Category: Airlines
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United Airlines: The DuPont Analysis
Various groups such as shareholders, governments, employees, communities and creditors use audited financial statements of companies. Financial statements provide the potential users with a narrow insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a business. Reflectively, financial statements do not give an in-depth depiction of performance of an entity (Siddidui, 2005 p.623). Such full view of…
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AirAsia: The World’s Lowest Cost Airline
Introduction Due to the geographic specificity of Southeast Asia, where traveling from one destination to another by land is either very difficult or simply impossible, air transportation has seen rapid development over the last couple of decades (Jeddi et al. 2014). As a result, at present, the Asian air transportation industry is highly competitive, with…
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Emirates Airlines: Story of Success and Failure
Introduction Emirates Airlines is one of the largest airline companies in the world. Operating highly advanced Airbus A380 carriers as well as Boeing 777 models, it possesses the most modernized commercial air fleet in the world (Alcacer and Clayton). The total number of planes owned and operated by Emirates Airlines is 252, serving over 141…
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Qantas Airline’s Frequent Flyer Recommendations
Although the impact of frequent flyer programs still needs further investigation, Qantas can benefit from the focus on the following solutions and improvements. The frequent flyer program of Qantas is characterized by a considerable variety of partnerships, which is highly valued by customers. This dimension should be further developed and refined in order to meet…
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Turkish Airlines’ and Oman Air’s Finance in 2013-2016
Executive Summary The aviation industry has experienced severe challenges since the global economic turmoil in 2008; however, the purpose of this report is to evaluate the financial ratios of Turkish Airlines and Oman Air to assess and compare the performances over a period of four years (from 2013 to 2016). To scrutinize the actual financial…
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Intervention Program of Human Resources in Emirates Airlines
While taking into account the need to implement changes in the management of human resources in Emirates Airlines, the chosen intervention program was based on several steps: Communicating the goals of changes to subordinates was an integral attribute of a successful optimization project, and at general meetings, crucial information was transmitted to all employees. To…
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Analysis of Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA)
Introduction The presented paper is devoted to the in-depth analysis of Saudi Arabian Airlines, or Saudia. It is a flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, with its central office in Jeddah (Gamraoyi, 2016). Its main operational base is located at King Abdulaziz International Airport (Gamraoyi, 2016). The company also has several secondary hubs in King Khalid…
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Emirates Airline: Leadership Styles and Performance
Abstract This research addresses how different leadership styles impact the organizational performance of Emirates Airlines. The scope of this study was narrowed down to four leadership styles: autocratic, democratic, transformational, and cross-cultural. A questionnaire including 17 elements, 5 of which concerned demographic and work-related characteristics, was distributed online to 200 employees, but only 130 responses…
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European Low-Cost Airlines Market Entry Strategies in Asia
Executive Summary The Asian aviation market, albeit challenging, holds most of the potential for growth in the global aviation market. Comparatively, European airlines have been struggling to make a profit, even as they wade through the challenges of operating in a fragmented market and overcome the challenges brought by high operating costs and stagnating passenger…
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Etihad Airways: Strategies Analysis
Table of Contents Introduction Etihad Airways Implementing and Executing Etihad airways Strategy Strategy evaluation Comparison between Etihad Airways and Air Arabia Ethics and Social Responsibility at Etihad Airways Conclusion Introduction The major differences between the organizations that are successful and those that are not is the degree of the effectiveness of their strategies. Any organization…