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  • Final Research Paper: Southwest Airlines

    Final Research Paper: Southwest Airlines

    Final Research Paper: Southwest Airlines Melinda Haas Axia College of University of Phoenix MGT 245 Organizational Behavior Jack McCann February 11, 2007 Southwest Airlines embodies the best that a large company can be. The structure is designed to allow quick action and support of its large body of employees rather than complete control and bureaucratic red tape. It is widely recognized as one of the most desirable places to work and is constantly emulated by

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    Essay Length: 2,097 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: David
  • Southwest Airlines

    Southwest Airlines

    This is the historic background of an American Airline company called the Southwest Airlines Co. based in Dallas which still exists and operates with great success between 57 cities in 26 states of the US, by over 300 airplanes , providing primarily short-haul, high frequency, point to point, low fare service . Through this essay we will see an analysis of the company’s advantages and disadvantages through a SWOT Analysis. We will try to localize

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    Essay Length: 2,949 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Jetblue Airlines

    Jetblue Airlines

    Company History from Jetblue.com Company milestones 30-Nov-2006 Hola Cancun! JetBlue adds its first nonstop service to Mexico 3-Oct-2006 Columbus Goes Wild for JetBlue: Now Connecting Ohioans to New York City 28-Sep-2006 The Talk of Tucson: JetBlue Begins Non-Stop Service From the Old Pueblo to New York City. 21-Sep-2006 JetBlue Adds Its Seventh Destination to the Sunshine State: Now Serving Sarasota Bradenton. 15-Sep-2006 Bon Bini, Aruba! JetBlue Launches Service to Its Newest International Destination. 7-Sep-2006 JetBlue

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    Essay Length: 324 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Continental Airlines 2004 Annual Report

    Continental Airlines 2004 Annual Report

    Continental Airlines 2004 Annual Report Continental Airlines was founded over 60 years ago by Walter T. Varney and his partner Louis Mueller as Varney Speed Lines. On July 15, 1934, the carrier’s first flight was flown on a 530-mile route between Pueblo, Colorado to El Paso, Texas with stops in Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mueller gained control over the carrier on the same year and in 1936, he sold 40 percent

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    Essay Length: 1,965 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: July
  • American Airline Cancleations

    American Airline Cancleations

    American Airlines canceled 922 flights today — including 16 that were to depart from Logan International Airport — as the world’s largest carrier continued its struggle with aircraft safety inspections. Today’s cancellations followed nearly 1,000 on Wednesday. This week, about 171,000 passengers nationwide were affected as the airline grounded all 300 of its Boeing MD-80s, which comprise 45 percent of the 655- aircraft fleet, in order to inspect a cord that is lashed around a

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    Essay Length: 362 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Southwest the “different” Kind of Airline

    Southwest the “different” Kind of Airline

    The LUV Airline: Southwest the “Different” Kind of Airline May 15, 2004 Southwest differentiated itself from other airlines in many ways and not assigning seats to the passengers was only one. Passengers are allowed to sit where they like as long as the passenger meets the FAA requirements otherwise they can sit elsewhere in the plane that is not already occupied. They were the first major airline to use an efficient no-seat-assignment boarding process to

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    Essay Length: 911 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Strategic Management at Emirates Airlines

    Strategic Management at Emirates Airlines

    Abu Dhabi WomenЎ¦s College E-Business Management Strategic Management at Emirates Airlines Submitted for: Iman Finaish 1 Abstract This conducted report discusses a strategic study about the global airline industry, particularly Emirates Airlines. The first part of the report provides a brief overview about Emirates Airlines Company followed by a situation analysis that includes the internal and external analysis. The last section will be concluded with the current situation along with suggesting major issues that

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    Essay Length: 4,714 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Airline Industry Value Chain

    Airline Industry Value Chain

    Assignment 2: Human Resource Implications of Technological Change Submission Date: 5th May 2007 Table of Contents I Introduction 2 1.1 Definition and Conceptual Framework for HRM Implications of Technological 2 1.2 Importance of HRM Implications of Technological Change to Managing People 3 II HRM Implications of Technological Change 3 2.1 Main Themes on the Topic 3 2.2 HRM Implications of Technological Change 4 Implications of Technological Change on Job Design and Job Analysis 4 Implications

