Boeing 767

(National Airborne Operations Center) Nightwatch. These planes, four specially configured Boeing 747-200s, possess a unique and somewhat eerie job. It may not have impressive payload characteristics like the large bombers, or the advanced attack weaponry on nimble fighter jets, but it is durable, technologically advanced, and hopefully never needs to be used in our lifetime. So, why is a simple Boeing 747 fear inspiring to me? Its mission is to provide a fully functional, highly survivable,…

The future of Southwest Airlines will continue on its voyage of innovation, growth and adaptability. Growing the company into the future means, “Leadership must determine clear goals while balancing the need for a formal structure against growth and adaptation” (Steagall, 2016). The original problem the leaders of Southwest saw was, airline travel was slow, expensive and full of features that most people did not really want or care about. Guess what, that problem still rings true today and…

1.0 Introduction Singapore Airlines (SIA) is a widely known airline in the world. According to world ranking 2014, SIA was ranked as second best airline. It has been in this airline industry for 43 years, a long period for a baby boy to grow into an adult man and it shown how well-experienced is Singapore Airline. A drive for Singapore Airline is keeping the right objectives all the time – customer satisfaction. With customer satisfaction grow, SIA gain more loyal customers and allows it be…

Ryanair’s approach to HR from what I have gathered seems to mirror the company’s branding image as a “no frills” airline, as it has been seen to be no stranger to controversy when it comes to relations with its employees. In the recruitment process, Ryanair invite applicants to apply via the Ryanair website which is very well displayed with detail and imagery. It really gives the illusion to be a great fun company to work for with several images shown staff looking very happy smiling at work…

Whole Foods Market - value excellence A company that has always been building customer value through value excellence, I think is Whole Foods Market. It is a great example of utilizing customer innovation to capture the demand for natural and organic foods that has been growing rapidly in the U.S. since the late 1990s. Staying true to their customers and connecting with them through their product offering is the formula that Whole Foods credits its success to (Simmons and Carwford, 2013). The…

compared to their piston-propeller predecessors, were nonetheless smoky, noisy and fuel-hungry, and were already being phased out by airlines. According to a 1977 article “Cost Forcing Airlines to Become Fuel Efficient,” published in Chicago Tribune, Boeing sold 45 stretched versions of 727 that year, a fuel-efficient replacement for older 707s. In addition to replacing old fleets with newer aircrafts already on the market, the airlines expressed even stronger interest in the next generation of…

Imagine being in a plane that ends up being one of the most mysterious plane crashes in history. You don’t have much time to live before it crashes. But remember that no one will find you once you’re gone… This plane is the Malaysia flight 370. One of the most mysterious plane crashes in history.. When Malaysia flight 370 was in motion, there were officials that tracked the plane, theories that were concluded from the evidence found from the plane , and ruins that were left after the crash.…

community involvement have grown the business from a small regional airline into an international carrier. Present day the carrier has more than 17 million customers a year, and their route system spans over 60 cities and three countries. Their fleet of Boeing aircraft is one of the…

Record-breaking financial results have been Southwest signature since the founding of the airline with only few exceptions. For this assignment, I will only be reporting on the 2014 and 2015 financial performance. 2015 was the 42nd consecutive year of profitability for Southwest out of its 45th year of service, and 49 years of existence. Southwest is the only airline that did not lay off employees due to the September 11, 2001 airlines debacle. This shows the prudence and smartness of the people…

My project is on D.B. Cooper who is known for his famous airplane hijack. D.B. Cooper was getting on Airlines flight #305 in Portland bound for Seattle. While the plane was in the air he told a flight attendant that he had a bomb in his briefcase by opening his briefcase showing some exposed cables. He demanded 200k in cash (1.2 million in today’s value), four parachutes and food for the crew before releasing the passengers. The 200k he demanded were in twenty dollars bills, he tied the bag of…