officially founded in May 1995 under name West Jet Airlines Ltd. In February 1996, they started flight operation with three aircrafts and 220 employees, offering flights to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, and Winnipeg. Since that time the company expanded significantly. In fact it was not easy because as a small airline, they had to face many challenges. In 1997, the company
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for passenger figures, financial data and employee statistics). Today, it offers 125 routes from 39 European Airports (see www.easyjet.com for route launch dates), with Luton, Liverpool, Geneva, Amsterdam as base airports[1] and is operating 72 aircrafts (November 2003). November 1995: easyJet starts flights from Luton to Glasgow and Edinburgh with to leased Boeing 737-300 with a capacity of 148
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Financial statements identify for us a multitude of figures, for example, gross profit, net current assets etc. However, these figures do not mean very much unless we can compare them to something else. There are several ratios help analysts interpret financial statements by focusing on specific relationships, such as profitability ratio, liquidity ratio, efficiency ratio, ratio and market value ratios etc (Alexander & Britton, 2004). Profitability Ratios 1. Net Profit = (Net Profit / Sales)
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Title: Low Cost airlines Industry in India An overview of the Indian aircraft industry The Indian economy has grown at an average rate of around 8% in the last decade. The rise in business and leisure travel (both domestic & international) due to this growth, India emerging as a major origin and destination for international travel have all had a significant impact on commercial aviation in India. According to the airports authority of India (AAI), the passenger traffic is expected to grow
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Qantas Airway Strategic Management BUSM 3125 Group Assignment 2 Jonathon Reid Sindra Hao Ming Lee – S3301727 Table of Content Executive Summary 3 Background Information 4 SWOT Analysis 5 PESTEL Framework Analysis
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well-developed strategy that encompasses several core ideas that make their company both unique and profitable. Safety first – AirAsia partners with renowned maintenance crews and complies with world airline regulations. The company does not own a maintenance shop. Everything with maintenance and repair is outsourced to keep costs down. High aircraft utilization – having the fastest turnaround time in the region, they assure lower costs and higher productivity. AirAsia has the newest and most efficient
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In 1939, under the direction of Adolf Hitler, Admiral Erich Raeder, the German Naval Commander in Chief, deployed naval and air forces of the “Kreigsmarine” and “Luftwaffe” to engage the United States and her Allied forces over the Atlantic Ocean. The Battle of the Atlantic served as the “longest, largest, and most complex” naval battle in history, resulting in 3,500 Allied merchant ships and 175 Allied warships being destroyed in addition to over 72,000 Allied casualties (Syrett, 1994). In an attempt
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the crisis, the dire state of this industry pre-dated the 9/11 attacks. The major carriers were losing millions of dollars and facing possible bankruptcy filings because of broken business models that were no longer profitable. In the capitalist system that generally means businesses fold. Bankruptcy as a Weapon Government aid still flows to the airlines, as it did after 9/11. But Wall Street and Washington are pushing the restructuring process. Meanwhile some important facts indicate the depth
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and electronic technologies to capture, transmit and display a visual image. By the late 1920s, however, those employing only optical and electronic technologies were being explored. All modern television systems rely on the latter, although the knowledge gained from the work on electromechanical systems was crucial in the development of fully electronic television. TRANSPORTATION Transport or transportation is the movement
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