Depreciation at Delta and Singapore Airlines Case (Introduction) A question is asked, “What makes a business successful?” While this question can have many answers, the financial standing among of the businesses in comparison can make a strong argument. One way to tell how financially fit said business by looking at the net earnings Airline companies consider Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) as a significant portion under the asset category on the balance sheet. 1. Calculate
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Depreciation Accounting 1 Types of Long-Lived Assets • Tangible asset • Asset with physical substance • Property, plant, and equipment = fixed asset. • Intangible asset • Intellectual property. • No physical substance • Examples are patent rights, copyrights 2 Amortization • View capital asset as bundle of services • Similar to prepaid expenses, cost is expensed as company benefits from the services • • • • Land - no depreciation Plant and equipment - depreciation Natural
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Delta Airlines Company Info and Overview: • Currently serves over 160 million customers/yr • Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga • Over 80,000 employees • Currently investing more than $2billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products • Almost 5,000 daily flights with a current mainline fleet of 700+ aircraft • Current stock price $10.99/share with a market cap of 9.23B Singapore Airlines • • • • • Operates a fleet of over 100 airplanes 22,000+ employees Fly the
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Organizational History and Current State of Affairs This portion of the paper will include key information about Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta): (a) history; (b) culture; (c) important leaders over the years; (d) current products and service offerings: (e) target markets; and (f) methods of product and service delivery. History This section describes the history of Delta. The company was founded in Macon, Georgia, in 1924, as the world’s first crop-dusting service, Huff-Daland Dusters. The
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GLOBAL AVIATION GROUP 2013 Airline Disclosures Handbook Financial reporting and management trends in the global aviation industry kpmg.com KPMG’s Global Aviation practice KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 156 countries and have 152,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity
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i Richard Ivey School of Business The University of Western Ontario IVEy 9A98A005 DELTA GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL s Tom Gleave prepared this case under the supervision of Professor John Kennedy solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to prefect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits
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United Continental Holdings, Inc. Business Analysis The airline industry has had a few disappointments at the market with the economy fluctuations. Since September the 11th, the airlines are struggling to recover from all the destruction that the terrorist did to the airline industry. Customer’s confidence, high fuel prices, environmental problems, and customer service issues are just a few things that have affected the airlines popularity in the public’s eye. With all that said, how would
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Exploring Corporate Strategy CLASSIC CASE STUDIES Chaos in the skies – the airline industry pre- and post-9/11 Gary J. Stockport The case provides an opportunity to analyse the Airline Industry both pre- and post-9/11. It shows how one major event in the business environment can reshape many aspects in both the macro and competitive environment of an industry. In turn this requires a reshaping of strategies for most of the individual companies in the industry in order to cope with this new
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9 -7 1 4 -4 3 2 JANUARY 29, 2014 JUAN ALCÁCER JOHN CLAYTON Emirates Airline: Connecting the Unconnected Introduction Late afternoon was fading to dusk as Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, gazed out at the large crowds mingling outside at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. Front and center at the event was the official program launch of the Boeing 777X, a massive new hit thanks to Emirates’ record order of 150 new planes. Valued at $76 billion at list prices, this was the largest airplane deal
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primary route to achieving superior shareholder value.2 Consider, for example, Southwest Airlines’ market-driven strategy that has achieved a strong market position for the U.S. domestic carrier. The airline’s growth and financial performance are impressive. Although Southwest is the fourth largest U.S. airline, its market capitalization is greater than the total capitalization of AMR (American Airlines), Delta Airlines, and UAL Corp. Southwest’s revenues will approach $7.5 billion in 2002, compared with
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