Master’s thesis M.Sc. in EU Business & Law An analysis of the European low fare airline industry - with focus on Ryanair Student: Thomas C. Sørensen Student number: 256487 Academic advisor: Philipp Schröder Aarhus School of Business September 13, 2005 1 Table of contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Preface 6 1.2. Research problem 6 1.3. Problem formulation 7 1.4. Delimitation 7 2. Science and methodology approach 2.1. Approaches to science 2.1.1. Ontology 2
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Unit 34 – Operations Management in Business (Word Count: 3598) Jason Hixson Tel: 01454 281141 Tutor: Mike Brayford Email: jason@rapidandsecure.co.uk Contents Page(s) Task 1 Nature & Importance of Operational Management 3 - 6 Task 2 Operations Management & Strategic Planning 7 - 8 Task 3 Production Process 9 Task 4 Techniques/Operational Plan 10 - 12 Bibliography 13
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report in 2013. From its official website, data shows that Ryanair operates more than 1,600 daily flights from 72 bases, connecting 184 destinations in 30 countries and operating a fleet of more than 300 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The latest news about Ryanair could be found on its corporate website (http://corporate.ryanair.com), saying that “Ryanair has recently announced firm orders for a further 280 new Boeing 737 aircraft, as well as options for 100 more Boeing 737 MAX 200s, which will enable
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The Corporate Culture at People Express Airlines People Express Airlines begun operating in 1981 and grew into being the fifth largest US carrier by February 1986[1]. However, by the end of 1986 is had been sold to Texas International Airlines due to its financial problems. In my paper I will try to analyze the decline the company from the point of the view of the corporate culture in the company. Most of the data in my paper comes from a case study on People Express published by the Harvard
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05341_02_ch02_p021-044.qxd 9/25/07 10:01 AM Page 21 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS STRATEGY INTRODUCTION An organization’s operations function is concerned with getting things done; producing goods and/or services for customers. Chapter 1 pointed out that operations management is important because it is responsible for managing most of the organization’s resources. However, many people think that operations management is only concerned with short-term, day-to-day,
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you think) and stays for the variety and high quality of flights served by the airport. Statistics show that in 2008 the airport has served more than 2.3mil passengers. The structure of the following paper will be as follows: general information about the airport, several different aspects of the industrial operations of the airport will be analysed: the baggage handling; passenger operations; airport security; airport technical services; air traffic control etc. The report will finish with a conclusion-
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05341_02_ch02_p021-044.qxd 9/25/07 10:01 AM Page 21 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS STRATEGY INTRODUCTION An organization’s operations function is concerned with getting things done; producing goods and/or services for customers. Chapter 1 pointed out that operations management is important because it is responsible for managing most of the organization’s resources. However, many people think that operations management is only concerned with short-term, day-to-day
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Airline Cost Performance IATA ECONOMICS BRIEFING No 5 An analysis of the cost base of leading network airlines versus no-frills, low-cost airlines (LCCs) IATA Economics Briefing No 5: AIRLINE COST PERFORMANCE Mark Smyth Brian Pearce IATA, July 2006 Contents 00 Executive Summary 01 Introduction 02 The Low-Cost Challenge 03 Airline Cost Performance for US Airlines 04 Airline Cost Performance for European Airlines 05 Airline Cost Performance in Asia and South America
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British Airways Carolyn Shepherd Dr. Neil Mathur BUS620: Managerial Marketing November 28, 2011 British Airways Summary of the Marketing Plan This report details a marketing plan for a full-service airline British Airlines. The marketing plan will address the class of consumers who prefer to use full-service accommodations. The marketing plan will use many of the market strategies, such as advertising
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INTRODUCTION Background in Brief Ryanair was established by the Ryan family with a staff of 25. Its first route was launched in 1985 with a 15-seat aircraft ferrying passengers between Waterford in Ireland and London. In 1986, Ryanair launched its route from Dublin to London to challenge British Airways and Aer Lingus, the two dominant airline carriers on that route, by offering fares at lower prices. With two routes in operation, Ryanair carried 82,000 passengers in its first full year of
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