recession many companies and industries were affected in some way. The airline industry was certainly not immune from the many problems in the economy. In an attempt to assist a friend in deciding whether it is worthwhile to invest in WestJet, a Canadian airline company, a thorough analysis of WestJet was undertaken to assist her in making her decision. Requirement # 1 WestJet, ‘Canada’s leading high-value low-fare airline’, was founded in January 1996 by four Calgary entrepreneurs: Clive Beddoe
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Project 1 WestJet Accepts Blame for Spying on Air Canada The issue of the case is that WestJet spied on Air Canada -- one of the biggest airline companies to obtain confidential information. The competition in the airline market is fierce. As a competitor, WestJet tries to match the competition on the pricing, scheduling, and routes. In order to create a competitive advantage, WestJet gathered business information unethically from Air Canada’s website. For example, Westjet collected data
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four airlines: AirTran, Delta, WestJet and Air Canada. Introduction The drive for lower operational costs and increased efficiency has forced many companies of the world to turn towards mergers and acquisitions. However, even then when companies realize that cost cuts cannot be born out of “corporate marriages”. Instead a new trend in strategic management emerged to achieve similar objectives - forming alliances. Among the industries, alliances and networking are dominant in the airlines industries
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To Whom it May Concern; This letter is to express my interest in the position of flight attendant with WestJet as posted on your website. After reviewing the job description, I am confident I have the skills, attitude, and personal experience to integrate effortlessly into the WestJet team. While I have no direct work experience in the airline industry specifically, I do have personal life experience, and a work and educational background that I believe you will find invaluable. As per
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Checkpoint: JetBlue & WestJet XBIS/219 February 20, 2014 Chuney Johnson Checkpoint: JetBlue & WestJet A reservation system at airlines such as JetBlue and WestJet are very important because the system is what is required in order for the airline to operate. The reservation system is like that heartbeat of the business. The system is what manages seating, scheduling and rebooking. Customers and employees rely on this system to store information like baggage or the customer’s personal
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Introduction WestJet was born in Calgary 15 years ago. Today it is one of the most profitable airlines in North America with the total revenue of $ 2; 3 billion in 2009. Leaders of the company believe that the core to their success is care.” Handle with care” is the company credo and not only that. It is everyday reality and the way how the company does the business. Other two key elements contributing to the success are low–cost structure and company’s culture, which is unique in the airline business
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| | |WestJet: Environmental and Porter Analyses | |BUSM 4200 | Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Mission
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JetBlue and Westjet: A Tale of Two IS Projects Week 8 Checkpoint Case Study Questions By: Cicely Sawin 3/21/2014 IT/205 Catherine Williams Over the past years, customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets, reserve seats, pay for the tickets and also check-in online. For customers, this has been a very convenient method and they are able to easily plan their trips. For the Airline companies, these systems have
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WestJet Airlines is a Calgary-based discount airline founded in 1996. Starting with only three aircrafts in 1996, the company is now “Canada’s leading high-value low-fare airline.” The management of WestJet Airlines assumes that the success of the business is anchored in the culture of the corporation and the welcoming service provided to its customers. Beddoe, the president and the CEO of WestJet, is proud of the airlines performance and the customer service it offers. He believes that the corporate
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Airlines such as WestJet and JetBlue promote low-cost and high-efficiency carriers by giving extremely competitive fares and outstanding customer service. Reservation system for these airlines are so important that when these companies need to make sweeping IT upgrades, their relationships with customers and their brands can be tarnished if things go awry. This can be seen when in 2009, both airlines upgraded their airline reservation systems, SabreSonic CSS was launch, customers struggled to place
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