consistent with owner Tony Fernades’ company goal; however‚ the strategy changes required to be a successful long-haul airline significantly differ from and conflict with its current resource base (i.e. aircraft types‚ hubs‚ employee skills) and core competencies and capabilities (i.e. cost and efficiency optimization/utilization) as a low-cost carrier (LCC) airline. Analysis The airline industry as a whole is quite competitive with multiple players and various elements effecting the industry environment
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(Airline) 2009 – Reflective Essay Word count: 1636 The aim of this essay is to analyze the strategic management of Bwright Airways (previously BBAirways) airline company’s performance‚ introduce possible amendments and reflect on the teamwork process. The first step of the analysis is to introduce the concept of strategic management as well as to evaluate it in terms of our company’s managerial actions. According to Ansoff strategic management requires “entrepreneurial creation of new strategies
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Low cost strategy is one of the three generic marketing strategies. Companies use this strategy to offer low price in its products/services by focusing on various points in its value chain activities. In order to be a successful low-cost competitor in a competitive environment‚ companies focus on several issues; which all pass from the ways of margin improvement (in terms of increasing revenue and reducing cost) and asset effectiveness (in the sense of minimizing working capital and maximizing
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cultural‚ political and economic factors. However‚ these factors may vary depending with the company. In this study case of Air Asia‚ low price was the smartest marketing strategy Air Asia used. The company has done its research and found that there were a huge mass middle-class people that love to travel by plain. They targeted these people and offered them convenient and affordable air travel experience. By this approach‚ the company has satisfied its slogan “Now everyone can fly”. Second factors in
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1.0 Introduction AirAsia (AA) is a renowned low cost carrier that offers short and long haul flights based in Malaysia. AA has expanded rapidly since 2001 and has been awarded as the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline in 2008‚ 2009‚ and 2010. One of the reasons for their success is by their strategy formulation‚ implementation‚ and control over the macroenvironment‚ discussed in this report‚ in terms of political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ and natural forces‚ by turning risks into opportunities
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Leading Asia-Pacific carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) is caught between a rock and a hard place‚ much like any other airline in this prolonged global recession. Positioned as a premium global brand‚ SIA is struggling in 2009 to offset a decline in demand in the commercial sector. This‚ coupled with losses from hedging fuel‚ higher unit costs‚ and taking delivery of five Airbus 380s by January 2010 or risk paying heavy penalties for delay‚ the airline‚ which flies to about 35 countries‚ must rely
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INTRODUCTION Air Asia Berhad was set up by Dato’ Tony Fernandes in 2001. In December 2001‚ Dato’ Tony Fernandes along with Dato’ Pahamin Ab. Rajab (Chairman‚ AirAsia)‚ Dato’ Kamarudin bin Meranun (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer‚ AirAsia) and Abdul Aziz bin Abu Bakar (Director‚ AirAsia) formed a partnership and set up Tune Air Sdn Bhd (Tune Air)‚ an airline holding company then bought over AirAsia from government-owned conglomerate DRB-Hicom on December 2‚ 2001 which Air Asia was originally
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Comprehensive strategic analysis and evaluation of this business enterprise which answers the following questions 1. In-depth environmental analysis of the European Airline industry and discuss the implications for the budget sector and especially for Ryanair. 2. An integrated understanding of the functioning of a company – its human and technical operations‚ leadership‚ customer relationships and financial structure. 3. Implications of the internal functioning to create viable strategic positioning
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Awarded by the Asia e University Assignment [BUSINESS STRATEGY] Submission due date : 8th FEB 2014 by or before 5.30pm Assignment Question Case Study: Kulula.com: now anyone can fly in South Africa. Conduct a strategic planning analysis of Kulula.com by critically evaluating the following strategic concerns: What are the importance attributes and the positions of the airlines within the South African domestic and international passenger airline industry?
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RYANAIR – THE LOW FARES AIRLINE: WHITHER NOW? 1. Ryanir is the airline company that would become Europe’s most popular‚ and possibly most controversial one in the following years. Ireland’s Ryan family founded it in 1985. That year‚ Ryanair flew a single route‚ from Waterford‚ Ireland‚ to London in a small 15-seater aircraft. In the early years‚ Ryanair flew primarily between Ireland and the U.K. However two big shifts in the 1990s changed that. Firstly the European Union’s "Open Skies" policies
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