Low-cost carrier

reduce their operational cost to low. The INDIGO airline can leverage…

Singapore Airlines (SIA) was founded back in 1947 and was formerly known as Malayan Airways Limited. The airline has grown and is now widely known among many Singaporeans and others around the world. Currently, Singapore Airlines has a total of 111 fleets flying to 64 different destinations (Singapore Airlines, 2016). One of its closest competitors, Cathay Pacific (CP) has been in the industry since 1946 and has a total of 145 fleets flying up to 70 different destinations(Cathay Pacific, 2016).…

Frontier Airlines is an American airline company offering low fare flights. It has roughly 60 destinations mostly throughout the US and a few international destinations. The company was incorporated on February 8, 1994, and started flight operations on July 5, 1994. The group of owners included the old executives of a ceased airline company with the same name. (Frontier Airlines 1950-1986) The company has over 3,000 employees who operate more than 275 flights a day by over 65 aircraft. This…

is the most crucial as it includes the issues with the governing bodies of EU governments as well as airlines and aviation governing bodies. Their rules and regulations may affect the organization’s strategies and operations and may also impact the cost and profits. Ryanair is facing legal issues with Stansted and Dublin airport that affect their departure activities. Aside from that, Ryanair has another issue relating to media and civil law which arise from the airline’s misleading and…

similar products and services. The entry of low cost carriers have increased the competitive level in airline industry. Besides, the tight regulation of the airline industry whereby safety become paramount leading to high operating cost. The competitive rivalry seems to be in the mature stage of business cycle. It doesn’t seem to be over or under capacitated even if the number of competitors remain the same in long-term period. In fact, the fixed cost are very high in airline industry. So,…

charismatic boss and one of the most successful business man in the world. Starting from a single plane company, in about 30 years he has made Ryanair the largest airline in Europe. He had a vision and an appealing business model with central focus on cheap costs. And he achieved his vision through his masterful leadership. So how did Michael O’Leary do it? Marketing Mix is the set of controllable…

What they did know was that they could provide a better service environment at a lower cost. While their reach may not be as far as Delta or United, they currently serve the lower 48 states with service to most major cities, as well as a few international flights. They do well delivering what may strive for, by not trying to be the biggest…

Ryanair implements productivity-based incentive system to increase efficiency and control personnel costs. The incentives motivates efficiency for onboard sales and payments for pilots are issued based on the number of hours or sectors flown. Pilots in turn strive for knowledge to minimize fuel consumption, ultimately reducing fuel costs. Moreover, the cost for outsourcing ticketing are reduced at a discounted price as Ryanair successfully negotiated fixed price for multi-year…

you're not a regular traveller and your budget is limited? As many travellers that have bought flight tickets has found, buying the cheap flights can be quite the gamble. Buying a ticket too soon you might miss out on the specials that airline carriers announce before your flight date. If you buy your flight ticket too late, you might end up paying more than you would a week ago. Not even to mention the chances that flights are sold out before you have a chance to book your flight. It would…

the bureaucratic approach make sure that the information runs through the right channel and flow from the upper level to the lower level. It is an organized system. For example, one of the Air Asia’s visions is to be established as the leading low-cost carrier in the Asian region. The vision need to be vigilantly planned. It starts with the upper level of the company. The upper level functions to convey the aim, or what the company want to achieve either in the short or long run. Everyone in the…