closed our acquisition of AirTran Airways on May 2, growing our fleet by 140 aircraft, and extending our route network domestically and to the Caribbean and Mexico. In December, we unveiled our fleet modernization plans, which include an agreement with Boeing to serve as the launch customer of the 737 MAX aircraft. And, our operations improved in 2011, closing out the year with our highest December ontime performance in 15 years. Moreover, we reported our 39th consecutive annual profit in a year that endured
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Southwest Airlines In the late 1960’s Rollin King who had been president of an air taxi service in the San Antonio area, saw that there needed to be improvement in the air service between Dallas-Houston-San Antonio. It was a fast growing population and the two airlines that were currently servicing them were not doing the best that they could. Rollin and his associates did some research and found that consumer dissatisfaction was high, they knew that they had a great opportunity here to start
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Effects of Quality Management on Domestic and Global Competition Yudyth Vera MGT/449 January 23, 2012 Dr. George DeMetropolis Effects of Quality Management on Domestic and Global Competition Quality management is an essential factor in any commercial industry, regardless of the targeted customer segment. The effects of proper management and the measurement tools used are evident in successful airlines servicing both U.S. and international passengers. For U.S. domestic carrier, Southwest Airlines
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Southwest wanted to be able to get its passengers to and from their destinations as quickly and as fun as possible. Southwest has accomplished more and been more successful than anyone would have ever imagined possible. It has grown from just three Boeing 737 aircraft’s to more than 530 737’s. It has set an airline-industry record of being profitable for 36 consecutive years, it continues to be the leader of customer satisfaction with the fewest customer complaints, and has been named one of the most
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| Alaska Air Group and 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,
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million passengers per year. Emirates was launched in 1985 with two leased aircraft from a rudimentary airport. It’s phenomenal growth is reflected in the 160-plus aircraft in its rapidly expanding fleet – a mix of the latest wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft - as well as Dubai’s state-of-the-art Emirates Terminal 3, which is used solely for the airline's flights. Its fleet is one of the youngest in the skies, with an average age of under 80 months, and this figure will fall further as it takes
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An Investment Analysis of Southwest Airlines for Embry Investment Group Kenneth O’Connor Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Table of Contents Tables and Figures 3 Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Why this Analysis was Done 3 The Limitations of this Report 4 Background Information on Southwest Airlines 4 Analysis Methodology 4 Short Conclusion 5 Supporting details and data 5 The Financial Reasons to Invest in Southwest Airlines 5 An Assessment of Southwest Airlines
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Introducción Southwest airlines es una compañía low cost de transporte aéreo de pasajeros fundada en el año 1967 por Rollin W. King. Hechos King detecta una verdadera necesidad de mejorar el servicio aéreo dentro del Estado de Texas debido a la carencia de buen servicio prestado por las aerolíneas de aquel entonces. Existen dos aerolíneas principales que serán nuestra competencia: * Braniff: 69 aviones, 256 MM de USD facturación y 5,6 MM de pasajeros * Texas International:
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1920 in Winston, Queensland. The airline’s first aircraft was an Avro 504k.The airline flew internationally from May 1935, when it commenced service from Darwin, Northern Territory to Singapore. In 1959 July Qantas entered the jet age when the first Boeing 707 – 138 was delivered. (http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/history-birthplace/global/en) The Qantas group
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features of Alaska airline is that their entire fleet consists of same type of aircrafts which acts as an advantage in terms of training of employees and maintenance of the aircrafts. The fleet of Alaska airline consists of 137 aircraft all of which are Boeing 737. The fleet average age is around 9.4 years. As of today, Alaska airline is an employer of over 11,397 staff and has up to 880 flights per day (Alaska airline, 2015). This report will discuss about the
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