JetBlue, a U.S. Airline. Introduction In early 2003, JetBlue Airways no – frills American airlines, posted a profit of $ 17.6 million for the first quarter of 2003. In the same period, the American airline industry announced losses of around $2 billion. JetBlue was one of the few bright spots in an industry which has been reeling under the woes of over – capacity and losses for over two years. The Company managed to succeed in a period when big names in the American airline industry like American
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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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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 2013 ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS To our Shareholders: Our goals for 2013 were ambitious. We wanted to stay on track with our five Strategic Initiatives described below. We wanted to maintain our strong Brand, unique Culture, and award-winning Customer Service. We wanted to sustain our strong ontime performance and baggage handling. Finally, we wanted to improve our cost performance, achieve our profit requirement, and return value to our Shareholders. Just like in 2011
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF AIRASIA THE BEST LOW-COST CARRIER AIRLINES IN THE WORLD ASSIGNMENT FOR MICROECONOMICS FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA BY: IWAN BUDHIARTA P-46048 MALAYSIA – 2009 I. INTRODUCTION A low-cost carrier (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier) is an airline that offers low fares but eliminates all “non-essential” services. The typical low-cost carrier business model is based on: * a single passenger class * a
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as Yield Management. Industries such as airline industry or hotel industry tend to adopt this technique to allocate limited resources. Sometimes it is known as perishable asset revenue management or simply revenue management because it is also adopted by companies which deal with highly perishable goods or “services which cannot be stored at all” (Netessine, 2002). Kimes and Wirtz (2003) defined revenue management as “the application of information systems and pricing strategies to allocate the right
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Singapore airline (SIA) was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Singapore government on 28 January 1972 as a public company with limited liability. It is one of the most successful airlines today having the most recent and youngest fleets in the world. It has evolved from being a regional airline to one of the top ranked airlines in the world at present. As on March 1999, it carried 525 passenger flights a week out of Singapore. It operates in four segments namely airlines operations
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Classic Airlines Marketing Solution October 14, 2012 MKT/571 Introduction Classic Airlines is facing both and internal and external marketing crisis. The CEO, Amanda Miller and CFO, Catherine Simpson are basically asking the team led by CMO, Kevin Boyle to revitalize the frequent flyer program without making further discounts to fares while also cutting the marketing budget by an 15% over the next 18 months. Utilizing the nine step problem solving model we will analyze possible solutions
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Classic Airlines Marketing Solution Classic Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the world. Their routes include more than 240 cities and more than 2,300 flights a day. In 2004, they had a net operating income of $10 million dollars (Classic Airlines Scenario, 2011). Despite this achievement, Classic Airlines has been experiencing many challenges in operations that are threatening their profitability. These challenges include increased competition, higher overhead costs, decreased employee
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|Refer/WI/ACAD/18 | SHRI RAMSWAROOP MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ENGG. & MANAGEMENT MBA [SEM III 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36] (Session : 2013-14) TUTORIAL SHEET-1 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MBA- 033) |Unit: 1 |Topic: Introduction to Information Systems | |Date of Distribution: | Name of Faculty: Dr. Ashish Avasthi
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in February 2000, JetBlue emerged into the heavily competitive airline industry as the little airline that could. While legacy carriers declared bankruptcy, JetBlue trounced its competition by offering low‐cost, customer‐focused service. Under the direction of the energetic David Neeleman, JetBlue became a major player in the airline industry. Operating domestic flights on a point‐to‐point system, JetBlue primarily manages East‐West and Northeast‐Southeast routes
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