Advantages of hub-and-spoke The following two points are the major advantages that the hub-and-spoke system had initially brought to the airline business; however some disadvantages had been developed later due to changes in external environmental factors. 1. Encouraged the rapid growth in the airline business The hub-and-spoke system since developed after deregulation‚ has allowed a rapid growth in size‚ competition strategy and traffic demand in the airline business. However‚ as suggested by
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[pic] People‚ They make an airline. Cathay Pacific is an international flag carrier of Hong Kong. The airline was founded in 1946 and it’s located at Hong Kong International Airport. Its major shareholders are Swire Pacific and Air China. The airline’s operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 168 destinations in 42 countries worldwide. Cathay Pacific currently holds the title of the world’s fourth airline awards‚ measured in terms of satisfaction levels of business and
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Industry Assignment CATHAY PACIFIC‚ founded by Roy.C.Farrell and Sydney H de Kantzow in 1946. It is now an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong serving over 180 destinations in more than 40 countries. It is more like an Oligopoly company because even though it is already a giant in financial and market network‚ small airlines firm could still come in and challenge its places but only in a short run. Cathay Pacific provides both airline business and non-airline
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Opportunities * Threats 5. Corporate strategy P.10 - 11 6. Reason behind the corporate strategy P.12 - 13 7. Recommendations and rationale on its corporate strategy P.14 - 15 Company Profile Cathay Pacific is an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong‚ offering scheduled passenger and cargo services to 172 destinations in 39 countries and territories. The Company was founded in Hong Kong in 1946 and remains deeply committed to
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Cathay Pacific 1. Case Summary I. Problem Statement (briefly discuss the main decision‚ problem or opportunity that management is faced with in this case) Cathay Pacific Airways‚ founded in 1946‚ is a multibillion dollar company headquartered in Hong Kong. Between 1946 and the late 1970s Cathay Pacific developed in house cutting edge IT systems such as flight simulators and a reservation system. During the 1980s when deregulation caused a highly competitive environment‚ cutting costs became
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Cathay Pacific 1. Strategically evaluation the airlines based on your choice using the SWOT analysis. SWOT are meaning of the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats. First‚ we discuss the strengths of Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific established in 1946‚ it’s a long history experience base on Hong Kong. It is a large-scale international airline around the world‚ includes flights to Asia‚ Europe‚ Africa and USA. The services that this airline provides are passenger transport and cargo
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AVIATION SPARE PARTS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIMISATION AT CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED GROUP - 1 INTRODUCTION • Founded in Hong Kong on 24 Sep 1946 • Swipe Group acquired it in 1948 • Voted airline of the year in 2005 and 2006 by different magazines • 25000 staffs worldwide • In the next 5 years 46 new planes with 3 new models to be delivered. Spare Parts Classification Spares are divided into 5 classes in terms of function 1. Rotable (Repairable with longer life span) 2. Repairable (Repairable
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Part 1HistoryIn 1946 two ex air force pilots Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow founded Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. Both of them contributed HK$1 so that their new found airline could be registered. Even though at first it was based in Shanghai‚ both founders shifted to Hong Kong where they established Cathay Pacific. According to Gavin (1988) 1960 was a good and prosperous year for the airline as they bought their rivals Hong Kong Airways. By 1964 it had more then a million customers. The and by
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1. Cathay Pacific implemented outsourcing of nonstrategic functions to contractors with their own individual vertical specialization so that Cathay can focus on its core aviation competencies. Outsourcing was bridging gap between the IM department and business side. “Systems development and Support” was changed to “System Delivery” as it started to focus on delivering IT systems to business units rather than writing code and developing applications so that systems can be delivered faster with less
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Hub and spoke model system I. Hub and Spoke Model: The hub and spoke model is a system which makes transportation much more efficient by greatly simplifying a network of routes. It is extensively used in commercial aviation for both passengers and freight‚ and the model has also been adopted in the technology sector as well. Delta Airlines pioneered the method in 1955‚ but it wasn’t until the 1970s‚ when the FedEx Company took advantage of the concept‚ that the method really took hold
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