American Airlines

On Friday, May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 took off from Chicago-O’Hare International Airport on a routine trip to Los Angeles International Airport. Just 30 seconds into flight, the airplane, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 aircraft, began to stall, which resulted in a nose dive and the aircraft crashed into an open field just 4600 feet northwest of the end of the runway. Weather conditions on the day of the flight were clear, with visibility reported up to 15 miles. The investigation into…

Jack' Company began putting a toy in each of its cases. Since then a lot of organizations have utilized toys, games and different sorts of fun as a method for selling items. There are numerous other related ideas like the 'S&H Green Stamps', American Airlines' 'Frequent Flyer Program' et cetera that have some of gamification elements in them. However these examples differ from today’s gamification solutions that are more structured and focused on how to make solutions and programs more game like…

a particular toll on morale for Americans, whose lives had become inseparable from automobiles. Sprawling suburban neighborhoods were loosely connected by highways, and shopping centers had more parking lots than pedestrian walkways. In this sense, a shortage in gasoline posed an obstacle to activities like daily commute…

project information title or description: Logo design of AA designer: Massimo Vignelli client: American Airlines year: 1967 American Airlines identity and branding were designed by Massimo Vignelli’s design firm, Unimark International in 1967. The logo contains two colors which represent American flag: blue and red. He created something very simple: two A letters and geometric X-shaped eagle. Massimo Vignelli was born and raised in Milan in 1931. He first studied architecture in…

2. Evaluate American’s 1992 announcement of a new rate structure: a. What changes did American make? American instituted a “simpler” four-tier fare system which sought to lower its top fares by as much as 50%. The move was expected to reduce next quarter’s revenue by $100MM, but increase annual revenue by $350MM. To accomplish this goal, American instituted the following changes:  First-class ticket prices would be reduced by 20-50%  Unrestricted one-way and round-trip coach fares would…

Virgin Atlantic Airlines: Organizational Behavior Analysis Virgin Atlantic Airlines is part of the Virgin Group corporate structure founded by Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Atlantic was the first airline of the Virgin Group, but was later joined by subsidiary airlines Virgin Australia and Virgin America. Virgin Atlantic is based in London, England operating primarily in Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport, as well as Manchester Airport in Manchester, England (Branson, 2014). An organizational…

the intentions of those who lead each nation. Cultural clusters are increasingly expanding as time progresses furthermore, the incorporation into technology in our lives across the globe unites cultures as well as breaks down barriers. The North American cultural cluster predominantly functions on a similar basis, as do the European Union. Development in societies often shapes the progress of matching with a larger cultural cluster however, religious ideologies as well as historic cultural…

Communication and accountability are major concerns for American Airlines, thus sparking them to create ‘Are You Ready’, which is a pre-flight checklist to ensure the best possible flight experience for customers. While this may seem like a process implemented for operational effectiveness, ‘Are You Ready’ has been engrained in the culture and a mindset encapsulated in this mantra, as all meetings and plane preparations start with this three-word phrase. This is engrained in the language and…

Assignment 10 1. Explain the results of the Chicago and Bermuda Conferences. In the early period, each state “owns” the air above its territory for an infinite distance into space and the air space of each country is restricted for usage to other countries. This rule was not manipulated in the Chicago conference. It still remained the same. This conference was held in order to eliminate restrictions and open the air to traffic. Two agreements were set forth to eliminate restrictions and bring…

sink” recalled Eric Levine, an American who was on the 65th floor of the World Trade Center. As a result of the raid, 2,996 people died and infrastructure damage came close to 10 billion. Since Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group from the Middle East, the attack distorted the image of many Muslim and Arab Americans. In part as an attempt to pacify hatred and bias towards Muslim/Arab Americans, some media, most notably popular TV Dramas, started to depict Muslim/Arab Americans in a more sympathetic…