A CASE STUDY OF DELTA AIRLINES Creative Media Services Research Team: Todd Beals‚ Matt Tucker‚ Mary Vick 12/02/03 Mission – to be an air carrier with superior customer service that provides air transportation for passengers and cargo‚ utilizing low-cost carriers and regional jets throughout the United States and around the world. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths: 1. 3rd largest mega carrier; established name; excellent reputation; worldwide brand recognition. Delta has been among the DOT’s top
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The U.S. Airline Industry in 1995 2. a) American Airlines’ 1992 air fare strategies resembled its early to mid-80s SuperSavers program. It offered discounts of up to 45% on round-trip flights of at least 7 days‚ purchased 30 days in advance. Previously‚ air fare pricing was a simple structure of first class/coach and peak/off-peak categories. Robert Crandall‚ of American Airlines‚ introduced a new air fare system known as yield management. The simple price structure was unbundled to unleash multiple
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elements used by an airline would differ if the target audience were: (1) Consumers who travel for pleasure (CP) (2) Corporate travel departments that select the airlines to be used by company employees (TD) Message Ideas Expressed Execution How Presented Brief intro: -When an Airline has stated the mission and noted its target markets‚ they have several ways to promotionally communicate its messages. - The airline will have to use different strategies for each target in terms
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United and Continental merge to create world’s biggest airline United and Continental Said to Agree to Merge United is buying Continental‚ and the combined company will keep the United name and be based in Chicago. Jeffery A. Smisek‚ Continental’s chief executive‚ would run the company. If the deal wins antitrust approval‚ the merged airline would replace Delta Air Lines as the top carrier. WORLD’S BIGGEST AIRLINES * 1 - American Airlines * 2 - United Airlines * 3 - Delta Air Lines
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Strategy and Policy Case 2. Southwest Airlines. I- Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose Southwest airlines were founded in 1971 by King and Herb Kellerher. They started with a low cost strategy in a risky market where profitability depends a lot on fuel prices and external factors‚ such as the willingness of consumers to pay ticket prices. They started growing a lot with various strategies that permitted them beat a lot of their competitors‚ but in order to stay in the market they
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Marketing Strategy China Airlines on Guam CASE SYNOPSIS: This is a case study about how a foreign carrier‚ China Airlines‚ adapts it strategy competing in the Guam-based airline industry. The case traces the company’s history on Guam from setting up its regular flight schedule between Guam and Taipei‚ through a pricing competition with its main competitor Continental Micronesia‚ to today where it occupies the sole market share of flights between these locations. In addition‚ the
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QUESTION 1 Refer to the case on “Johnson Turnaround” in Appendix A. The newly appointed CEO of Johnson Pte Ltd.‚ Encik Azmi‚ is tasked with the design and implementation of a turnaround strategy for the company. An effective turnaround strategy consists of assisting the company to identify‚ develop and implement initiatives that increase profits and market share‚ or position the firm to raise needed capital. The objective of the turnaround initiative is to focus on areas of business risk
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Business Strategy – BAD 4013 – SUMMER 1999 Case Study Southwest Airlines I. Strategic Profile and Case Analysis Purpose 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. Twenty-seven years ago‚ Rolling King‚ owner of floundering commuter airline‚ and Herb Kelleher‚ King’s lawyer‚ got together and decided to start a different kind of airline that would provide a short-haul
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Corporate Strategy Southwest Airlines faced many barriers to entry from the fierce competition of other airlines in the industry. Though competition was fierce‚ Southwest Airlines managed to succeed by doing things differently. Their mission was to provide affordable air travel to those who would not normally fly. Contradictory to the rest of the airline industry‚ Southwest maintained a profit while keeping its fares low. Southwest was unique to the industry in two ways. They focused on the short
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would like to give you few recommendations and implement action plan for you to turnaround Duracell division of your company. I would like to start with some market analysis recommendation. Based on the analysis‚ the battery market is very saturated and highly competitive. The profit margin decline year by year and it is not likely the market size would expand in any near future. More on that‚ the main focus for turnaround should be focus on cost control‚ take a cost leadership and form an industry
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