Not recognising workers unions • Accused of poor working conditions • High turnaround could impact on high CO2 emissions O: • Economic recession assists Ryanair – the reduction in flights by the other European carriers in their plight to cut cost, is beneficial for Ryanair. • The EU expansion plans creates more opportunities for Ryanair T: • EU has established an Emissions Trading Scheme which will
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What is the macro and industry environment in the Southeast Asian region for the entrance of new budget airlines? What opportunities and challenges are associated with that environment? The environment for new entrants into the budget or low cost carriers market in the Southeast Asian region has become very competitive in the last few years despite the fact that the low cost carrier industry is still young. One of the most appealing aspects for operating a low cast carrier in Southeast Asia is
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Human Resources: Human Resource Management describes the function of managing company’s staff members. "A strategic approach to managing employment relations which emphasizes that leveraging people's capabilities is critical to achieving sustainable competitive advantage, this being achieved through a distinctive set of integrated employment policies, programmes and practices." Bratton, J. & Gold, J. (2003) It is important part of a company’s management team and it evolves from an administrative
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QUESTION 1 Which developments in the global airline industry made possible the creation of S.A. ? The creation of Star Alliance had first been considered to remedee a situation of radical change in the airline industry’s financing sources. For decades, world governments overpassed the consequences of a substantial cash investment in their National Airline. At the time, State incentives to possess its own flag carrier were numerous. It was question of national pride as well as a sign of economic
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Cost Leadership Adopting an Effective Cost Leadership Strategy Agenda • What is Cost Leadership? • Businesses Reaping the Benefits • Examples of Successful Initiatives • New ways of Looking at Costs • Seeking Opportunity 2 What is Cost Leadership? Michael Porter identifies three generic business strategies: 3 What is Cost Leadership? Cost Leadership, is based on being the lowest cost producer in an industry, for a certain quality of product. To achieve it companies must:
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ABSTARCT: This report aims to give a brief understanding of strategic commitments, the rationality of predatory pricing and the extent to which predatory pricing strategies are used in the global airline industry. DATE: 5th March 2015 Introduction This report aims to give a brief understanding of strategic commitments and the rationality and extent to which predatory pricing strategies are used in the global airline industry. The Airline industry, being highly competitive, offers many examples
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generate synergies between the existing businesses and the new ventures, as the financial service providers HSBC and ING did. Without synergies, corporations are better off trying to transform themselves into low-cost players, a difficult feat that Ryanair accomplished in the 1990s, or into solution providers. There will always be room for both low-cost and value-added players. How much room each will have depends not only on the industry and customers’ preferences, but also on the strategies traditional
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Question 4 The European Union proclaimed that during time of 1990 and 2006, the carbon emissions from international aviation were increased by 100% although the total greenhouse gases emissions was fallen by merely 3% in the European Union. Provided by the European Commission the average carbon emissions between 2004 and 2006 were about 218 million tones, without any adequate regulations, it would expected to be 400 million after ten years which is 2020. It indicated that the aviation industry
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Air Transport Logistics [pic] Introduction History of low cost airlines The low-cost concept became a moneymaker in the United States, where it was pioneered in the 1970s by Southwest Airlines, the model for budget carriers elsewhere like Ryanair and easyJet in Europe. Definition of low cost airlines A low cost airline generally has many features that differentiate it from the traditional carriers. These features include ticketless travel, online ticket sales, no international offices
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FISCAL YEAR 2013 COMPARED WITH FISCAL YEAR 2012 Profit after taxation. Ryanair recorded a profit on ordinary activities after taxation of €569.3 million in the 2013 fiscal year, as compared with a profit of €560.4 million in the 2012 fiscal year. This 1.6% increase was primarily attributable to an increase in revenues driven by a 4.3% increase in average fares and a 20.1% increase in ancillary revenues, partially offset by a 18.3% increase in fuel and oil costs from €1,593.6 million to €1.885.6
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