Introduction: In a world of globalization, speed and technology where everyone is seeking for ways to accomplish their duties easily, and where countries have been connected with each others by economical, commercial, and political affairs, airlines companies appeared as an integral part of the channel of transportation in different countries of the world which have been recently one of the most important ways to carry passengers and goods from a place to other distant places. Among those companies
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improvement of these reports are also made in order to increase benefits for named stakeholders. As the complexity of business and capital markets increase, companies are required to manage risk and uncertainty in order to satisfy stakeholder needs. The role of transparent and clear financial reporting disclosure has heightened importance in the present business environment, providing useful information for decision making. Investors, lenders,
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Doing business in Singapore Table 1. Profile of Singapore Name Singapore Geographic location East Asia Current form of state City state with parliamentary democracy Previous form of state British colony (1819±1959) Member of Malaysia (1959±1965)
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The APEC lane along EDSA extension in Pasay City. the metro. Most motorists and commuters complained of the traffic schemes adjustments, which forced them to walk to their destination. Several airlines canceled their flights to make way for the arrival and departures of the APEC participants. Philippine Airlines said it lost an estimated P870 million, while Cebu Pacific lost around P400 million. A number of people also took to the streets and staged protests, denouncing the APEC and the leaders of its
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Key Points The birth of the modern cruise industry can be dated back to the 1960s. With the Airline industry taking off, shipping companies began to reposition themselves as providers of transportation to that of vacation travel. As the means of travel changed, so did its consumer base. Cruising was dominated by brands that served a more affluent customer base, providing fine dining, formal atmospheres and a high degree of personal service. However this also rapidly transformed the market and
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Unauthenticated | 62.189.189.132 Download Date | 6/6/13 12:08 PM Carbaugh and Ghosh: United-Continental Merger United-Continental Merger On May 2, 2010, the Boards of Directors at United Airlines and Continental Airlines approved a stock-swap deal that will combine them into the world’s largest airline. The combined carrier will have 21 percent of domestic flying capacity, taking the lead from Delta Air Lines, which will lose what had been its leading 20 percent share of the domestic market
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International service • 5 Airline partnerships o 5.1 Codeshare agreements • 6 Fleet o 6.1 Current fleet o 6.2 Fleet history o 6.3 Livery o 6.4 Special liveries • 7 Products and services o 7.1 Southwest experience o 7.2 In-flight entertainment o 7.3 Evolve interior • 8 Rapid Rewards • 9 Incidents and accidents • 10 Controversies • 11 See also • 12 References • 13 External links History Early history Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-200 wearing the original airline colors when landing at
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E-Learning and the Changing Face of Corporate Training and Development Max Zornada As much as is critical to a manufacturing supply chain environment, e-learning is critical in a knowledge dependent supply chain environment. Larry Pereira, Motorola Internet technologies and the advent of e-learning applications in many organisations have made a fundamental difference to the way organisations deliver training and development content, activities and experiences to their employees. Some of the
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Airline Brand Loyalty: A case study involving the three airlines, - SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Tourist Studies at UiT The Arctic University of Norway by Basant Raj Shrestha Course code: RMG40 Candidate no. 3 Student no. 420456 October 2014 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There are several people, without whom this Master thesis would never have been started, let alone finished and who deserve to
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STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IN THE GLOBAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY Abhishek Goel1 Abstract Strategic alliances are common to any industry. Their presence is felt quite significantly in the airline industry. Starting in the US in 1978 deregulation of airline industry has since brought about sea changes in functioning of the industry. This paper attempts to understand the developments and strategic alliances that have occurred in the airline industry since deregulation. These strategic alliances exist in various
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