QANTAS CASE ANALYSIS * Introduction Qantas or as it is nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo” is the largest airline service that runs continuously and the second oldest in the world. It was established in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited and first flew internationally in 1935 (Hanson‚ 2011). The growth of Qantas has been substantial with the most significant progression being the Australian government selling its domestic carrier Australian Airlines to Qantas in
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Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege Case Study “Discussion Format” MGMT 5113 Team 7 Dag Yemenu Sachin Gupta Michelle May Shaun Evans November 22nd 2003 Problem Overview Southwest Airlines has employed unique operational strategies‚ incorporating industry revolutionizing methodologies‚ while developing and sustaining a strong corporate culture that has allowed Southwest Airlines to be profitable for a phenomenal 30 straight years and capture the Airline Industry
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Strategic Analysis of the US Airline Industry in 2012 Case Questions 1. To what extent can the industry’s low profitability be attributed to the structure of the industry? 2. Which of Porter’s Five Forces has had the biggest impact in depressing industry profitability? Comparison of Airline Industry Structure (Regulation/Pre 1978 vs Deregulation/Post 1978) Oligopoly (Regulation) Perfect Competition (Deregulation) Concentration Few players Many players Entry & Exit Barriers Significant
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JetBlue added E190 to its fleet. By late 2006‚ JetBlue like other airlines‚ faced softening demand and higher costs due to increasing fuel prices. Barger played a large role in the airline’s decision at the end of 2006 to slow its rate of growth by reducing its purchase commitments for new planes. In light of the operational challenges JetBlue faced in Feb 2007‚ as well as the unabated rise in fuel costs‚ Barger realized that the airline would need to take further steps to slow its rate of growth. Given
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Executive Summary Southwest Airlines has been a strong growth company over the last 35 years. Using its low-cost‚ passenger friendly‚ point-to-point operational strategy‚ Southwest has been able to sustain considerable growth year after year and remain profitable for 33 straight years. While Southwest has gained market share in recent years‚ legacy carriers have struggled due to depressed market conditions. The entire airline industry has endured expensive labor contracts‚ soaring energy costs and
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Southwest Airline Analysis The goal of this paper is to explain the prominent success of Southwest Airline in the United States through a single case study analysis making use of the McKinsey’s 7-S framework. Developed in the early 1980s at the McKinsey & Company consulting firm by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman‚ this framework looks at 7 internal factors (Structure‚ Strategy‚ Systems‚ Style‚ Staff‚ Skills‚ Super-ordinate goals) which‚ according to its authors‚ need to be aligned for an organization
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After establishing a unique business model in the airline industry‚ Southwest has had its fair share of imitators. Yet none of these efforts at reproducing the success of Southwest have reached expectations. There are many reasons why imitators of Southwest have struggled so much but one of the biggest is the success of Southwest’s human resource management. Southwest is able to pay its employees less than the other major airlines yet get more production out of them. This is due to Southwest’s family
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(Case Analysis: Northwest Airlines and the Detroit Snowstorm 1. What exactly went wrong? How bad was this situation? Ans: There was a snowstorm on Saturday‚ January 2nd‚ which was very serious and caused over 10 inches of snowfall. Northwest Airlines had been too late to halt the departure of their planes from other cities to Detroit‚ on of its largest hub. They made the decision to let 30 planes land in Detroit on Sunday‚ neglecting those 14 inches of snow and the severe weather condition
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Norwegian airlines started its operations in 1993 on a regional basis‚ however‚ only appeared on the market as a low-cost carrier on a small scale in 2002. The company is currently operating a mixt fleet of Boeing 787 and Boeing 737-800’s aircrafts. Now‚ Norwegian Airlines are holding eighteen destinations across Europe and USA. Norwegian Airlines succeeded to launch low-cost long haul flights from Gatwick to USA‚ and are currently awaiting AOC approval to launch flights from Ireland to US. This
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES Air travel remains a large and growing industry. Despite being plagued by several factors such as overcapacity‚ commoditization of offerings and cutthroat rivalry to name a few‚ it facilitates economic growth‚ world trade‚ international investment and tourism. This case study will analyze the external factors affecting the airline industry‚ analyze the internal factors affecting Singapore International Airlines (SIA) and critically discuss the different generic
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