Analyzing Managerial Decision: United Airlines by Ronald J. Sanders HCM-540, MBOL5, Health Care Organization Instructor: Wenyuan Teng Saint Leo University Distance Learning November 10, 2013 Abstract United Airlines is one of many airlines that look to capitalize on it’s ability to provide air service to the consumer. Like other airlines, it is challenged to be creative and profitable in a changing market. The creativity may involve creating flights or analyzing the cost
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following document will discuss and analyze how Southwest Airlines has become an industry leader in the air carrier business. How has Southwest Airlines adapted after the attacks on the Twin Towers of New York and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Where is the company headed in the future? Recommendations after a SWOT analysis will be made on how Southwest could remain one of the dominant leaders in the airline business. Southwest Airlines Corporate Stategy I. INTRODUCTION A. Executive Summary
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Malaysian Domestic Airline Market: Empirical Analysis Of Strategy Mok Kim Man, (Email: mkimman@ums.edu.my),Universiti Malaysia - Sabah, Malaysia Jainurin Bin Justine, (Email: Jainurin@ums.edu.my), Universiti Malaysia - Sabah, Malaysia ABSTRACT This paper will examine the results of the strategic actions of AirAsia in the Malaysian domestic airline market. Firstly, the paper will provide a general background of the airline industry, in particular the Malaysian domestic airline market and a summary
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history: Received 24 October 2013 Received in revised form 11 May 2014 Accepted 12 May 2014 Available online 29 May 2014 Keywords: Low-cost High-speed train Replication strategy Intra and intermodal competition a b s t r a c t More and more airlines have adopted a low-cost business model and many scholars have studied the characteristics of such marketing strategy. While other transport modes have decided to copy and adopt this strategy, we investigate how they replicate this business model
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How did the deregulation of air transportation in Europe foster entrepreneurial behavior and innovation in the European airline industry over the last twenty years? Case studies: SAS Airline & Ryanair Master Thesis in Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Business Contexts Spring 2007 Supervisor: Håkan Bohman Entrepreneurship Master Program Authors: Gilles Helterlin and Nuno Ramalho Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to all who have contributed to the realization of this
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Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior: Contrast Jet Blue vs. Southwest Airlines Trident University MKT501 CS1 Identify key external factors that affect the passenger airline industry and explain how that impact occurs There are several external factors that affect the passenger airline industry. Some of the factors that affect the industry are economic crisis, instability in aviation fuel price, and environmental factors. I will elaborate more in detail in
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Southwest Airlines Co. | | 2/11/2012 | Introduction For the purpose of this paper, Alaska Air Group (ALK) is the subject of the primary financial analysis with the majority of comparisons made against Southwest Airlines Co (LUV). For financial purposes, the airline industry falls under the transportation sector, consisting of airlines, railroad, and trucking and characterized by the movement of people and products. For the purpose of this analysis, comparable airline carrier ratios
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November 2012 | Introduction Introduction Singapore airlines began with the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited and was formed in the formation of two entities: Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines System due to political disagreements between Singapore and Malaysia .However,SIA commence its operation in 1 October 1972 (1972-10-01), and has formed a respectable position in the airline industry ever since. SIA has diversified airline-related businesses, such as aircraft handling and engineering
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Vietnam Airlines (or VNA) which was originally established in 1956 under the name Vietnam Civil Aviation is the largest full-cost airline in Vietnam (CAPA – centre for Aviation). With a 40.6% market share, Vietnam Airlines has a tremendous opportunity in expanding their business for both domestic and international network in tourism industry. According to CAPA, with the investment in new aircraft and flight network, Vietnam Airlines desires to become the second largest full-cost airline in Southeast
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methodological approaches undertaken in 3 Research studies on Airline Industry Introduction In this research paper, methodological approaches of 3 different peer reviewed tourism journal articles from the journal “Tourism Management” have been compared. The first article is on the topic of changing gender representation in airline/aviation industry. This research study has identified the trends related to gender representation in airline industry have been discussed. In this article, the influence
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