Southwest Airlines: A Case Analysis ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS It is evident that the greatest strength that Southwest Airlines has is its financial stability. As known in the US airline industry, Southwest is one of those airlines who are consistently earning profits despite the problems the industry is facing. With such stability, the corporation is able to make decisions and adjust policies, which other heavily burdened airlines may not be able to imitate. Having a low amount of cost in their
flight, Southwest has emerged as one of the most profitable and popular airlines in the United States. Since its first commercial flight in 1971, Southwest has been servicing customers for 45 years while consistently turning a profit each year unlike its competitors. Southwest has also been able to uniquely withstand the brunt of various industry downturns including energy crises, the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, and the 2008 recession. Despite historic successes, Southwest Airlines
Comprehensive Case Analysis Southwest Airlines: What¡¦s Next? April 11, 2000 They Took a Great Idea and Made It Fly Southwest Airlines Company is a domestic airline that provides primarily short-haul, high-frequency, point-point, low-fare service to 53 airports in 52 cities in26 states throughout the United States. Southwest focuses primarily on point-to-point service, providing more direct nonstop routes for short-haul customers and, therefore, minimizing connections, delays and total
In this memo, I will discuss the analysis process, results and my recommendations about the Southwest Airline case. Southwest was founded by Rolla King and Herb Kelleher in Dallas in 1966. The core of the business is to provide low-fare and short-haul flight service to their customers through low cost operation. By consistently focus on this core philosophy, Southwest has grown to become one of the largest airlines in the United States, competing with other major carriers including the Big Three
| Case Analysis: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BUDGETS FOR FUTURE | | Abstract This case analysis looks at Southwest Airlines and how the company is in a vital financial position. The analysis was done using news articles, the company’s website and finance websites. The research was used to focus on how they have a strong employee to company relationship and customer to company relationships that they do not want to jeopardize and ruin but they need to bring forth $100 million without laying off
Southwest Airlines Case Study Analysis Outi Cook Baker College Overview and Background (History) Southwest Airlines Co. was founded by Rollin W. King and Herbert D. Kelleher on March 15, 1967 and is based in Dallas, Texas. The company is a passenger
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines provides short haul, high frequency, point-to-point, low-fare services to and from 58 cities across the United States. The company is known for its low-cost fares and superior customer service in the airline industry. The company was started in 1971 with a motto still lived by today, "If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people
EastJet Audit Answer 1 1. Analytical procedures a. Comparisons b. Ratio Analysis Comparisons East Jet has experienced an increase of 28% in revenues which is in line with the increase in expenses the company has seen. However, there is an overall 31% increase in income before tax (EBIT). Revenues have stayed the same in 2014, even though there was 80% uptake of seats on the flights offered Monday to Friday. Ratio Analysis 1. Current Assets Since we do not have figures for the second half of the
Southwest Airline’s Strategies: Southwest Airline’s successful strategy consists of three complementary qualities which are focus, divergence and compelling tagline. This short-haul airline believes that by focusing on friendly service, speed and frequent point-to-point departures, its low pricing is able to compete against car transportation. While other competitors try to delight customers by investing in meals, airport lounges and seating selections, Southwest chooses to eliminate or reduces
Southwest Air was originated in 1966 when a group of Texas investors, including Rollin King, M. Lamar Muse, and Herbert D. Kelleher, pooled $560,000 to form the Air Southwest Company, incorporated in 1967 (History of Southwest Airlines, 2015). The company was visualized as a commuter airline serving three cities within Texas: Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio (Zellner W., 2003). In 1968, three competing airlines filed suit to prevent the carrier from getting off the ground, but in 1970 the Supreme