entrepreneurs founded Westjet on February 29th 1996. They had only three airplanes and five destinations and 220 employees‚ Beddoe believes that “Just because you pay less for your flight‚ doesn’t mean you should get less”. With this motto‚ Westjet becomes one of the lowest operating costs and the most successful airline company nowadays. In the early 1990s‚ the airline industry suffered a serious threat‚ caused by high fuel costs and a decline in air travel. At that time‚ only few airlines with low price
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INTRODUCTION Westjet came into the air travel business in 1996‚ offering fares up to 50% cheaper than there competition. They strived for an excellent relationship between the employee and the employer by creating an ecstatic‚ friendly work environment. Westjet is one of the most successful airlines as it did start out with the most start up capital any airline has ever experienced‚ as well as keeping their debt to a minimum. With such commercial success‚ Westjet was questioned with their actions
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WestJet: Building a High-Engagement Culture Executive Summary WestJet is facing an urgent problem. The pilots’ contract expires in two weeks’ time and the pilots are unhappy with the offer that has been presented. This has created conflict between management and the pilots as the pilots feel that too many things are being taken away. If a quick agreement is not reached‚ flights would be grounded‚ which would impact the bottom line and negatively affect culture. A collaborating approach will
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Importance to economy The revenue of international airlines industry has increased from 476 billion USD in 2009 to 567 billion USD in 2011‚ a 9.3% year-on-year increase. This industry employs 56.5 million workers and accounts for US $2.2 trillion of the global GDP. Indian Aviation industry contributes to 0.5% of the India’s GDP and generates 1.7 million jobs. Technological Trends Major cost items for airlines are fuel‚ labour and maintenance. Airlines are able to reduce the cost/increase profit by
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Airlines - US - August 2012 Attitudes Toward Airlines and Airline Travel Key points The many changes to airline travel over the last few years have been absorbed by air travelers and a majority (77%) agrees that they feel comfortable with the process of flying. However‚ while air travel is familiar to them‚ most (65%) feel that it is becoming “more and more of a hassle.” The most affluent air travelers (those with a household income of at least $150K) are also the most frequent flyers and
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of Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada‚ with its headquarters located in Montreal‚ Quebec. Formally named Trans-Canada Airlines‚ the airline was established in 1936 by Canadian federal government. However‚ in 1988‚ Air Canada was privatized due to the deregulation of the Canadian airline market. Air Canada serves over 38 million passengers annually and provides direct passenger service to more than 190 destinations on five continents. WestJet is the second largest
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Strategic Issues in the Airline Industry and the Role of Singapore Intl. Airlines The Economic and Strategic Issues of Airlines in a Regulated World Airline is a highly regulated industry in every country. Domestic air-routes are preserved for the domestic airlines only. This regulatory constraint effects success of an airline a lot. In the scenario‚ technological advancement in the airline industry can not provide desired benefits to the airline company because it can not compete effectively
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flourishing financial success and the ability to triumph over competitors‚ while maintaining a prestigious reputation by operating socially responsibly‚ collaborating with other multinational companies and the sponsorship of events evinces Emirates airline unequivocally has one of the best marketing strategies in the industry today. In addition‚ more effective research is being utilised by the company to improve knowledge regarding consumer and competitor behaviour‚ as well as internal organisational
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Corporate Strategy---European Airlines 1993-1997 ⇨ Back ground and PEST analysis For many years‚ European Airlines are considered to be feed by the government. Before 1990s‚ the introduction of deregulation‚ this market was highly controlled by the government. Automatically‚ the result is high price as well as poor management and service. Consumers‚ of course‚ complained about the bad perform of them. Like most of the state-owned businesses‚ although some of the airlines intended to lower their price
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GROWTH (BG 007) ANALYSIS REPORT ON STUDY OF EMERGENCE OF EMIRATES AS A GLOBAL AIRLINE
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