Problems: 1. Was not prepared for competition it started getting after the liberilastion of the economy in 1990. 2. Bloated workforce. Air india has 28000 permanent work staff , doubles jets head count. It operates 127 aircraft , compared with jets 115. 3. Highest employees per aircraft in the world. 200:1 whereas desirable is 130-170 :1 4. Bad management and faulty policies has brought air india to this crisis level. 5. A culture of complete sloth in administration. 6. Complete
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the Group and Parent Company balance sheets, the Group and Parent Company cash flow statements, the Group and Parent Company statements of changes in equity and the related notes 1 to 39. These financial statements have been prepared under the accounting policies set out therein. We have also audited the information in the directors’ remuneration report that is described as having been audited. This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Section 235 of the
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EWMBA 299 – Competitive Strategy Southwest Airlines Introduction The domestic US airline industry has been intensely competitive since it was deregulated in 1978. In a regulated environment, most of the cost increases were passed along to consumers under a fixed rate-of-return based pricing scheme. This allowed labor unions to acquire a lot of power and workers at the major incumbent carriers were overpaid. After deregulation, the incumbent carriers felt the most pain, and the floodgates had
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[pic] Source: Extracted from Johnson, G, Scholes, K., & Whittington, R. (2008) Introduction The organization chosen for this Analysis is British Airways. Based at Heathrow Airport in London, British Airways is the biggest international airline in the UK. It deals in domestic and international carriage of freight and mail as well as ancillary services. Privatized in 1987, it has continued to increase in growth in spite of stiff competition (Finance Yahoo). This paper analyses the industry and
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EWMBA 299 – Competitive Strategy Southwest Airlines Introduction The domestic US airline industry has been intensely competitive since it was deregulated in 1978. In a regulated environment, most of the cost increases were passed along to consumers under a fixed rate-of-return based pricing scheme. This allowed labor unions to acquire a lot of power and workers at the major incumbent carriers were overpaid. After deregulation, the incumbent carriers felt the most pain, and the floodgates had
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US AIRWAYS GROUP INC (LCC) 10-K Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d) Filed on 02/22/2012 Filed Period 12/31/2011 Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K (Mark One) þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 or o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition
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o 7.1 Southwest experience o 7.2 In-flight entertainment o 7.3 Evolve interior • 8 Rapid Rewards • 9 Incidents and accidents • 10 Controversies • 11 See also • 12 References • 13 External links History Early history Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-200 wearing the original airline colors when landing at San Antonio in 1975 Southwest Airlines traces their roots to the March 16, 1967 incorporation of Air Southwest Co. by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher to provide service within the state of
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By: Asana Kusnadi Mid Semester Examination Table of Content 1. Background 2. Vision Statement 3. SWOT Analysis of SpaceX 4. Porter’s Five Forces Model 5. SpaceX TOWS Matrix 6. SpaceX Business Model 7. SpaceX Business Level Strategy 8. Conclusions I. Background SpaceX or Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is a space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla
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Air Asia – Strategic IT Initiative Submitted by: Charles Kho Sandy Hofman Aruan Christian Tjitrahardja Ramaratnam Narayanaswamy Faculty of Economics and Commerce University of Melbourne 2005 306-669 Strategic Enterprise Systems Group Project Executive Summary IT is one of the major enablers of AirAsia’s successful low cost business model. Based on the environmental scanning performed, the demand for Low Cost Carrier (LCC) is expected to expand rapidly attracting more players to
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Malaysia’s 40 Richest T AKING A BREAK FROM AN investor presentation at the Ritz-Carlton in Singapore, AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes, sporting his trademark red baseball cap, flips through his company’s 140-page annual report. He pauses on 2 of the 16 ads, one from AIG and one from General Electric. “We’re the only company in the world putting ads in our annual report,” Proletariat Capitalist TONY FERNANDES revolutionized Asia’s airline industry by introducing the region’s first low-cost carrier
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