S. airline companies outsourcing their maintenance overseas. I will first look at why most airlines are making this common practice. I will look at potential risks involved by overseas maintenance. What type of regulations the FAA has, and other identities involved. Lastly, I will look at specific goals of aviation maintenance, and what we believe would help achieve them. Overseas Maintenance In today’s world of deregulated aviation it has almost become a common practice of airlines to be
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Table of Contents 1. Background Information..................................................................................................... 2 2.Macro-environment Analysis........................................................................................................2 2.1 Political factor ...............................................................................................................................3 2.2 Social factor ...................................
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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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September 20, 2011 PALEA: SC final decision on FASAP case bolsters petition vs. outsourcing The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) asserted today that the Supreme Court’s (SC) final decision in favor of the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association’s (FASAP) on the illegal retrenchment case bolsters its position against the outsourcing plan of Philippine Airlines (PAL). “After 13 long years, the SC ruled with finality that PAL is guilty of illegal dismissing 1,400 flight crew
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state are not ready to choose airline as a mode of transport over other modes. Survey method of data collection was used for this study. This data has been collected from 700 respondents and 12 districts were surveyed across Rajasthan. Frequently changeable high fare and poor connectivity are the paramount reasons for majority of the population. Increment in the number of flights and connectivity between major towns provides opportunities as well as challenges for the airline companies. Studies have been
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It is, “to firmly establish itself as Europe’s leading low-fares scheduled passenger airline through continuous improvements and expanded offerings of its low-fares service. Ryanair aims to offer low-fares that generate increased passenger traffic while maintaining a continuous focus on cost-containment and operating efficiencies.” And what do we want to become? It is “To become Europe’s most profitable airline by rolling out proven low- fare, no frills service in all markets in which we operate
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Discrimination in the Airline Market: The Effect of Market Concentration Joanna Stavins * Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02106 (617) 973-4217 e-mail: joanna.stavins@bos.frb.org November 25, 1996 * Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston or the Federal Reserve System. Price Discrimination in the Airline Market: The
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ASSIGNMENT 1/ Compare the differences between a start up airline Organizational Structure to the flag carrier structure. Which departments could be different between these two, and the reason behind it? As a starting point into understanding the differences in the organizational structures between flag carriers versus new entrant airlines, I would like to first mention the classic pyramid or top-down structure consisting of top management, middle management & operating management. Where the
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Running Head: ROCKSTAR AIRLINES SUPERSONIC SERVICE Rockstar Airlines Supersonic Service Assignment Donald L. LaRocco II ASCI-643 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Program Overview The commercial aviation program that will be discussed in this paper is the establishment of a new supersonic airline that will provide different support routes with a maximum range from the Unites States to the countries of China and India. The new airline will be titled Rockstar Airlines and will allow perspective
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Legal: Deregulation of airline industry in the late 1970s. In the 1970s there was a general trend to deregulate the airline industry which had previously been mainly controlled by governments. So each government set fares rates, routes, customer service policies, entry and exit, intercarrier agreements, mergers, and consumer issues for its flag carriers as well as private businesses. However, in 1978, the US airline industry became partially deregulated through the Airline Deregulation Act. And
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