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
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Business Model and Strategic Framework – IndiGo Airlines Business Model and Strategic Framework – IndiGo Airlines 2013 7/24/2013 2013 7/24/2013 Introduction IndiGo began its operation in 2006 and after being into business for six years, it has become India’s largest airline services overtaking Jet Airways in November 2012. Through this project report, we aim to understand the business model that is used by IndiGo and their marketing strategic framework which would help us to understand
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Industry Competition 3 Chapter Outline 3-1 Industry Life Cycle Stages 3-2 Industry Structure 3-3 Intensity of Rivalry among Incumbent Firms 3-3a Concentration of Competitors 3-3b High Fixed or Storage Costs 3-3c Slow Industry Growth 3-3d Lack of Differentiation or Low Switching Costs 3-3e Capacity Augmented in Large Increments 3-3f Diversity of Competitors 3-3g High Strategic Stakes 3-3h High Exit Barriers 3-4 Threat of Entry 3-4a Economies of Scale 3-4b Brand Identity and Product
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ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS It is evident that the greatest strength that Southwest Airlines has is its financial stability. As known in the US airline industry, Southwest is one of those airlines who are consistently earning profits despite the problems the industry is facing. With such stability, the corporation is able to make decisions and adjust policies, which other heavily burdened airlines may not be able to imitate. Having a low amount of cost in their operations is one of the contributing
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Introduction Southwest Airlines is a major airlines company which provides air transportation to the people in U.S. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and employs 34,901 people. It was co-founded in March 16, 1967 as Southwest Co. by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher initially named Air Southwest until changing the name to Southwest Airlines in early 1971 (matthew, n.d.). The main objectives of the firm was to attract the passengers by providing convenient schedules, taking people to their destination
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American Airlines Strategic Report for American Airlines Jed Cullen Kevin Yamazaki Deirdre Chew April 7, 2010 April 7, 2010 Page 1 American Airlines Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 3 Company History................................................................................................. 4 Financial Analysis .............................................................
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that air transportation demand in the world will double over the next 15 years. In the meantime, since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, the environment surrounding the aviation industry has become very severe and has caused adverse impact to the entire aviation industry. Security at airports has been reinforced in all aspects, significantly deteriorated on-time performance, caused mass congestion at the airport, and caused a drastic increase in aviation management and operational
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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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------------------------------------------------- Ryanair: Strategic Analysis ------------------------------------------------- Ryanair: Strategic Analysis Principles of Marketing and Management Principles of Marketing and Management Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Issues and Outlook Profile 3. External Analysis 4. Internal Analysis 5. Strategy and Implications from Analysis 6. Action Plan Executive Summary Ryanair is a low-cost Irish airline operating to 178 destinations within
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Southwest Airlines provides short haul, high frequency, point-to-point, low-fare services to and from 58 cities across the United States. The company is known for its low-cost fares and superior customer service in the airline industry. The company was started in 1971 with a motto still lived by today, "If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people will fly your airline." This
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