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    Essay Length: 1,852 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Class Airlines

    Class Airlines

    1. The primary function of business research is to: a. provide the solution to a business problem. b. attempt to predict future behavior. c. identify personal needs. d. provide information to assist managers in making decisions. 2. Which of the following is basic rather than applied research? a. Impact of sleep deprivation on work efficiency b. Effect of stress on productivity c. The relationship between leadership traits and corporate success d. Work towards the discovery

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    Essay Length: 1,349 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Southwest Airlines Case Analysis

    Southwest Airlines Case Analysis

    Comprehensive Case Analysis Southwest Airlines: WhatЎ¦s Next? April 11, 2000 They Took a Great Idea and Made It Fly Southwest Airlines Company is a domestic airline that provides primarily short-haul, high-frequency, point-point, low-fare service to 53 airports in 52 cities in26 states throughout the United States. Southwest focuses primarily on point-to-point service, providing more direct nonstop routes for short-haul customers and, therefore, minimizing connections, delays and total trip time. The companyЎ¦s average trip length

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    Essay Length: 3,782 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Southwest Airlines Analysis

    Southwest Airlines Analysis

    [Writer Name] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] Economic System Company Overview Southwest Airlines (Southwest) is an air-carrier that primarily provides short haul, high frequency, point-to-point, low-fare services in 31 US states. The company operates only in the US. Southwest has been ranked the top US domestic airline by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of Transportation (DoT). It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and employs about 31,000 people. The company recorded revenues

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    Essay Length: 2,723 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Jon
  • Southwest Airlines

    Southwest Airlines

    INTRODUCTION Following the Deregulation in 1978, a competitive price war ensued among the airline industry as a direct result of the new freedom for airlines to set their own fares as well as route entry and exits. This gave rise to the operating structure of the airlines as it exists today, consisting of the point-to-point system and the hub and spoke system. With this came the change of focus for major airlines to non-stop, cross-country

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    Essay Length: 766 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Yan
  • Southwest Airline

    Southwest Airline

    Executive Summary Southwest Airlines is competing with “Shuttle by United?head-to head in about 9 routes. United has just announced that it is discontinuing its Oakland - Ontario route and hiking the fares in all the 14 routes by $10, which calculated to be 14.5% increase in the fare. Southwest has to respond effectively to these unexpected developments and has to act accordingly while maintaining their current low fare image and increasing their daily operating profits.

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    Essay Length: 1,197 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Delta’s Song Airline

    Delta’s Song Airline

    Case 9: Song 1. Shortly after 9/11, with a slow economy and new –found fears of air travel, most airlines were losing tons of money and several major airlines went bankrupt. Despite this, some low-price, low-cost airlines, such as Southwest and JetBlue still managed to make profits. Delta took notice of this and after three years of the company losing billions of dollars they decided to try something radically different by creating a separately branded

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    Essay Length: 798 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: regina
  • American Airlines History

    American Airlines History

    American Airlines History One morning in April, 1926 aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and two other pilots flew a DH-4 airplane from St. Louis, MO. to Chicago, IL. At that time Lindbergh was the chief pilot of Robertson Aircraft Corporation of Missouri, the second aviation company in the U.S. to hold an airmail contract. His company eventually consolidated to form the modern day American Airlines in 1934. By June of 1935, American was the first airline

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    Essay Length: 464 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Continental Airlines

    Continental Airlines

    1. Continental Airlines, like other companies in the airline industry, is a volatile organization. However, Continental has many strengths that have allowed it to prevail through tough times and avoid complete ruin. The CEO of Continental Airlines played an important role in reviving the company. His “Go Forward Plan” vocalized the strategy of the company and focused on every aspect of the organization. Continental has a well-defined target market, providing services to upper-class and business

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    Essay Length: 541 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Edward
  • Airline

