April 2008‚ Delta Airlines announced its intention to merge with and absorb Northwest Airlines‚ formerly known as Northwest Orient. Delta Airlines had already grown through the acquisition of Northeast in 1972 and Western Airlines in 1986. Northwest was also a large airline‚ having absorbed Republic Airlines‚ itself a merger of North Central Airlines‚ Southern‚ and later Hughes Air west. Republic had an important hub in Memphis‚ as did Federal Express. The result would be global airlines with hubs
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SWOT analysis Strength 1. Innovation: * “Track check bags” 2. Market share leadership 3. Strong management team 4. Strong brand equity 5. Flights are usually on time 6. The merger and acquisition | Weakness * The number of cancelling flights is a little high * The customer service is bad because in some occasion the customer can’t found the delta representative in the airport. * Lack of online presence * In some aircrafts the seats are uncomfortable and narrow
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Survival Of Low Cost Airlines In India Do We Need New Strategies?? Introduction The liberalization of aviation industry in India has precipitated the boom for domestic & international passenger carriers. The domestic passengers & cargo traffic recorded a growth rate of 20% & 8.5%. The Airport Authority of India manages total 119 airports in the country which includes 7 international airports‚ 94 airports & 28 civil enclaves. The four airports are under PPP Greenfield airports i.e. Delhi
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Delta Airline Case 1- During the 1990’s‚ none of the five largest air carriers in the United States earned its cost of capital. Why do such low rates of return on investment persist in the airline industry? That’s correct‚ airline companies margins were below the average for US industries for a long time‚ especially after the 1978 deregulation. For 40 years‚ prior to 1978‚ the airline companies had operated under the regulation of the CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board)‚ which was responsible for
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1 Summary Low-cost carriers have been established for many years. A model for a low-cost airline is described‚ derived from the operations of several such carriers. The models followed by the three main low-cost carriers in the UK‚ Ryanair‚ easyJet and Go are then outlined. The impact of the differences between these models is then assessed to see how they affect the cost base and productivity of the airlines. Finally‚ it is suggested that Ryanair’s model is most suited for the current conditions
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BRIEF ANALYSIS OF SELECTED AIRLINE¡¯S PROSPECTS Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 3 2. Trends and Strategies in the Airline Industry: a Brief Overview 3 3. Airline Profiles 5 3.1 Southwest Airlines 5 3.2 United Airlines 5 3.3 American Airlines 5 4. The Impact of Acquisitions and Mergers 6 4.1 United Airlines/USAir 6 4.2 American Airlines/Trans World Airlines 7 4.3 Southwest Airlines/ATA 7 5. The Impact of Bankruptcy Proceedings on Untied Airlines 8 6. Effect of United Airlines Chapter
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Identify the important facts surrounding the case Delta does business globally in 503 cities in 94 countries and is the third largest airline in the United States. In 2003‚ Delta ’s daily needs included 7.3 million gallons of fuel‚ 109‚000 meals and snacks‚ 151‚000 bottles of water‚ 87‚000 cans of soda‚ and 219‚000 pounds of ice. Its daily operations also required large amounts of information relating to such areas as flight schedules‚ gate information‚ baggage handling‚ customer service‚ and
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DELTA AIR LINES‚ INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | | | | | | | | | |December 31‚ | | |(in millions) | |2008 | | |2007 | | |ASSETS
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the 1990s‚ none of the five largest air carriers in the US earned it cost of capital. Why do such low rates of return on investment persist in the airline industry? 2. Despite the challenging industry environment‚ airlines like Southwest Airlines and JetBlue earn enviable returns. How? 3. Why have all of the subsidiaries of legacy airlines‚ including Delta Express‚ failed? 4. What will happen to Delta Airlines if it continues to respond to low-cost airlines in the way it has in the past? Can you
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available on You Tube and the public documents disclosed by Ryanair. Set up in the year 1985 at a capital of 1 pound with a staff strength of 25‚ Ryanair is today the World’s favourite and most commonly used airline which operates more than 1‚400 flights per day from 44 bases and 1100+ low fare routes across 27 countries‚ connecting 160 destinations. Ryanair operates a fleet of 250 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft and is expected to increase it by another 64 in 2 years. Ryanair currently has staff strength
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