6:00 - 7:20 American Airlines Matt Vinas 10/1/2012 1. Political: “In some cases‚ foreign governments limit U.S. air carriers’ rights to carry passengers beyond designated gateway cities in foreign countries.” This can affect the American Airlines company in the competitive airline industry because if some foreign governments deny the rights to U.S. air carriers to carry passengers beyond designated cities‚ the loyal customers of American Airlines would choose another airline that would
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Background Information American achieved its largest-in-the-industry status through a mix of pioneering initiatives and aggressive expansion. It introduced first AAdvantage frequent flyer program. AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of American Airlines. Launched May 1‚ 1981‚ it was the first such loyalty program in the world‚ and remains the largest with more than 50 million members as for 2005. Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets‚ upgrade service class‚ or obtain
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Analysis of the Airline Industry Parameters of the Industry American Airlines is a subsidiary of AMR Corporation and one of the leading airlines in the U.S. It has two subsidiaries‚ that is American Eagle and American Connection. It is the second largest airline in the world based on revenues used in its operation‚ its size of fleet and miles covered in passenger transport. It has an extensive operation of both domestic and international flights in North America‚ Latin America‚ Europe‚ Asia and
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million on a revenue of $8.55 billion‚ American Airlines‚ Inc. (American)‚ principal subsidiary of Dallas/Fort Worth-based AMR Corporation‚ was the largest airline in the United States. At year-end 1988 American operated 468 aircraft on 2‚200 flights daily to 151 destinations in the United States‚ Bermuda‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ the Caribbean‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ Japan‚ Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ Spain‚ Switzerland‚ Venezuela‚ and West Germany. The objective of American Airlines revenue management effort was to
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The airline industry faced a severe downturn after the September 11 attacks. American Airlines was one of many airline carriers that were affected by the tragedy that took place on this day. While other corporations were able to stay afloat‚ American Airlines suffered because of the trouble it had within the organizations. American Airlines struggled to stay intact when conflict antecedents came into play. These included an economic recession‚ rising energy costs‚ and losses incurred by corporate
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An Investment Business Memo for American Airlines The buzz in the airline industry in February 2013 was all about the potential merger between American Airlines and US Airways since that would make the merged company the number one airline in the industry globally. Despite the some cynical comments veteran investors hold for investing in the airline industry‚ which will be mentioned below‚ as well as the unforeseen lawsuit being thrown at their way‚ it is an investment that is strongly suggests
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Summary of the Company American Airlines‚ Inc. (American) was founded in 1934 and is the principal subsidiary of AMR Corporation. American provides aircraft services to around 160 destinations around the world. American Airlines has connections to 3 regional carriers. Two carriers are owned by AMR (American Eagle and Executive Airlines). The third carrier is owned by a third party (Republic Airways Holdings) that has no connection to AMR. These regional carriers serve to connect feed from
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The parent company of American Airlines (AA) says it will cut around 15% of its workforce. American Airline which filed for bankruptcy protection‚ also wants to make changes to its staff pensions. The airline lost about $884m and more in the first nine months of 2011. AMR’s chief executive‚ Thomas W Horton said in a letter to his employees "We are going to use the restructuring process to make the necessary changes to meet our challenges head-on and capitalise fully on the solid foundation we’ve
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The U.S. Airline Industry in 1995 2. a) American Airlines’ 1992 air fare strategies resembled its early to mid-80s SuperSavers program. It offered discounts of up to 45% on round-trip flights of at least 7 days‚ purchased 30 days in advance. Previously‚ air fare pricing was a simple structure of first class/coach and peak/off-peak categories. Robert Crandall‚ of American Airlines‚ introduced a new air fare system known as yield management. The simple price structure was unbundled to unleash multiple
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satisfy the needs and wants of that group. American Airlines’ (American’s) long term targeting of the lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) segment of the travel market is an example of successful execution of market segmentation. In 18 years‚ American has positioned itself as ‘the most popular airline of LGBT-choice’ (Purkayastha‚ 2009)‚ and now generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the segment. American was the first airline to actively target the untapped LGBT market
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