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An airline’s business model is a description of the value the company delivers to targeted customers and of how it configures resources internally and externally to achieve this (Holloway (2012). Tretheway (2004) states that from 1945 to end of the 20th century, the world’s airline industry built a product that offers passengers to fly seamlessly to almost any other part of the world by purchasing a single ticket. However, to develop this product, airlines had to invest costly systems and…

My journey began in July of 2013 at the world’s largest Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Airventure. Over 10,000 aircraft and over 500,000 people attend this event yearly. It is a spectacular experience where I have made life long friends, and wonderful memories. I was volunteering at the Activities Center for EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) when I was troubled by acute neck pain and an elevated heart rate of 150 bpm. At first I thought nothing of it except when I made an attempt to walk…

Dan Cooper Mystery Title “It took a lot of thought, planning and nerve, and I think he got away with it. I think he’s a hero, and I’d hate to find out that he was dead,” Mr. Steinwachs, a welder in the Ariel, Washington area, stated of the infamous hijacker Dan Cooper, who was believed to have parachuted down from the plane he commandeered to somewhere in the local area in 1971. Many others like Mr. Steinwachs still hold on to the hope that this anti-hero survived the landing and made it off…

Delta Air Lines Decides to Continue with TapestryKPI for its Advanced Analytical Reporting Needs Softcrylic’s Cloud-based Data Management Platform TapestryKPI will continue to automate Delta’s Digital Revenue Reporting Delta Airlines, a major airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia will continue its engagement with TapestryKPI of Softcrylic LLC. While TapestryKPI is already serving Delta Airlines with a range of advanced analytics reporting services like revenue management and segment analysis…

Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (VAH), more commonly known as Virgin Australia, is a Public Company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) (IBIS World , 2015). Part of the aviation industry, this airline provides both affordable domestic and accessible international air travel services to corporate and leisure passengers alike (Virgin Australia Group, 2016). VAH was originally founded in 2000 as Virgin Blue Airlines and has now grown to be Australia’s second largest airline,…

In the recent year, United States airlines having been outsourcing their planes to becoming regional airlines. They are using cheaper tactics to get people to ride on their planes but are using crew members with lesser qualifications and want less pay to create a profit to their airlines, making the their passengers feel in danger and not safe what so ever. The Continental flight 3407 that crashed in 2010, happened because the pilot that they hired wasn't even owned by the Continental company…

Due to the major hit airlines took, the had to be some changes. People became scared to fly, which scared companies because they didn’t want their business to go under. Although they were receiving federal loans from the government, their initial request was cut by over half. Since the attack happened on an airplane, airlines knew people were going to be terrified to fly again. They knew 9/11 was going to take a major toll on the industry but they had no other choice but to push through. They…

There are nearly 1700 airlines operating around the Globe, from the small regional carriers to the international fleets, all competing for ticket sales with a myriad of marketing methods (airlineupdate, 2017). Ticket distribution and pricing systems have become very sophisticated, harnessing big data to maximize seats sold and price point tolerance. But not all airlines have the capitol or the need to run and maintain a complex data analytics department. In this paper, we will look at two…

Theology is the study of God. At a Christian level arts university such as Northwest Nazarene University, a student might find the study of Theology to become handy in a problematic situation. For example one that might encounter evil in their life wouldn’t know why evil came their way. Whereas one who even has the slightest idea of what theology is, would be calmer and wiser in their situation. Not only does Northwest Nazarene University’s theology courses benefit ones well being, but they also…

Words or terms such as back taxi, angel flight, crab angle, $100 hamburger, and many more will have different meaning from what that is used every day. For example, the term “hundred dollar hamburger” is slang for private aviation pilots who just want an excuse to fly. There are some religious practices that were not allowed on planes as rules on the plan forbid them. Causing uproar for religious people, the issue would continue as the rules were made to protect everyone on the plane. Some…