SOUTHWEST AIRLINE ANALYSIS Contents SOUTHWEST AIRLINE CASE STUDY 4 INTRODUCTION 4 PART 1: EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 5 OVERVIEW 5 MACRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 6 PESTEL Analysis 6 Industry Analysis 9 Five Forces Model Pictorial Representation 9 Five Forces Analysis 10 PART 2: INTERNAL ANALYSIS 13 OVERVIEW 13 SWOT ANALYSIS 14 Strengths 14 Weaknesses 15 Opportunities 15 Threats 16 The VRIO Framework 16 FINANCIAL
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Case 14: AMR - American Airlines VALUATION: VALUING A CORPORATE BOND ISSUE AMR is the parent company of American Airlines. In addition to its primary subsidiary‚ AMR also operates several airline support companies such as the SABRE group (reservations)‚ the Management Services Group‚ and American Eagle (a regional carrier). American Airlines is currently considering the issuance of a series of $1‚000 par bonds. The coupon rate offered‚ based on current market interest rates and the Standard
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Ecole supérieure libre des sciences commerciales appliquées (ESLSCA) Strategic Management Paper Southwest Airline Strategic Audit Prepared By : Hesham Gamal El Din El Desouky Mohamed Dandash Wael Youssef Professor : Dr. Saneya El Galaly Group : 21-A Table Of Contents I. Executive Summary 5 II. SouthWest Airlines History 6 III. Current Situation 8 III.1. Current Performance 8 III.2. Strategic Posture 13 III.2.1. Mission & Vision 13 III.2.2. Objectives 14
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relevant changes taking place in its environment and formulate strategies to adapt to these changes. The overall environment of the Airlines Industry in the USA as found in this case‚ could be described as that of bitter rivalry. The hostility between competitors were so harsh that two rivals -Texas International and Braniff joined hands to destroy Southwest Airlines even before it could begin its operation. Failed to stop its operation‚ the rivals began to put up obstacles at every step Southwest
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Cathay Pacific Airlines Cathay Pacific has been serving and growing with Hong Kong for 60 years. Being as the world’s largest international cargo airline and the world’s busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic‚ Cathay Pacific is one of the seven airlines to be ranked as a 5-star airline by Skytrax in 2009. Affected by the unstable global situation of political‚ economic and cultural‚ each single change of general environment may cause significant influence of airline industry. Therefore‚ to
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The World Airline Industry A European Perspective (Case Study) MCS-M-160 International Strategy Student Name: Siyuan Li Student ID: 2800712 Unit Coordinator: Robin John Question 1 Through PESTEL analysis‚ identify the major external environmental drives influencing the airline industry. Since the end of the case (2003)‚ to what extent have these driving force changed? Question 4 Analysis the business model of the low cost airline‚ discuss their
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Southwest Airlines’ Strategic Management Chungsun Park Nonhanhla Nene Mohit Khatri Junbai Ma HOS 407 – Strategic Management Dr. Richard L. Valente 12/12/2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Mission‚ Vision‚ Values‚ and Goals 4 Organizational Structure 5 Management Process and Roles 6 Porter’s Five Forces 6 Threat of New Entrants 6 Threat of Substitute Products 8 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 9 Bargaining Power of Buyers 10 Rivalry 11 The Roots of Competitive
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A CASE ANALYSIS ON NORTH-SOUTH AIRLINE I. CASE BACKGROUND Northern Airlines merged with Southeast Airlines to create the fourth largest U.S. carrier in which it inherited both an aging fleet of Boeing 727-300 aircraft and Stephen Ruth. As the new president of the airline‚ Stephen’s first concern is to create a financially solid company since it is a common presumption for airline industries that maintenance costs rise with the age of aircrafts. He noticed that there have been significant differences
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Airline Reservation System Chapter 1 1.1 Introduction In today’s airline industry users or customers can reserve seat or book flight from any place in the world as long as they are connected to internet. The Innovation of technology has made traveling in the air easier for customers with airline reservation or booking just a click away. The fastest means of transportation today is by air. Thousands of people flock the airline industry this days
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SWOT Analysis: Southwest Airlines SWOT Analysis: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines made its first voyage back in 1971 with service based in the cities of Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio (Brief History‚ 2009). 38 years later‚ Southwest Airlines has more than 3300 flights a day and serves 66 cities in 33 states (Factsheet‚ 2009). Southwest Airlines has demonstrated a variety of strengths in its 38 year presence. Recent economic events have also caused a renewed focus on the company’s weaknesses
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