Air Canada and WestJet Operations Management Case September 25‚ 2010 Presented by: Air Canada For an airline‚ what are the advantages of having new modern planes? What are the disadvantages? One advantage of having modern planes is that the new technology can result in subsequent cost savings due to better fuel efficiency‚ faster response times and ease of automated processes. Fuel is the greatest cost for airlines. A further advantage in line with technology is
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Air Canada case. 1. What problems does Air Canada hope that Maintenix will solve? Air Canada’s old legacy systems were not able to interact with one another or with the finance and inventory systems. The inefficiencies of these systems were costing the airline engineers’ time and money that could have been used on maintaining planes. a) The usage of several different legacy software packages installed over the last 15 years. b) The inability of the systems to interact with one another or with
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1) What problems does Air Canada hope that Maintenix will solve? Air Canada wants to solve the use of all the different legacy software packages installed over the last 15 years‚ the inability of the systems to interact with one another or with finance and inventory systems‚ the costs on Air Canada and the inefficiencies of these systems were causing‚ the unprofessionalism that was present in some fields’ maintenance engineering‚ line maintenance and materials management‚ and the insufficiency
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Merck & Co. * Compensation for exempt salaried employees at Merck has traditionally ranked among the top 25% of large US companies. * Progressive personnel policies and aggressive pay practices have contributed to high levels of employee loyalty‚ characterized by low turnover rates. * Performance Appraisal and Salary Administration program: supervisors rated employees on a scale from 1 to 5‚ with 5 designating exceptional performance and 1 indicating unacceptable performance‚ + and
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Air Canada – Risk Management Case Report Industry Overview The airline industry is one of the largest global industries in the world. Airline companies in the airline industry have gone through challenging obstacles in the past decade. Many changes have occurred within the industry and increased regulations have driven up cost for the industry. The attacks on 9/11 left the industry in shock when planes were used in terrorist attacks in the United States. These attacks changed the mentality
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WestJet Case Analysis | February 6 2012 | By: Abdu Dipersico | Current Marketing Situation Strengths * Ranked as the second best airline in Canada * Ranked top employer and has the most admired corporate culture in Canada * Known for having customer-friendly culture and enthusiastic employees * Expanding year by year and adding more traveling destinations which include the United States and popular sun-destinations * Added more advanced‚ next generation‚ aircrafts
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enforce many regulations and fees adding to their financial struggle. With any international strategy comes a risk. Lufthansa seems to have managed to survive many risks all while being one of three airlines where their debt is to the point of bankruptcy if they have not started it already. Since mergers are illegal across country boarders the response from Lufthansa was an alliance with Star Alliance (Hitt‚ Ireland & Hoskisson). Star Alliance is an alliance that is made up of a partnership amongst
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operating many hundreds of airplanes in various types. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental‚ intercontinental‚ regional or domestic and may be operated as scheduled services or charters. Canada ’s domestic airline industry has evolved from being an Air Canada monopoly to a virtually deregulated industry where the market is open to any carrier who can obtain an operating license and pass a financial fitness test. This environment came about in response to pressure from carriers
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CASE APPLICATION TURBULENT FLIGHT PLAN OVERVIEW: Air Canada is Canada’s largest airline and flag carrier. The airline had founded in 1937. The company is the world’s 11th largest passenger airline by fleet size. The Chairman of Air Canada is David Richardson and the President and CEO is Montie Brewer. Air Canada operates flights to 99 destinations in Canada‚ the USA‚ Latin America‚ Europe‚ Australia and Asia. Combined with its Jazz network‚ the airline serves 163 destinations worldwide
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1. What are the primary characteristics of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? The primary characteristics of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy are permanent discharge of unsecured debts‚ which means that as long as there are no properties attached to the debts‚ all debts will be wiped out. Automatic stay orders a protection from the court that will stop all creditors from contacting you. They are prohibited from all harassing threats‚ lawsuits‚ phone calls‚ judgments‚ repossessions‚ and garnishments. Keep exempt
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