success of Southwest Airlines? 2. How significant is the 10 to 15 minutes turnaround time of Southwest’s aircraft in terms of savings in investment and utilization of its aircraft compared to competitors? 3. What challenges is Southwest facing in the future and how should they meet those challenges? 4. What should their business and operations strategy be for the future? 5. Has Gary Kelly‚ the new Southwest CEO since 2004‚ been able to maintain the profitability of Southwest Airlines while insuring the
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INTERNAL ANALYSIS a. List of core activities (what products they make / provide; describe) Qantas is one of Australia’s top leading airways‚ it was found on the 16th November 1920 in Winton Queensland. Qantas carries a 65% share of the Australian domestic market and carries 18.7% of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia Some of the core activities Qantas provides for their customers are • Qantas link • Qantas catering • Qantas Freight • Qantas Holidays • Defence Qantas link operates
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As of Year 2004‚ the American Airline industry stood at around 783 Million USD/year in terms of operating revenue with American Airlines‚ United and Delta being the biggest players. Southwest was the 6th largest player in the market. Since 2001‚ the airline industry on the whole has been suffering he losses annually. The seat-miles flown have increased manifold over the long term (from 1989 to 2004) indicating increase in adoption of air travel among the population while the revenue per mile has
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Summaries 2 Introduction 3 Analysis 4 Recommendation 8 Conclusion 9 Refferences……………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 Executive Summary Michael Porter once said in an interview: “The airline industry is one of the biggest business that exist today. But it’s sticks to the bottom of the list when it comes to profitability.” -Michael Porter‚ Harvard Business Review‚ youtube.com The airline Industry is the one of the largest
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Qantas Aggressive New Strategy Alejandro Trujillo BA 514 April 26‚ 2012 2 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 Qantas Group structure .................................................................................................................. 4 Expansion Into Asian Market ....................................................................................
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MARKETING SPOTLIGHT- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines entered the airline industry in 1971 with little money‚ but lots of personality. Marketing itself as the LUV airline‚ the company featured a bright red heart as its first logo. In the 1970s‚ flight attendants in red-orange hot pants served Love Bites (peanuts) and Love Potions (drinks). With little money for advertising in the early days‚ Southwest relied on its outrageous antics to generate word-of-mouth advertising. Later ads showcased
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OUR FUTURE AT QANTAS A plan for the future of Australian aircraft maintenance engineeringMESSAGE FROM THE ALLIANCE Planning our future at Qantas Nothing captures the imagination of travellers like aviation. The appeal of passenger aircraft is testament to the engineering behind their technology. And keeping this technology in the air are highly skilled maintenance engineers. Over the years our national carrier Qantas has built up a reputation as an aviation industry leader‚ with engineers
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Summary Qantas is one of the most recognised and longest running Australian companies. It is the world’s second oldest airline‚ and has a successful history to uphold (Qantas Web Site‚ 2008). Identification of target markets is imperative to Qantas’s success. Mortished (2003) explains that Qantas uses Behavioural segmentation to select its target market. This allows for the market to be divided and products and advertising to be specifically aimed at the most responsive customers. Qantas divides
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Executive Summary Porter Airlines is a continued success in the short haul air travel business. Its low cost structure has enabled them to be proactive in the industry and gain a fairly large market share. Porter’s strategic successes include its quick turnaround time upon departure and arrival‚ its competitive ticket pricing‚ web ticket sales and its exceptional customer service. In addition‚ Porter’s low cost and low maintenance on their Q400 turboprops give them a competitive
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1.2. Qantas’ stakeholders Stakeholders are all groups and individuals who have an interest in the company being analysed. In order to focus on these groups which have the power to influence‚ corporate level activities have to be identified first. This can include large shareholders‚ governments and trade unions. The power and interest of those stakeholder groups have an impact on the process by which strategy develops at the corporate level and in each individual business. (Williamson et al‚ 2004
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