Michael Womack Bus260 8/25/13 American Airlines SWOT Analysis After watching the CNBC special about American Airlines and a week inside their business I noticed several interesting things. Though it was dated few years ago many of the issues are still the same. They had several Revenue drivers; Cargo income‚ excess baggage fees‚ last minute departure fees‚ Postal cartage‚ and miscellaneous charges for meals‚ drinks‚ and accessories. These are not needed but sometimes are needed on certain longer
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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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Figure 1: Top Ten U.S Airlines International Schedules Enplanements‚ 2008 {draw:frame} {text:bookmark-start} American Airlines engagement in E-Business {text:bookmark-end} AA website has more than 1.6 million site visits per day. AA is deeply dependent on e business as their website involves functioning of many online distribution channels doing business online 24-7. To add to that‚ at AA.com customers are provided with comprehensive services such as‚ they can search for and book low
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demand forecasting‚ pricing optimization‚ and system implementation and distribution. Though individual airlines in the States are not owned by the government‚ it effectively controlled their performance until the late 1970s by setting a single price for each route and decreeing which of many carriers could operate where‚ but from the late 1970s on‚ the government relaxed the rules. American Airlines (AA) was the first to use basic revenue management techniques‚ offering dynamic pricing in shape of discounted
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Latin American airline industry TAM Airlines is the largest airline in Latin America in terms of number of annual passengers flown.[16]Along the first countries to have regular airlines in Latin America were Colombia with Avianca‚ Chile with LAN Chile (today LAN Airlines)‚ Dominican Republic with Air Dominicana‚ Mexico with Mexicana de Aviación‚ Brazil with Varig‚ and TACA as a brand of several airlines of Central American countries (Honduras‚ El Salvador‚ Costa Rica‚ Guatemala and Nicaragua)
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Currently the airline industry as a whole seems to be on the road of recovery. We‚ American Airlines‚ the fourth largest carrier recently avoided bankruptcy‚ but had a summer full of pressure due to ongoing union struggles and questionable executive compensation packages. After having incurred such big losses‚ this recovery has come about because of the government bailout and many of our large competitors’ abilities to survive the turbulence in the industry. So far‚ the prospects look promising
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which were published by individual airlines‚ and call the airline reservation agent to make a booking. At a later time‚ the airline reservation agent would call back to confirm the booking‚ or to propose an alternative flight‚ if no seats were available. The airline paid the agent a fixed amount of commission for the booking. The airline business in the US was in a turbulent situation in the late 1970s due to fierce competition and deregulation. Most of the airlines that operated on the same routes
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work and is called work culture. Exhibit 2: Introduction American Airlines‚ a founding member of one world‚ is one of the largest airlines in the world. With its affiliates American Eagle® and American Connection‚ it serves some 260 destinations - including more than 150 in the USA‚ and 40 countries. American Airlines network covers points throughout North America‚ the Caribbean‚ Latin America‚ Europe and the Pacific. American has major connecting hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth‚ Chicago O’Hare‚
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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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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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