Essays on Airline Industry Page 10

The following two recent articles about Santa highlight some of the challenges the organization is currently facing. Please read these two articles and address the question as follows. Jockey’s reform warning irks engineers – Santa CEO Alan Joyce says out of touch union leaders are blocking reforms (Source:The Australian July 21, 201 1) SANTA chief…

The article explores the impact of Southwest Airlines (SWA) motivation strategies on my career decisions. The effectiveness of SWA’s motivational approaches is evident in their ability to decrease absenteeism and tardiness rates. Moreover, SWA stands out from other airlines with its notable unionization rate. The company places importance on fulfilling the individual needs and values…

Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, and past away in 1974. Lindbergh was an aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him. But Lindbergh was the first person to do it alone nonstop. Lindberghs flight suddenly…

The Eurofighter project was conceived in the 1970’s, as the need for a new type of fighter was clearly evident to the British, German, French, Italian and Spanish governments. However, it was not until 1983 that a need for the European Fighter Aircraft was outlined by these nations. Borne out of the cold war era,…

Do you fear flying because you think you might die? Do you feel safer driving to your destination rather than flying? Have you heard about all the ways you can die in a flight like your inside being sucked out from flushing the toilet, someone opening the door while at cruising altitude, lightning striking the…

Executive Summary In fierce competition with Boeing, venture into VLA segment – as a rather neglected segment by Boeing – could pose as a strategic opportunity for Airbus which it could utilize to build a competitive advantage combined with its technological resources and capabilities. However, its assumptions of a drastic increase in VLAs demanded in…