Essays Tagged: "air transport"
Deregulation of Aviation
The airline industry has been subject of intense price competition since it was deregulated, and the res ... ch specialize in regional service and no-frills operations. These carriers typically purchase older aircraft and often operate outside the industry-wide computerized reservations system. In exchange f ... ssengers receive low fares relative to the industry as a whole. This research examines two low fare air carriers, ValuJet and Southwest Airlines. By investigating these air carriers, we can better und ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies
Low Cost Airlines.
Tourism in all cases plays a big part in the Airline Industry. For numerous years tourism has been one of the largest and fastest growing industr ... nd fastest growing industries in the world. Positively there has also been an "impressive growth in air passenger and cargo traffic in the last decade in merit to tourism and business trips. The Airli ... like those of any other transport mode." ( McConville, J.1997) Hanlon (1999) has concluded that the air transport now attracts about 1.5 billion passengers a year and employs approximately 1.7 million ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions
Tourism - Discuss how changes in air transport since the 1950's are reflected in both leisure and business travel trends
44128 Introduction to Tourism - General EssayQuestion 3 - Discuss how changes in air transport since the 1950's are reflected in both leisure and business travel trends.The first po ... rends.The first powered flight was in 1903 and carried out by the famous Wright Brothers. Therefore aircrafts are over one century old. In the first half of the century progress was extremely fast, wi ... equent breakthroughs and developments. In the second half of the century progress was much smaller. Aircraft's speed didn't increase, and the most significant changes in the industry were newly design ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions
The cold war and its outcomes
ionship with America was no more than equal than with Britain. The USA provided most of the sea and air transport; Australia provided most of the troops. Despite these efforts Japan captured Guam, Wak ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Introduction of easyjet
A successful example of a European no frills airline is easyJet. Stelios Haji-Ioannou (Greek) founded the company in 1995. It is based on the low ... the US carrier Southwest. The concept of easyJet is based on the belief that demands for short-haul air transport is price elastic. That means, if prices for flights are being reduced, more people wil ... e elastic. That means, if prices for flights are being reduced, more people will fly. Traditionally airline concepts are based on the assumption that airline traffic grows in line with the economy and ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
BERLIN AIRLIFT
AbstractThe Berlin Airlift, also known as Operation Vittles, was one of the most important events of the 20th century. ... nning, cooperation, and logistical management between all three major powers.With the roads closed, air transport into Berlin became critical. However, the United States and Great Britain was not sure ... n was not sure about the success and feasibility of supplying Berlin's population of two million by air transport alone. They barely had enough personnel and equipment to accomplish its normal day-to- ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Valujet
ValujetThe airline industry has been subject of intense price competition since it was deregulated, and theresu ... ich specialize in regional service and no-frills operations.These carriers typically purchase older aircraft and often operate outside the industry-wide computerizedreservations system. In exchange fo ... assengers receive low fares relative to theindustry as a whole. This research examines two low fare air carriers, ValuJet and Southwest Airlines.By investigating these air carriers, we can better unde ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Continental Airlines
nomic Characteristics of industry.The Dominant Economic Characteristics of the industry are: -Since air travel remains a large and growing industry, it helps in the progress of economic growth, world ... globalization that is occurring in many other industries. Therefore, I would have to agree that the airline industry is easy to enter into. Furthermore, the industry is very mature because it is overl ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Valujet and Southwest Airlines.
The airline industry has been subject of intense price competition since it was deregulated, and the res ... ch specialize in regional service and no-frills operations. These carriers typically purchase older aircrafts and often operate outside the industry-wide computerized reservations system. In exchange ... ssengers receive low fares relative to the industry as a whole. This research examines two low fare air carriers, ValuJet and Southwest Airlines.By investigating these air carriers, we can better unde ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Airlines
Deregulation of the Airline IndustryThe airline industry has been subject of intense price competition sinceit was dereg ... hichspecialize in regional service and no-frills operations. These carrierstypically purchase older aircraft and often operate outside the industry-widecomputerized reservations system. In exchange fo ... assengers receive low fares relative to the industry as a whole. This researchexamines two low fare air carriers, ValuJet and Southwest Airlines. Byinvestigating these air carriers, we can better unde ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Air Transport Market Deregulation and its Effect on the Short-Sea Shipping of the Greek Domestic Market
It has almost been a decade since the deregulation of the Greek air transport market.During these years a number of new airlines entered the market with various deg ... island destinations and are a populartourist destination, creates a competitive environment between air travel and short-seashipping. It should be also mentioned that the deregulation of the greek sho ... er the results and effects of this deregulation in the Greektransport sector from the scope of both air transport and short-sea shipping. Theconclusions are based on the evaluation of data as they wer ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges
New Economy
important, than the Second Industrial Revolution of 1860-1900 which gave us electricity, motor and air transport, motion pictures, radio, indoor plumbing, and made the golden age of productivity grow ... lection victory. President Reagan and his trickle down economics or "Reaganomics" brought laissez faire to a maximum point. He repealed or lay off enforcement of antitrust and business law (Reaganom ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges
Singapore Ministry of Transport: From the then till now
nistry of Communications and Information (MCI). Its role was to sort out the nations land, sea, and air transport and postal, telecommunications and telephone services. It also included the Informatio ... ry was now known as the Ministry for Communications (MINCOM) remained to sort out the land, sea and air transport, and telecommunications and postal services of SingaporeEffective 3 Jun 1999, MINCOM w ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Cathay Pacific Airlines
~ CATHAY PACIFIC ~IntroductionSince its establishment in 1946, Cathay Pacific has been a profitable airline company, which experienced periodical growth. In 1998 however, the airline experienced a los ... ion 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 financ ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
SWOT analysis of Ryanair
Contents1. Background22. Theoretical framework33. SWOT analysis of Ryanair44. Challenges and recommendations for the future75. References81. BackgroundThe subject of this ... ges and recommendations for the future75. References81. BackgroundThe subject of this report is Ryanair - the first Low Cost Carrier in Europe - which was founded in 1985 (Ryanair.com History 2008). T ... 1985 (Ryanair.com History 2008). The firm began operations with a staff of 25 and a single 15-seat airplane flying between Waterford and London. In 1986 Ryanair received permission to begin flying fo ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Easy Jet: The World's Favorite Airline
Jet's business model in this highly competitive aviation industry. easyJet is a low-cost, no-frills airline founded by Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995. Stelios' mission in founding this company is to "of ... n founding this company is to "offer low-cost airline service to the masses." The concept of budget airline is derived from the idea that demands for short-haul air transport is price elastic. That me ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies