the plane from flying‚ landing safely‚ or taking off correctly. * Air Traffic Control Errors - Pilots rely on air traffic controllers to keep them and their passengers safe. A small error could lead to a collision between two plane or a mistaken take-off or landing. * Maintenance Negligence - If an aircraft is not properly maintained or repaired as required by the FAA‚ it could result in a plane accident and aircraft accident injuries. * Adverse Weather Condition - Ice‚ snow‚ fog‚ and
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relating to the Porter’s 5 forces framework that affect the Airline industry. M.Porter’s framework Source http://www.investopedia.com/features/industryhandbook/airline.asp A -Threat of New Entrants is low (=The existence of barriers to entry (patents‚ rights‚ etc.) The airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The main concern for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries‚ due to the
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1. a. Delta Airlines Depreciation Method Depreciation Method Salvage Value For every $100 mil Depreciated Annual Depreciation Prior to 1986 Straight-line‚ 10 years 10% 100-(.1*100)=90 90/10=9 $9 mil 1968 – 1993 Straight-line‚ 15 years 10% 100-(.1*100)=90 90/15=6 $6 mil After 1993 Straight-line‚ 20 years 5% 100-(.05*100)=95 95/20=4.75 $4.75 mil b. Singapore Airlines Depreciation Method Depreciation Method Salvage Value For every $100 mil Depreciated Annual Depreciation Prior to 1989 Straight-line
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Singapore Airlines’ strategy Singapore Airlines is positioned as a premium carrier with high levels of innovation and excellent levels of service‚ and has made a strategic choice of giving priority to profitability over size. The internal organizational practices outlined in this paper‚ such as continuous people development and rigorous service design are key aspects of operationalizing and sustaining this positioning and strategic choice. At the corporate level‚ SIA follows a strategy of
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Southwest Airlines Abby S. Boeltram BCOM/230 June-Monday‚ 2013 Jeff Gofter Southwest Airlines Organizational culture is the collective behavior of people‚ who comprise an organization‚ and this behavior affects the way people and groups within the organization interact with others‚ internally and externally. Founder of Southwest Airlines‚ Herb Kelleher is credited with creating an organizational culture that unique in America today and which has propelled Southwest to the number one spot
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Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines has long been one of the stand-out performers in the U.S. airline industry. It is famous for its low fares which are often some 30% lower than those of its major rivals. These are balanced by an even lower course structure‚ enabling it to record superior profitability even in bad years such as 2002‚ when the industry faced slumping demand in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Indeed‚ from 2001 to 2005‚ quite possibly the worst 4 years in the
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Southwest Airlines and Microeconomics John Divler Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on June 14‚ 2010‚ for Mr. Bergeen’s Microeconomics course at Rasmen College by John Divler. Southwest Airlines and Microeconomics Southwest Airlines was created in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas‚ TX. Southwest offers flights to their passengers to get them to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fare. The advantage that Southwest
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launched in 1971‚ to Australia‚ followed by flights to Europe in 1972‚ and to North America in 1980.Thai Airways International growth was greatly accelerated on April 1‚ 1988 as a result of its merger with Thai Airways Company (TAC)‚ the domestic airline‚ which raised the Company’s share capital from 1‚400 million to 2‚230 million Baht . Under the Cabinet policy‚ as authorised by General Prem Tinsulanonda‚ Prime Minister at the time‚ Thai Airways International would be responsible for commercial aviation
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Song Airlines Case Song airline was a low cost carrier subsidiary of Delta airlines that started in 2003. It was formed to compete with JetBlue and other low cost airlines for the Florida market. The market environment at the time of the case was extremely difficult with the rising costs of fuel‚ increasing security requirements after 9/11 and customers’ expectations of lower fares. It has forced many big players in the airline industry into bankruptcy. The operational costs which include gate
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QANTAS CASE ANALYSIS * Introduction Qantas or as it is nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo” is the largest airline service that runs continuously and the second oldest in the world. It was established in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited and first flew internationally in 1935 (Hanson‚ 2011). The growth of Qantas has been substantial with the most significant progression being the Australian government selling its domestic carrier Australian Airlines to Qantas in
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