Avianca Flight 052 Case Study

The plane then reportedly filled with thick smoke with flames shooting from the rear of the plane. The passengers struggled to get though either the emergency exits or through holes in fuselage that were torn open due to the crash. The rescue effort was also slowed due to power outages on the field. The bay doors for the rescue vehicles needed to be open manually slowing the rescue crews from getting to the plane. Overall a total of 11 people died including Captain Richard W. Bushmann, a 20-year veteran with American Airlines. 83 of the 143 passengers were injured.

Airbus was planning to introduce the A380 in direct competition to Boeing 747 to compete in the large aircraft sector. The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing was already intense. Boeing’s market share reduced from 70% in 1974 to 45% in 1990 while Airbus’s market share had increased from 1% to 34% during the same time (Exhibit 5). Encouraged by this increase in market share, Airbus was contemplating the introduction of A380. Development of new product line is extremely expensive in the Aircraft sector. Following is a quantitative analysis of the project to calculate the risks involved in introducing a new line of Aircrafts.

vii. Support : This flight came crashed into the South tower at almost 600 miles per hour.

People also question why the passenger count on the hijacked planes were so extremely low that day. On one of the flights, only 37 out of 182 seats were filled.

Suppliers generally have a moderate to high bargaining power within the industry due to the limited number of suppliers which forces aviation companies to choose from the number available and accordingly to accept their prices. In fact, fuel is the second highest cost for aviation companies. There are highly depended on supplier’s prices and the availability which indicates on a relatively high bargaining power of suppliers. In addition, there are high switching costs which are strongly in favor of the suppliers and means that the company experiences an increase in operating costs when switching to another supplier as flying another type of aircraft leads to additional costs (maintenance, training etc.).Aircrafts are vulnerable to delays due to the location of gate locations which leads to a decrease in utilization and therefore to an increase in costs.

A second plane, United Airlines Route 175, with 65 passengers on board, was hijacked by five Arab men and armed with knives. During the struggle, to take over the plane, the stack a member of cabin crew down. A female flight

In Flight 116 Is Down, Patrick feels many different ways about the crash. Before the crash he felt happy. Patrick wanted to save lives. First, he was happy that he was gonna save people's lives. Next, Patrick felt excited that he was gonna save people's lives. Patrick wished for a disaster so he can be a hero and save people's lives. Lastly, Patrick felt like he was gonna be a hero. He was happy that he was gonna be a hero and save people's lives. A personal connection was that when I was in school I was happy to go at first. It was the first day and I was excited. That changed after I came home. In conclusion, Patrick was happy, excited, and felt like he was gonna be a hero before the crash.

While Millions watched very frightened because of the events in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 went around downtown Washington D.C, and slammed into the west of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 am. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating flame that led to a collapse of the whole building. After all of this, 125 people were killed in the Pentagon itself while 64 died inside of the airplane. (History)

At 8:46 in the morning, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower, killing 76 passengers, 11 crew members, and hundreds of others in the building. Everyone above the 91st floor had been stranded, three emergency staircases severed by the collision.

On June 1, 1999, an American Airlines McDonnel Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82), tail number N215AA, crashed the end of Little Rock National Airport in Little Rock, AR after leaving runway 4R at approximately 2350 central daylight time (NTSB, 2001). The aircraft left Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at approximately 2240 with two flight crew members, four flight

|Flight 5390 was a British Airways flight between Birmingham International Airport in England and Málaga, Spain. On June 10, 1990 there |

This crash is considered to be the second deadliest aviation accident at the time in the US.

On June 1st, 1999 American Airlines flight 1420 experienced a tragic accident that claimed many lives and made an impact on aviation worldwide. The event and it subsequent investigation shed

The airline industry can be considered an imperfect oligopoly. There are several large carriers that dominate long distance flights, and many small carriers that compete for short distance flights. Competition is fierce, and the return for most carriers is very low. Some airlines are trying to differentiate themselves, like JetBlue for example, by offering superior services at low prices. Other low cost airlines, like Southwest, offer low costs with no frills. Most airlines offer a frequent flyer programs in order to develop brand loyalty. In recent years there has also been several alliances formed between airlines. These alliances enable

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the business strategy of JetBlue Airways. JetBlue was founded by David Neeleman in 2000 and quickly became one of the largest discount airlines in the United States. It was started in the east coast primarily and expanded throughout the country and entered the international market soon after that. JetBlue received the “#1 Airline Brand” rating10 even while keeping its advertising costs significantly lower than Southwest Airlines. Jet Blue’s talent in formulating and executing effective strategies has enabled the company to rapidly grow in the domestic and international market base.