Southwest Airlines in 2010: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices Summary Southwest Airlines was founded by Herb Kelleher in 1967 to provide low-cost service between Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio. Although the U.S. airline industry had lost money in 15 of the 30 years between 1980 and 2009‚ Southwest has reported profit every year since 1973. Southwest Airlines is considered to be the most successful budget airline in the U.S. Since 2000‚ the number of passengers flying Southwest has
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com/locate/jairtraman Passengers’ perceptions of low cost airlines and full service carriers: A case study involving Ryanair‚ Aer Lingus‚ Air Asia and Malaysia Airlines John F. O’Connell George Williams Air Transport Group‚ College of Aeronautics‚ Cranfield University‚ Bedfordshire‚ MK43 OAL‚ UK Abstract Direct competition between full service airlines and no-frills carriers is intensifying across the world. US and European full service airlines have lost a significant proportion of their passengers
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Leading Asia-Pacific carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) is caught between a rock and a hard place‚ much like any other airline in this prolonged global recession. Positioned as a premium global brand‚ SIA is struggling in 2009 to offset a decline in demand in the commercial sector. This‚ coupled with losses from hedging fuel‚ higher unit costs‚ and taking delivery of five Airbus 380s by January 2010 or risk paying heavy penalties for delay‚ the airline‚ which flies to about 35 countries‚ must rely
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines Co. is a major U.S. airline and the world’s largest low-cost carrier‚ headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. It was established in 1967 that operates Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to fly among three major Texas cities – Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. It is the biggest operator of the Boeing 737 in the world. Flight distances ranged from 190 to 250 miles and flight time were about 45 minutes. Today Southwest operates nearly 400 Boeing 737 aircraft to 59 U
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Philippine Airlines‚ Asia’s first and oldest airline‚ started its operations in 1941. Since then‚ the Philippines was opened up to foreign countries and foreign trade. The Philippine Airlines opened up the country to tourism. It thrived from 1970s to early 1980s but during the mid-1980s‚ the tourism growth slowed down dramatically compared to other neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. Despite the Philippines’ huge head start‚ it was left behind. How did this happen? The Philippine government
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Airline Services – Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines (SIA) has a history of more than 60 years. It grew out of Malayan Airways which began operating scheduled flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in an Airspeed Consul plane in 1st May 1947. 26 years later‚ Malayan Airways‚ which was renamed MSA in 1963‚ split into two: Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines. It is from this moment on that Singapore Airlines commenced its independent operations. Beginning operation with 5 Boeing B707s
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Airline Catering What is airline catering? Airline catering is a business that provides food service at a remote site‚ specifically airline companies. It involves providing meals for passengers on board an aircraft as well as for restaurants situated at airport terminals. Modern airports have a variety of food and beverage outlets to cater to the increasing number of air passengers. Catering to passengers en route is normally contracted out to a flight catering unit of a reputed hotel or to a
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Alaska Airlines Strategic Management Model Linda Gay Cahill Table of Contents: Strategic Profile Company Introduction 3 Strategic Analysis PEST Analysis (Political‚ economic‚ social & technological factors) 4 Resource-Based View 6 Value Chain Analysis 8 SWOT Analysis 11 Strategy recommendations 13 References 14 Company Introduction Alaska Airlines is the ninth–largest U.S. airline based on passenger traffic and is the dominant
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Case Study in Marketing Pegasus Airlines Abalajon‚ Laila Marie Abellar‚ Jay Ann Acosta‚ Ma. Victoria Allado‚ Nile Alric Anoran‚ Rayshei Barbas‚ Raiza Grace Tuesday and Thursday‚ 3:00-4:30pm June 25‚ 2013 I. Statement of the Problem It is a challenge to Pegasus Airlines to provide a sustainable competitive advantage against prevailing competitors and to have the most economical flight opportunities for its customers. II. Areas of Consideration A. Strengths • Offers customer
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Executive Summary Porter Airlines‚ a short-haul commercial airliner established in 2002‚ have enjoyed significant and steady growth since inception. The concern now is to devise a solution that will allow Porter to continue its controlled expansion strategy‚ as it has been so successful and integral to the growth of the company over the past several years. Situation Analysis Porter Airlines operates in a fiercely competitive airline industry‚ where competitors compete based on price‚ service‚ and
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