Leadership of Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is often a modeled by other companies for its organizational structure. Organizations that have an effective management team are successful in developing a strong organizational culture‚ utilizing managerial controls‚ and leveraging diversity. Effective management teams are developed by cultivating leadership skills in those that supervise the company’s associates. Organizations want managers that can motivate their associates to achieve the
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REVENUE MANAGEMENT Capt: Paul Mwangi 9th May 2014 KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 OVERVIEW OF REVENUE MANAGEMENT MISSION Maximize network revenue per Available Seat Kilometer for a given schedule. KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 Why Revenue Management? To maximize revenue income! KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 How? “cherry picking” Overbooking KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 “Cherry Picking” Flight NBO – LON available seats: 8 Passengers who wants to travel:
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Introduction: Southwest Airlines path towards earning the right to fly was a long and stressful process for everyone involved. However‚ the staff’s ability to overcome all odds truly began the formation of Southwest’s distinct character‚ which makes the company so successful today. Founders Rollin King and Herb Kelleher who founded the company in 1967‚ among others were attacked by Texas airlines such as Braniff‚ and Continental‚ claiming the market was already saturated. After three years of
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Southwest Airline Analysis The goal of this paper is to explain the prominent success of Southwest Airline in the United States through a single case study analysis making use of the McKinsey’s 7-S framework. Developed in the early 1980s at the McKinsey & Company consulting firm by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman‚ this framework looks at 7 internal factors (Structure‚ Strategy‚ Systems‚ Style‚ Staff‚ Skills‚ Super-ordinate goals) which‚ according to its authors‚ need to be aligned for an organization
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Understanding the Chaos of Airline Pricing By Alex Kons I. INTRODUCTION “The airline industry’s pricing system is a billion-dollar house of cards in which every customer is a futures speculator and Economics 101 is turned onto its head” (Fredrick‚ 1995). This statement highlights one of the most hidden frustrations that many air travelers feel. Airline pricing is so distorted that often a full-fare paying passenger is seated next to a passenger who paid more then three hundred percent less for
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In 1992 Southwest Airlines was the only major airline in the US to post a profit. In 1993 the same airline outperformed its competitors. The CEO‚ Herb Kelleher stated the primary and most challenging SWA goal is to offer great service at low cost. SWA was able to meet and exceed this goal by competing using a new-game strategy. They sought to restructure the airline’s business to match company strengths. Instead of adapting to the way that other airlines operated‚ they created their own set
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Southwest Airlines has been known for is inexpensive flights and upbeat‚ jokester employees since 1971. In 1980‚ Southwest adopted its mission statement as‚ “A dedication of customer service delivered with ‘a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual price and company spirit”. (Anonymous‚ 2005‚ p. 16). In 1997‚ Southwest Airlines celebrated its 25th anniversary. “The celebration centered around ten philosophical principles‚ such as ‘under promise but over deliver’ and ‘take competition seriously
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�� Case Analysis Strategic Marketing in Asia ~ CATHAY PACIFIC ~ INTRODUCTION Since its establishment in 1946‚ Cathay Pacific has been a profitable airline company‚ which experienced periodical growth. In 1998 however‚ the airline experienced a loss of US $70 million‚ a stark contrast from earning $218 million in profits in the previous year. For Cathay Pacific‚ this was the first loss experienced by the air carrier since 1963�. Cathay Pacific ’s economic hardship was mainly the result of a
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Analysis of Southwest Airlines and the Airline Industry in the US Patricia E. Vazquez TABLE OF CONTENT Abstract . . . . . . . . . 03 Introduction . . . . . . . . . 04 A Foundation of “Love Options” . . . . . 04 Southwest Airline’s Strategies . . . . . . 05 Southwest Airline’s Operations . . . . . . 06 Southwest Airline’s Performance . . . . . . 06 Southwest Airline’s Competitors . . . . . . 07 The Airline Industry in the US . . . . . 07 Rivalry‚ Magnify for
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volatility in crude oil prices. Presently Delta Airline is over dependent on the North American markets‚ which had experienced a major hit during the recession in 2008. Mergers and Acquisitions and the alliances with airlines in the non US markets generates an opportunity for Delta to gain access to growing/emerging markets such as China and India and diversify its activities throughout the globe. Technological developments in the industry helps the airlines to save on fuel costs‚ as they can purchase
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