SUBJECT: JetBlue Airways Key strategic issues faced by JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways was established in USA as a low-cost domestic airline carrier. The company started operating as a point-to-point carrier‚ providing quality customer service at competitive prices. Basically‚ the main strategy of JetBlue is to offer its clients a combination of low fares and product differentiation. In terms of strengthening its market positions‚ the following key strategic issues
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JetBlue IPO WACC The estimation of cost of capital for JetBlue proved to be a difficult process. Considering the company has an unfavorable capital structure‚ due to the fact that they are acquiring a large number of aircrafts‚ simply taking the weights of debt and equity are not acceptable. In order to accurately judge the discount rate the multiples method is necessary. The comparison was to a leading low-fare airline company‚ Southwest. Another critical point is that taking the book
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1) Give examples of needs‚wants‚ and demands that Jet Blue customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. What are the implications of each for JetBlue`s practices? A Need is states of felt deprivation. A Want is the form human needs take as they are shaped by culture and individual personality. A Demand is human wants that are backed by buying power. Jet Blue Needs‚ Wants and Demands: • NEEDS Get to the place you payed for. • WANTS To be comfortable‚ to have good service
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Executive Summary JetBlue was started in 1999 by David Neeleman‚ whose vision is to give high-quality and reliable flying experience in a budget airline. Through sophisticated technology‚ brand new aircrafts‚ impeccable customer service and low fares‚ JetBlue was on its way to achieve this vision. Although the low-fare travel industry was gaining momentum‚ the September 11 attack brought a massive downturn to the already-risky airline industry. However‚ JetBlue was still able to deliver good performance
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CASO JETBLUE: STARTING FROM SCRATCH Ann Rhoades‚ vicepresidenta ejecutiva de personas‚ estaba pensando sobre lo mucho y rápido que había crecido la aerolínea en este último tiempo y en lo mucho más que seguiría creciendo. Se sentía cansada de trabajar tanto‚ tenía que contratar 100 nuevos tripulantes por cada avión que compraban‚ y que en los próximos 4 años contratarían a 5.000 personas. Ella estaba a cargo de esto pero con la dificultad de crear una cultura organizacional basada en valores y
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is doing difficult to imitate?] 4. The Question of Organization: Are a firm’s other policies and procedures organized to support the exploitation of its valuable‚ rare‚ and costly-to-imitate resources?” ORGANIZATION : AIRLINE INDUSTRY – JETBLUE RESOURCES | CAPABILITIES | CORE COMPETENCIES | In-Flight Entertainment | JFK Airport hub: hub provides significant size and location capabilities political support from the state government | Firm’s infrastructure: Hierarchical and family oriented
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com/blogs/frequentlyflying/tag/jetblue-2/ http://boardingarea.com/blogs/frequentlyflying/tag/jetblue-2/ JetBlue Airways is a low-cost airline‚ which is based out of John F Kennedy International Airport. Most flights fly out of some of the larger airports like Boston‚ Los Angeles‚ New York‚ Orlando and Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida‚ and San Juan‚ Puerto Rico. They are known for their outstanding services offered while flying‚ leather seats‚ satellite TV from DIRECTV and satellite radio from XM‚ and movies. JetBlue services
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blue 1-Give examples of needs‚ wants‚ and demands JetBlue customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. What are the implications of each for JetBlue’s practices? Needs‚ wants and demands are three basic things that each company must have in mind in order to produce a valuable “market offering” that will bring the so called “long-lasting and valued relationships” to their table‚ and JetBlue is not the exception. JetBlue like any other business is competing at the market by offering
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Summary David Neeleman founded JetBlue in 1999. David Barger was previously president and COO of JetBlue‚ and then was promoted to the CEO role. Steven Predmore‚ was the vice president and chief safety officer. Vicky stennes was the vice president of in-flight service. Tom Anderson was senior vice president of Fleet Programs. Scott Green was vice president of flight operations. Russ Chew was the new COO of JetBlue. JetBlue was one of low-cost carriers (LCC)‚ serving by mainly two models of airplanes:
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Analysis of JetBlue Airlines JFK Hub The JFK Airport hub in New York City is a tangible physical resource of JetBlue. This hub provides significant size and location capabilities. The airport is a large population center‚ with 19 million people within the 60-mile radius. The hub is also at the heart of some underserved markets‚ including upstate New York and the New England region. This resource also has political support from the state government. This support allowed JetBlue to be exempt
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