Northwest Territories

Cooper’s identity remains mysterious and enigmatic in recent history. Almost 45 years after the hijacking incident of Northwest Airlines, nobody still knows his real identity. Recently, the F.B.I has closed the manhunt, but the question remains the same: Who is D.B. Cooper? The name D.B. Cooper is a descriptive name created by the media to refer to an unknown man who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305. The story of D.B. Cooper started in the afternoon of November 24, 1971, at Portland…

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Strategic Brand Positioning for an Airport I. Airport Brand Creation: The Needs and its Outcomes An Airport is a very complex facility. A lot of bodies work together for the success of and smooth operations of an airport one of those bodies are the stakeholders, all the stakeholders have an important role in ensuring that the customers are having a good experience. But such experiences are majorly or directly linked to the airport operator.  Figure (2.1) The…

The Being 314 Clipper was a flying boat commissioned to Pan American Airlines. Pan American went to Boeing and asked for a long-range, four-engine flying boat. Boeing catered to their needs creating the model 314, nicknamed the “Clipper” after oceanic ships. The Boeing 314 “Clipper” was a jumbo aircraft of it’s time and utilized a three tail-fin assembly allowing more control over the flying boat. The “Clipper” made its first scheduled trans-Atlantic flight on June 28th, 1939. The Boeing 314…

Airplane Ticket Opinion Essay I love traveling but airplane ticket expenses lower the amount of times I go on vacation. I mean who want to pay a big price for a tiny part of your traveling experience. Yet even though you get bad service on a plane and most people think the should be lowered. They still keep it at a high price so here are some reasons why they should be less expensive. Any person that has ever ridden a plane would most likely tell you that airplane ticket are expensive. I…

Major airline companies such as United Airlines are constantly looking for new ways in which they can reach organizational goals and still maintain cost reduction. The notion of outsourcing allows companies to more effectively achieve these goals by shifting some of the day to day activities to a third party vendor. There are various reasons why an airline might result to outsourcing but regardless of the reason this can cost workers their lively hood as well as possibly compromise the safety of…

Andrea Green Neil MAN 4102 Professor Jaqueline Donovan Section 4 Assignment. 1. The pros for an airline that require heavier passengers to purchase an additional seat are: • Safety standards are adhered to. If a passenger who is heavier is not able to buckle their seat belts or lower their armrest it becomes a safety hazard for which the airline can be held liable. The size and weight restrictions may also come into play. Will the seat collapse under the pressure of the passenger’s weight? This…

The airline industry is one that is highly competitive and challenging. In 2005, Delta filed for bankruptcy protection. However, it managed to emerge out of it. Delta realized that in order to gain success in this industry, they had to fix their business and operating model. In a business, one is often faced with opportunities and challenges. However, a business has to know how to leverage aspects such big data, analytics and visualization technologies because these are the things that will…

The US airline industry has experienced considerable merger and acquisition activity since its early years; especially following deregulation in 1978. Figure 1 provides a timeline of mergers and acquisitions for the four largest surviving airlines based on passengers served from 1920s to 2010s (GAO,2013). Source: GAO (2013) Figure 1: Highlights of US Domestic Airline Mergers and Acquisitions, 1920s – 2010s 2. Case Study: American Airlines Today, American…

Competitor Analysis Competitor Profile Southwest Airlines has three very close competitors which are Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Delta Airlines is an American airlines with its headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta is the sixth-oldest operating airline by foundation date, and the oldest airline still operating in the United States. Delta's brand campaign, “Keep Climbing” is a declaration of the company's commitment to making flying better and a celebration of where…

Increasing labour costs, shortage of skilled pilots, increasing fare prices, high tax structure, low percentages of non-aeronautical revenues and escalating debt became an industry wide problem and most of India’s private airlines were sent into red zone. Due to economic recession, unmatched fuel price climb, turbulent financial markets the Global aviation industry was going through challenging times. After liberalization in mid 90s, The Indian airline industry showed a significant growth…