Essays Tagged: "no frills"

Food, factors that may change your decision on choosing a place to dine

me of preparation, and cleaning up a meal. Fast food is a quick, easy way to eat on the run, with a no frills atmosphere. These people are "on the run" with things that they must accomplish in a limit ... istinguish a fast food restaurant, by the high traffic tile floors, plastic bench seating that does not move for comfort, and the poor taste of interior design with small amounts of decoration. These ...

(4 pages) 94 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Deregulation of Aviation

egulated, and the result has been a number of new carriers which specialize in regional service and no-frills operations. These carriers typically purchase older aircraft and often operate outside the ... aluJet and Southwest Airlines. By investigating these air carriers, we can better understand the economic impacts of price versus service in the airline industry as a whole, as well as, the impacts on ...

(7 pages) 196 0 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Southwest Airlines.

happened on a napkin. Rollin King, a client of Kelleher, then a lawyer had an idea for a low-fare, no-frills airline to fly between major Texas cities. He doodled a triangle on the napkin, labeled th ... her legal battles. Dallas Love Field, where Southwest began, is close to downtown Dallas, and could not geographically expand at the very time when air traffic was increasing. A new major facility, Da ...

(15 pages) 1177 3 4.9 May/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

This article compares Southwest Airlines with another competitor.

Supplementary Notes: Ryanair - The Low Fares AirlineEleanor O'HigginsComparing Ryanair to its Role Model, Southwes ... itself on the successful formula of Southwest Airlines in Texas by offering itself as a low fares, no frills carrier, serving short-haul city pairs and providing single class air transportation. Sout ... o have the lowest operating cost structure in the US domestic airline industry. It is distinguished not only by being the only major airline that has ever won the Triple Crown - Number One in ontime a ...

(9 pages) 557 0 2.6 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Evaluate To what extent have the "no frills" airlines coped better in the decline of the airline industry following the events on September 11th

Evaluate To what extent have the "no frills" airlines coped better in the decline of the airline industry following the events on Sept ... The decline of the air industry was evident even before the events of September 11th. The global economic slowdown had left airlines suffering from excess capacity as passenger numbers, especially luc ... sed to gather suitable information. Once this has been done I will examine to what extent have the "no frills" airlines coped better in the decline of the airline industryBackground.The attacks on Sep ...

(7 pages) 202 0 2.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Friendster, a new social networking entrepreneurship. Define the market sytstem, and creative destruction. Will this entrepreneurship become a victim of creative destruction.

y, almost $ 40 million.Almost five million Internet users have accessed Friendster, but surprising enough, Friendster hasn't made a cent in revenue. What makes Friendster different from previous Inter ... t made a cent in revenue. What makes Friendster different from previous Internet companies, is it's no frills approach: small offices and no marketing or public relations budget. Friendster had avoide ...

(3 pages) 173 0 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Case Study - EasyJet

nd spoke "strategies, and global alliances, a different approach or concept emerged and that is the no-frills airlines which used regional airports. (Piercy, 2000)Following the terrorist attack on Sep ... business environment. On the other hand the low cost segment of the market remained strong, and the no-frills concept survived and actually achieved growth (Please see Appendix 1.) (A.T. Kearney and t ...

(19 pages) 637 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Skippu Hopme Loan Marketing Plan

tion Network of Australia and represent lending institutions, from major banks such as St George to non banks such as RAMS. They offer a wide range of loan products tailored to specific target markets ... MS. They offer a wide range of loan products tailored to specific target markets such loans include No Frills, Fixed Rate, and Introducer.The following outlines the analysis of the nature of the firm ...

(15 pages) 165 0 0.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

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 ... is easyJet. Stelios Haji-Ioannou (Greek) founded the company in 1995. It is based on the low-cost, no-frills model of the US carrier Southwest. The concept of easyJet is based on the belief that dema ... ionally airline concepts are based on the assumption that airline traffic grows in line with the economy and that cutting prices will only lead to a decrease in revenues. With the introduction of the ...

(2 pages) 116 1 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Ryanair case

e beginning of the nineties they turned there airline company from a full-service into a low-fares, no frills-carrier. The restyling had been based on the model of Southwest Airlines. Tony Ryan who wa ... 356;3.1 million. Michael O'Leary also purchased a stake, which was 17.9% for IR₤0.9 million. Another investment group (David Bonderman) invested IR₤1 million in equity and an IR₤24 m ...

