Analysis of Jet Blue Airways BUS 599 October 19, 2010 Analysis of Jet Blue Airways JetBlue Airways Corporation is an American low cost airline. Since 2001, the U.S. airline industry has faced an unprecedented set of challenges. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the airline industry reported tremendous losses and several of the largest U.S. airlines filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection (Flouris, Walker, 2005). As a result, the airline industry has been more creative
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JetBlue Airways: Managing Growth Louis Ekaterina Joshua Tausif - Problem Identification JetBlue Airways is currently a major competitor in the domestic airlines industry in the United States. In this industry, two types of competitors exist, legacy carriers and low-cost carriers (LCCs). The legacy airlines had long ago created the “hub-and-spoke” system, shuttling thousands of passengers to large airports (hubs) and using connecting
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (EBS5103) CASE STUDY INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ahmet Beşkese BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY May 2015 1. INTRODUCTION This report is based on strategic analysis of JetBlue from it’s the establishment date to year 2003. In order to the analysis, a precise strategy is decided upon for JetBlue Company. 2. HISTORY David Neeleman was born in Brazil, Sao Paulo in 16 October 1959. He attended the University of Utah for three years then he dropped out university and served a mission
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Adam Scott Jet Blue Case Analysis MKT 320 5/25/13 Statement of Problem On February 14, 2007, a winter storm in the northeast snarled JetBlue operations nationwide. In New York at JFK International Airport, hundreds of passengers were left stranded on multiple planes for up to 10 hours. This service interruption resulted in JetBlue paying out millions of dollars in passenger refunds as well as employee overtime and other costs associated with the winter storm. In addition to the financial
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JetBlue Strategic plan Michele Branam STR581 March 26, 2013 Billie Hutson, PhD TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract …………pg. 4 Introduction pg. 5 MISSION, VISION, AND VALUE STATEMENT…………………………………PG. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS…………………………………………………..PG. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN………………………………………………................PG. 6 SWOT ANALYSIS PG. 6 PEST ANALYSIS………………………………………..………………………..…PG. 8 STRATEGY…………………………………………………………………………..PG. 9 VALUE DISCIPLINE..……………………………………………………….……...PG. 9 GENERIC STRATEGY………………………………………………………………PG
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Airways JetBlue Airways took to the skies in 2000 under a novel concept: bringing humanity back to air travel. Based at New York's Kennedy International Airport, JetBlue, a non-union airline, distinguished itself from other low-fare carriers such as Southwest Airlines by offering seat-back entertainment systems with live television, comfortable seats and blue corn chips. During the last six years, when traditional airlines were piling up more than $40 billion in losses, JetBlue grew to $1.7
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Jet Blue Airways case study Introductіon Twelve years ago JetBlue was a breath of fresh air in an airline industry bogged down by the ways of legacy carriers that were unconcerned with customer service and known for price gouging. JetBlue was revolutionary. With a fleet of new planes -- all Airbus A320s, which cut down on repair costs -- a staff that worked primarily from home, and 40% of ticket sales executed online, the company emerged as the premier low-cost
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OB713: Individual Case Analysis - JetBlue “Bring Humanity back to air travel” was the founding concept for the creation of JetBlue by CEO David Neeleman back in 1999. JetBlue commenced service in February of 2000 and was a success ever since. The company was run by an experienced management team with industry veterans who were able to translate their vision of the company into a reality customers experienced. High quality service, low cost carrier coupled with an efficient organization that operated
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Case Outline of JetBlue Airways Corporation I. Problem: The main problem facing JetBlue Airways Corporation is: how to maintain low-costs structure and continue enlarging its market share in the competitive airline industry with increasing fuel costs. II. Strategic Considerations A. Industry Analysis 1. History a). American aviation pioneers attempted to start airlines using airships in the mid-19th industry. b). Aktiengesellschaft was world’s first airline
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JetBlue Airways: Growing Pains A case report prepared for MG 495 Business Policy Spring II 2014 Paige Pence Jamie Neidholdt Tyler Slayton Ja-ir Gooden Jacob Miller May 4, 2014 JETBLUE AIRWAYS: GROWING PAINS I. Introduction A. Executive Summary 1. Summary statement of the problem: JetBlue Airways was a fairly new airline that was going up against such airlines like Southwest, AirTran, and Delta. Started in 1999, JetBlue Airway was able to turn profits fairly quickly;
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