    Airline

    The variety of successful strategies in use today was in full display at the ATW Winning Strategies conference in Washington, where some of the airline industry's keenest minds shared their wisdom. Dr. Adam Pilarski, senior VP at consultancy Avitas, opened the conference with a controversial statement, "the myth of overcapacity is an urban legend," pointing out that historically high load factors should push fares up. "If airlines don't make money when they have the highest

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    Essay Length: 1,974 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: July
  • Skywest Airlines Case Study

    Skywest Airlines Case Study

    Introduction SkyWest Airlines (SkyWest) was a rare breed in the ultra-competitive regional airline industry. As the overall airline industry suffered through terrorist attacks, rising fuel costs, and increased competition, SkyWest was able to grow its business and sustain profitability. The aforementioned events that impacted the airline industry had a severe effect on the structure of the industry as a whole. Several major airlines were in the process of emerging from bankruptcy while mergers among the

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    Essay Length: 443 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Kevin
  • American Airlines

    American Airlines

    American airlines is a corporation that exhibits all of the characteristics of a firm in an industry where good tactical management is the key to success. This company and its regional airline partner American eagle serve almost 250 cities around the world and operate more than 3600 daily flights. Its goal is to provide safe, dependable and friendly air transportation along with related services, making a great effort to transform any experience into a positive

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    Essay Length: 656 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Problem Solution: Classic Airlines

    Problem Solution: Classic Airlines

    Problem Solution: Classic Airlines Jim Conway University of Phoenix Instructor: Dr. Arnie Witchel October 15, 2007 Problem Solution: Classic Airlines Classic Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. They were established 25 years ago and grown to include a fleet of more than 3 jets that serve 240 cities with more than 2,300 daily flights. Though profitable, Classic Airlines has struggled in recent years due to increase costs and reduced consumer confidence. The airline industry

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    Essay Length: 430 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Airlines and Organized Labor

    The Airlines and Organized Labor

    Abstract It became apparent that labor relations became a big problem for American Airlines when the pilots executed the sick out of 1999 because of the unfair business practices that American Airlines did by acquiring another airline and had a two tier wages. The union wanted a resolution and sometimes those are hard to come by. Companies can be very productive if they have good labor relations with their employees. When dealing with labor problems

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    Essay Length: 1,474 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Victor
  • Southwest Airlines

    Southwest Airlines

    Running head: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines William F. White Grand Canyon University Introduction Southwest Airlines took their first flight in June 18, 1971. The company got underway more then four years earlier but had a number of tough lawsuits against them before they were able to get their first plane up in the air. Southwest Airlines began serving the Texas cities of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. And then in 1979, Southwest Airlines finally made

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    Essay Length: 990 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Artur
  • Classic Airlines

    Classic Airlines

    Stakeholder Perspectives/Ethical Dilemmas Classic Airlines senior management team is under extreme pressure to decrease cost and increase customer satisfaction and loyalty. A potential conflict between managerial self-interest and the ethical responsibility of managers to perform in an ethical way is an issue that can be faced within the company. Independent and open procedures must be in place in order to monitor managerial ethical performance and avoid any wrongful behavior. As a corporation Classic Airlines main

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    Essay Length: 427 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Airline Business

    Airline Business

    Executive Summary It’s in airline business, providing the cheapest source to travel around all European countries; its passenger growth has been steady over the past years with around 20% for the past 3 to 4 years. This airline has a concept that keeps costs low by eliminating the unnecessary costs and 'frills' which characterise 'traditional' airlines. This is done in a number of ways such as ,Use of the Internet to reduce distribution costs,Maximise the

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    Essay Length: 3,842 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Airline Profits

    Airline Profits

    MEA flying high with increased profits Chairman confident of future success The chairman of Middle East Airlines (MEA), Mohammed Hout, projected Wednesday that his company will generate an operating profit of $15 million at the end of 2003, thanks to the high tourist season and a restructuring plan. MEA, which has been owned by the Central Bank since 1996, recorded a $3 million profit in 2002, the first such achievement in almost 25 years. Hout

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    Essay Length: 586 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Yan

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