(40 pages) 1130 0 4.8 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

British Airways - Managing Change

m, particularly as a consequence of European deregulation. The subsequent evolution of a 'low cost' no frills market segment which engenders significant improvements in operating costs, has disturbed ... lc (BA) is the world's biggest international airline, carrying more passengers from one country to another than any of its competitors. British Airways is a scheduled international passenger airline. ...

(12 pages) 653 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Easy Case

Is this an industry that can embrace the "easy" concept of no-frills, low-cost? Yves Doz, the Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation and ... off-peak times. "Why are cinemas charging so much money when they are so empty," wondered Haji-Ioannou. "It's like what airlines once were." By maximizing both capacity and the extent to which it was ... oup hoped to grow cinema admissions well above current rates.Second, easyGroup saw a way to use technology to automate the process of serving customers, thereby reducing labor costs. All bookings woul ...

(3 pages) 111 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Southwest Airlines 2004 Case Study Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSouthwest Airlines provides low-fare, no-frills, air transportation to fifty-eight cities in the United States. While competitors suffered ... asing an airline ticket. However, in last few years their confidence in flying is increasing for economical reasons and because of low-fare competitive pricing.One airline in particular, Southwest Air ... ture times; only operating out of small airports; exclusively using 737 aircrafts; providing short "no frills" flights; and because Southwest puts employees first before consumers. Because Southwest w ...

(9 pages) 483 0 4.5 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Southwest Airlines- Central issue, problems, evaluation, and recommendations

ng King was a client of Kelleher who at the time was a lawyer with the idea of starting a low-fare, no frills airline to fly between major cities in Texas. He drew a triangle on a napkin and labeled t ... e points of Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Rollin King's idea of offering flights that were low enough that people would choose to fly instead of driving to that destination. It was this concept th ...

(11 pages) 319 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Valujet

regulated, and theresult has been a number of new carriers which specialize in regional service and no-frills operations.These carriers typically purchase older aircraft and often operate outside the ... ValuJet and Southwest Airlines.By investigating these air carriers, we can better understand the economic impacts of price versusservice in the airline industry as a whole, as well as, the impacts on ...

(6 pages) 32 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Assessing Corporate Culture: Southwest Airlines

ell as its employees. The main philosophy of the airline is to provide the consumer with low budget no frills flights. They do not provide meals but they do hand out peanuts. Handing out the peanuts s ... The planes are 231 feet 10 inches long with a wingspan of 211 feet 5 inches. (Boeing, n.d.) This is not the typical workspace for an office worker. Therefore, Southwest goes the extra mile to assure t ...

(10 pages) 348 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Valujet and Southwest Airlines.

egulated, and the result has been a number of new carriers which specialize in regional service and no-frills operations. These carriers typically purchase older aircrafts and often operate outside th ... ValuJet and Southwest Airlines.By investigating these air carriers, we can better understand the economic impacts of price versus service in the airline industry as a whole, as well as, the impacts on ...

(17 pages) 189 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Scope for competitive advantage: Australian Airline Industry.

1) offering premium service at a full fare, 2) full service at average fares, or 3) low fares with no frills. The service could be varied by its on-board service, baggage handling, ticket and gate op ... sition within industry especially for discount airline. By offering fares that are 50-75% below the normal scheduled fares, in order for low-cost carriers to survive, they must maintain a sustainable ...

(2 pages) 94 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The No-frills airlines

rget that section of individual travellers who, if travelling with other companies, would go for Economy Class at the lowest prices available: the advantage that the no-frills alternative offers is th ... fers is the equal or lower fares, based on the use it or lose it principle, that is to say there is no possibility of changing the reservation, that being the point at which the flight ticket is bough ...

(6 pages) 134 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Airlines

regulated, and the result has been a number of new carriers whichspecialize in regional service and no-frills operations. These carrierstypically purchase older aircraft and often operate outside the ... ValuJet and Southwest Airlines. Byinvestigating these air carriers, we can better understand the economic impactsof price versus service in the airline industry as a whole, as well as, theimpacts on p ...

(6 pages) 114 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies