states–New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia–gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about reversing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had erected. Articles of Confederation: plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution; established “a firm league of friendship” among the States, but allowed few important powers to the central government. Bicameral: an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers. Charter:
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Running head: CRAFTING AND EXECUTING STRATEGY – Jet Blue Airways Jet Blue Airways LaKessica B. Carter Dr. Akpan BUS599 - Strategic Management April 17, 2011 With the constant changes with the airline industries and the chaotic state each have represented for a number of years constant strategic planning and trends are the focus today. A trend can shape a company or cause it to head back to the drawing board. An airline, such as Jet Blue Airways has to change strategically and adapt
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what is perceived today as a successful model of excellence in the industry with an extraordinary safety record in the last 40 years. In its forty-three years of service, the Dallas-based Airline continues to differentiate itself from other carriers with exemplary customer service delivered by nearly 46,000 employees to more than 100 million customers annually. It is also known for its triple bottom line approach that takes into account the Carrier's performance and productivity, the importance
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1. Briefly describe the trends in the global airline industry. a) Increasing travel demand Two of the top six U.S. airlines saw their best traffic results in 18 months this past November. While Southwest recorded a 12 percent increase, Continental registered a 2.8 percent increase, respectively, in miles flown per passenger. These figures represent absolute increases in ‘warm bodies’ flown – a more reliable metric than passenger load factor. Clearly, the slump in air travel is ending. IATA
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Jet Blue Airways – Crafting and Executing Strategy BUS 599 Dr. Menon Assignment 1 January 15, 2012 Jet Blue Airways – Crafting and Executing Strategy Company Background JetBlue Airways Corporation is an American low-cost airline that was founded by David Neeleman who was born in Brazil during 1959. JetBlue Airways Corporation is headquartered in the New York City borough of Queens and its main base is located at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport. Prior to its
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an organization to achieve their goals they must have a competent and capable organizational structure in place. In this assignment we were asked.... Ryanair is a low cost carrier with a no frills approach to air travel, flying to 29 different countries (Ryanair 2014a) including Ireland, England, Morocco and continental Europe (PDF) with a sound reliable reputation. Ryanair’s airline punctuality record is good at 90% in
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Porter’s Five Forces Threat of new Entrants Threat of new entry is moderate, because it requires high capital to support and government barrier is high such as the air service agreement can build barriers to those new entrants. The degree of barriers to entry depends on the strength of:- • Customers have a little bit of brand loyalty. If customers of AirAsia do not have brand loyalty, then the threat of new entrants will be very high. But the higher numbers of competitors in the industry also
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publicly under the symbol “LUV” on NYSE. The Case:- South West airline who is known for low cost airline was facing completion from other airlines and also called for imitators like Kiwi and Reno Air as well as major airlines like United and Continental. Rhoades an MBA had joined SouthWest airline to transform the so-called people department, because they think that there advantage lies with kind of employees they have. Since its instigation, Southwest has maintained the same strategy by concentrating
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billion in less than three years of operation. 2) External Factors leading to Decline: The introduction of ‘low-cost Airlines’ into the market drove several competitors to follow the footsteps of PE. Texas International Airlines (TI) took over Continental airlines with the principal purpose of introducing it as a low-cost airline. The emerging
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prices, which keep going up. Different competitors have different strategies on how to survive. Some airlines started charging for things that used to be free, for example beverages, checked-in luggage, meals, seat assignments and carry-on bags. Other carriers decided to fly on higher altitudes where oxygen quality is lower which results in less fuel being used (Shifrin). The economy crash in 2008 was not very pleasant for the airline industry. Many people could not afford to fly and chose cheaper, ground
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