Airline Industry: Pricing Structure and Strategies ABSTRACT The profitability of an airline industry depends on filling seats‚ and on the company’s ability successfully to anticipate the cost and price structures of their competitors. However‚ many airline carriers have a hard time accomplishing this because the average airline passenger just needs to travel from one destination to another in the most convenient and shortest amount of time at a reasonable price. Therefore‚ customers in this
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flight‚ doesn’t mean you should get less”. With this motto‚ Westjet becomes one of the lowest operating costs and the most successful airline company nowadays. In the early 1990s‚ the airline industry suffered a serious threat‚ caused by high fuel costs and a decline in air travel. At that time‚ only few airlines with low price of fare‚ such as Southwest airline‚ were able to make profit.(Hoover‚ 2010) Thus‚ the executives of Westjet decided to follow Southwest airline’s business model‚ which featured
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The U.S. airline industry has been in a chaotic state for a number of years. In 1993‚ a U.S. government report indicated that the industry had “Lost huge amounts of money in the past three years‚ and it has never made a sustained‚ substantial return on investment…” According to the Air Transport Association‚ the airline industry trade association‚ the loss from 1990 through 1994 was about $13 billion‚ while from 1995 through 2000‚ the airlines earned about $23 billion and then lost about $35 billion
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services (Bill Dodds‚ 2003). In the transportation industry‚ there are more and more budget airlines and they are fiercely competing. Budget airlines dropped their prices to attract customers and price can be considered as a competitive advantage for budget airlines to normal airline. However‚ in fact‚ many budget airlines invest to low cost for competition rather than meet the needs of their customers. Consequently‚ the quality of services of budget airlines is very poor and does not meet customer’s expectations
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2.1 Introduction ! Despite adverse economic conditions in the recent past‚ the airline industry globally has proven to be resilient. After a short downturn‚ the industry recovered quickly and‚ in fact‚ grew moderately. From 2011 to 2031‚ annual air traffic is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5%‚ and reach about 13.8 billion revenue passenger kilometers (RPK). ! While the mainstay markets (Europe and North America) have not shown significant growth‚ and
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Threat of Entry There is a high barrier entering airlines industry since it requires high capital to set up everything such as purchase or lease air craft‚ set up office‚ hire staffs‚ and etc. Thus‚ this has reduced the treat to Malindo Airline. Moreover‚ brand awareness is quite important in this industry. Hence‚ to enter this industry not only required high capital but also have to take some time to create brand awareness. Consumers always choose the product or service they really trust. Thus
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Southwest Airlines: Leading the Airline Industry one Statistic at a Time Victoria Mack May 6th‚ 2013 Quantitative Research Methods Term Paper I. Introduction “The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and company spirit.” (Kelly‚ Gary) By providing the highest quality of customer service‚ Southwest Airlines business model is set up to provide
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Australia Threat of new entrants – The airline industry has been around for over 100 years and due to large capital requirements and overhead (high cost of planes)‚ the industry would not be greatly affected by new entrants and therefore the threat of new entrants is high. With low operating margins and high initial investment‚ a high market share is needed to ensure full flights (maximizing profits on each flight). This would be difficult for a new entrant. Industry is mature so is probably not attractive
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India’s airlines industry has had a smooth take-off ever since the government initiated its open skies policy a few years ago. After encountering some initial turbulence‚ it is now cruising smoothly across clear blue skies. India is today one of the fastest expanding aerospace markets in the world‚ as a growing number of airlines and corporate are expected to acquire about a thousand planes over the next 5 years. Every region- the east‚ west‚ north‚ south and center - has five airlines. India has
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linked to supporting area such as marketing‚ procurement‚ and information system. The case of Comair airline‚ even after acquisition by Delta airline must recognize the above and initiate plans for aligning themselves with success factors. The following are incorporate an analysis of the company as well as recommendation for improvements. 2.0 Comair’s History The earlier years of Comair’s airline were met with a significant amount of success. This was evident by their ability to expand their market
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