CASE 1: FLASH AIRLINE FLIGHT 604 CASE 1. The French plaintiffs sued the Egyptian carrier Flash Airlines in France. Have a look at the Warsaw Convention of 1929 (research the text on the internet). Identify the liability rules for damage sustained in the event of the death and‚ separately‚ the clause that would justify French jurisdiction over the case. 2. Some French plaintiffs also tried to sue the US manufacturer and its US contractors. Is the Warsaw Convention applicable in this respect? How
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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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FIN610 Global Investment Prof. Surya. Chelikani Siyu Wu Sep. 09‚ 2013 The Political Investment Environment of India Investing in a country needs to take a look at all the political‚ economic‚ social and technological environments. India‚ as one of the post BRIC countries‚ developing with high economic growth‚ comparatively stable social and political environment‚ and essential infrastructure‚ attracts people all over the world to look for investing opportunities and start business
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1. Political Environment India became an official republic in 1950‚ and is currently the second largest country with a population of over 1.2 billion people. The country is made up of 28 states and 7 union territories. It functions as a federation‚ with a central federal government as the point of unification among its partially self-governed states and regions. India’s parliamentary system is governed by Constitutional law which came into force on 26th January 1950. Some of the strengths
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time to time. Broken down‚ political culture is the shared beliefs and core values of the human population about how government should operate. For example‚ American political culture is the value of personal liberty‚ equality‚ popular consent and majority rule‚ popular sovereignty‚ civil society‚ and individualism. These six characteristics of the U.S. democracy are the basic concepts that were written into the Constitution. As stated by Dennis Kavanagh‚ political culture is‚ “a shorthand expression
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American political glossary Federal constitutional republic A constitutional republic is a state where the head of state and other officials are representatives of the people (in democratic republics those representatives are elected by the people) and must govern according to existing constitutional law that limits the government’s power over citizens. The United States is a federal constitutional republic‚ in which the President of the United States (the head of state and head of government)
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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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Introduction Accounting standards dominate the accountant’s work. These standards are being constantly changed‚ deleted‚ and/or added to‚ both in the United States and abroad. They provide practical and handy rules for the conduct of the accountant’s work. They are generally accepted as firm rules‚ backed by sanctions for nonconformity. Accounting standards usually consist of three parts: * A description of the problem to be tackled * A reasoned discussion (possibly exploring fundamental
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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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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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