Individual Case Analysis JetBlue Headquarters‚ Forest Hills‚ New York. Summary Statement JetBlue Airways‚ an American low-cost airline‚ headquartered in Forest Hills‚ New York started flying out of John F. Kennedy Airport in February of 2000.JetBlue started by following Southwest’s approach of offering low-cost travel‚ setting themselves apart from their competitor’s through the amenities they offer like in-flight entertainment‚ flat-screen TV’s on each seat‚ live digital satellite radio
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JetBlue Contents Memorandum 3 Summary of Strategy Assessment and Identification of Strategic Issues 3 Key Strategic Issue‚ Options and Recommendations for Action 3 Best Option Recommendation 4 I. Case Update (Exhibit 1) 5 Bibliography 7 II. JetBlue’s Strategy in Detail (Exhibit 2) 8 Mission/Purpose/Vision 8 Goals/Objectives 9 Major Policies 9 III. JetBlue’s SWOT Analysis (Exhibit 3) 11 IV. Analysis of JetBlue’s Financial Performance (Exhibit 4)
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Crafting and Executing Strategy Jet Blue Airways case study In 2008 businesses began to cut back on employee travel‚ and consumers tried to save money and used stay-cations instead of vacations‚ during a summer the U.S. economy slowed and oil prices rose; jet fuel prices went through the roof as a result. to offset the higher fuel costs‚ airlines began increasing revenues by means such as: fuel surcharges‚ charges for the first checked bag‚ charging for blankets‚ pillows‚ and headphones‚ and
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Meltdown at Jet Blue Sherri Hernandez XBIS/219 February 22‚ 2013 Donna Rosentrater Meltdown at Jet Blue There were many problems going on at Jet Blue when there was a really bad storm on Valentine’s Day in the year of 2007. Many airports had to completely shut down and cancel all of their current flights because the weather had such bad conditions. This was a result of freezing rain and sleet. Many passengers were very irate and angry because their flights were delayed or either cancelled
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Jet Blue has an opportunity to remain cutting edge in the airline industry by continuing to be low-cost and expanding carrier. A great market for Jet Blue to expand to would be towards the Caribbean’s. As well as possibly lobbying Washington to lift travel sanctions in Cuba‚ which at one point was a major vacation getaway for Americans. This opportunity fits into Jet Blues current business model of short distance flights at a lower cost than the competition. Jet Blue is a shinning star in the
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1. Is Jet Blue appropriately positioned to create and maintain a strategic competitive advantage? Yes they are. Jet blues customer service is tremendous. They had the one valentine day massacre but they bounced right back. As a company they know where they have to be in order to succeed in the future. They know about great customer service and low price. Gas prices are rising and with the expansion of the e190‚ I believe this flight will help their revenue increase in the future. 2
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7144-11-1CSQ AID: 1112 | 28/05/2013 jet blue or west jet both have some goal to draw customer attention that is low cost travel with unique amenities like TV in every seat ‚ and its heavy reliance on information technology through out the business was a critical factor in achieving that goal. → over the past years‚ customers have been heavily relying on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets and also check-in
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Jetblue Case Analysis Jetblue set out to provide its customers with a great airlines experience. Neeleman’s goal was to provide customers with “the types of amenities reserved for the pricier carriers‚ including wider seats ……and 24 channels of in-flight television” ( Case study pg 400) One of Jetblue and Neeleman’s biggest challenges was to keep offering all these amenities while still competing with the big carriers by keeping their prices 50 to 60 percent lower on the same routes. As they grew
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An Airline for the People Management Accounting 02/27/2013 An Airline for the People JetBlue Airlines has a short but overall successful history in air travel. According to the “Customer Protection” page of their website (2012)‚ their goal is‚ and always has been‚ “bringing humanity back to air travel.” JetBlue values its strong company culture‚ as described on their “Work Here” website page (n.d.)‚ and its communication structure encourages upward and downward communication‚ which lessens
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same products and services. In order for the products of a particular company to standout‚ they must be of high quality. Value adding is a way of differentiating a company from the pack. This paper through qualitative evaluation of JetBlue Airways case study is going to look at some of the reasons as to why value adding is an important marketing strategy. Introduction JetBlue airways‚ as stated by Bodouva & Bodouva (2004)‚ began its operation in February 2000 with the inauguration of services
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