Essays on Airways

Introduction Strategic planning is the process that an organization undertakes to ascertain its mission and way forward. Strategic planning helps an organization provide a direction to implement and achieve its objectives both in the short and the long run. It is nevertheless very significant to …

Introduction British Airways is the largest international airline in the world. It is based at the busiest international airport in the world named Heathrow Airport withholding 42% of land slots. It has a global flight network through partners such as American Airways in the US …

Introduction British Airways is the flagship airline carrier for United Kingdom, formed in 1974. With significant presence at Heathrow, Gatwick and London City with over 20 million people living within commuting distance. BA has a fleet of more than 238 aircrafts in service as of …

The new era of globalise businesses and increased awareness in the stakeholders have given importance to the notion of Corporate Governance. The execution of the notion will have important consequences for investors, companies, and, critically, for the stock and other financial markets of UK. With …

British airways is one of the most valuable company in the world that is why I choose her. With the aim to evaluate the proportion of debt in British airways, we will study his financial gearing: income gearing and capital gearing. In order to calculate …

With the integration of Dragonair into Cathay Pacific Airways in 2006, its influence over the domain of aviation has extensively elevated. From 2006 to 2007, the turnover of Cathay Pacific Airways has raised from HK$60,793 million to HK$ 75,364 million with a percentage increase of …

The airline industry in the UK has faced a lot of challenges in the recent past. This has mainly been attributed to the global economic crunch and the fluctuating fuel prices in the international market. As a result, many airlines have had to change their …

The company that we selected is ”Qatar Airways”. This project is going to offer a general idea of the strategic management process, terms that are included in the process, and the benefits of strategic management to Qatar Airways. Furthermore, it discusses the mission, goals, and …

The tacit collusion case to be discussed involves the illegal collusion and setting of fuel surcharges to commercial and cargo transatlantic fares between British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (Virgin). The factors which contributed to its success will be discussed, as well as why, …

VIRGIN ATLANTIC GLOBALIZATION Virgin operates in the third era of Globalization (2000 onwards) where everything is connected through the Web. This means that Virgin use extensively Internet and other technological platforms to conduct its business. The Globalization of Virgin Atlantic contributed to capture the international …

British Airways Plc is the largest scheduled airline at international level in the United Kingdom. British airways (BA) operate its services in scheduled airway transportation services, domestic and international carriage of mail and freight and miscellaneous ancillary services (Datamonitor, 2013). With more than 300 destination …

JetBlue Airways Corporation is a low-fare, low-cost airline that offers high-quality customer service mainly on point-to-point routes (JetBlue Airways Corporation, 2003). It intends to maintain a disciplined growth strategy by increasing frequency on their existing routes and entering new markets. JetBlue Airways Corporation derives its …

Jet Blue Airways One of the most important questions would be: does Jet Blue Airways Incorporated follow its stated vision, mission, and core values? Jet Blue Airways Corporation is a business organization located in Forest Hills, New York City that offers a passenger air transportation …

Civil aviation is one of the most dynamic segments of the world economy. The international industry has become an interesting amalgam of established network and regional carriers, with a slew of new low cost operators. Jet Blue Airways Corporation (Jet Blue hereafter) is a relatively …

Jet Blue Airways Jet Blue Airways Corporation is a business organization that offers a passenger air transportation services to the public in the United States. The main office of the company is located at Queens Boulevard Forest Hills, New York City (“Jet Blue Airways Corporation”, …

Congo believe you would not be being socially responsible in any sense, but would be complicit in any harm that would come to them. Papa Nester Will be 70 years of age in November 2011 and Mama Marie is 63 years old. Their immediate family …

Financial and Accounting Analysis. a) Liquidity ratio Looking at the table below one will notice that the liquidity position of the company is deteriorating. The current ratio has declined from 1.05:1 to 0.94:1. This is far below a recommended ratio of 2:1 for companies to …

Sir Colic Marshall identified that focusing merely on cost cutting would not be enough to guarantee long-term success and profitability. He quickly discovered that BAA was not addressing the needs initiative, celebrating a new ethos “Putting the Customer First because if we don’t, someone else …

This paper evaluates the scale of configuration between the JetBlue’s published values and; a) the treatment of internal stakeholders by managers, b) the internal stakeholders ‘ treatment of one another, c) the organization ‘s treatment of external stakeholders, d) the short-term plans of JetBlue, and …

As a giant in the airline industry, JetBlue Airways, with record-breaking operating revenue of over $320 million in the last quarter of 2001, has become resolute in issuing stock for the first time in the U.S. Stock market via an Initial public offering (IPO). John …

British Airways (BA hereafter), with 36 million annual customers (Explore our Working World, not dated) is a top global brand. It is one of the most enduring successes of British industry and enterprise, and is virtually as old as the history of civil aviation itself. …

Etihad is obviously pursuing a growth strategy, as it is heavily investing in the fleet and infrastructure at airports. This is in line with their vision of becoming one of the leading international airlines and providing customers with high quality service. They are also pursuing …

British Airways, plc is the largest airline company in United Kingdom. It was the first company in the world to provide scheduled international service for travelers (between London and Paris), transport passengers in airplanes equipped with jet engines and offer commercial flights at supersonic speeds. …

If you were to think about your last journey on an aircraft, which features would spring to mind? The cramped, overcrowded space? The stuffy air? The smelly toilets? Thankfully, as passengers, we only have to bear these unpleasant idiosyncrasies of aircraft cabins for a relatively …

1. Illustrate the relationship between organisational goals, objectives, and policy and justify their contribution to the effective management of Scotia Airways. Goal is the end of result the organization strives for. It is established specific, measurable, and observable end result, which has one or more …

Figure: British Airways Organizational Structure British Airways has a unique organizational structure led by a general manager, who is answerable to the Board of Directors. Being a global company, the British Airways has several branches across the globe. These branches are led by branch managers, …

The airline industry is a unique and fascinating industry that captures the interest of a wide audience because of its glamour, reach and impact on the large and growing number of travellers worldwide (Chan, 2000: 489). Yet, the removal of state support has forced many …

‘Assume you are the new operations manager of British Airways with responsibility for the baggage system at Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport. Drawing upon scientific management, human relations, contingency theories and culture management, outline how you would manage the baggage handling process and baggage handling staff …

British Airways: British Airways is the UK’s largest international scheduled airline, flying to over 550 destinations at convenient times, to the best located airports. BA is in the business of delivering great service to passengers. They are ready for the challenges of today’s marketplace. They …

It is also one of the world’s longest established airlines… British Airways disposes of a well-established International reputation, it is therefore pertinent to analyses the company’s process to cultural changes. Similarly to other airlines companies. It has suffered from the contemporary economical recession and had …