Air Canada and WestJet Operations Management Case September 25‚ 2010 Presented by: Air Canada For an airline‚ what are the advantages of having new modern planes? What are the disadvantages? One advantage of having modern planes is that the new technology can result in subsequent cost savings due to better fuel efficiency‚ faster response times and ease of automated processes. Fuel is the greatest cost for airlines. A further advantage in line with technology is
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Description of Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada‚ with its headquarters located in Montreal‚ Quebec. Formally named Trans-Canada Airlines‚ the airline was established in 1936 by Canadian federal government. However‚ in 1988‚ Air Canada was privatized due to the deregulation of the Canadian airline market. Air Canada serves over 38 million passengers annually and provides direct passenger service to more than 190 destinations on five continents. WestJet is the second
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WestJet Case Study WestJet is a Canadian low-cost carrier‚ which was founded in 1996 and headquartered in Calgary‚ Alberta. WestJet is Canada’s second largest airline with high per cent of the domestic market. It provides scheduled and charter air service to 86 destinations in Canada‚ the United States‚ Mexico‚ the Caribbean and Central America. WestJet operates an average of 425 flights and carrying over 45‚000 passengers per day. In 2012‚ WestJet carried 17‚453‚352 passengers‚ making it the ninth-largest
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represent a SWOT analysis for a WestJet Airlines Ltd. “SWOT is an acronym describing an organization’s appraisal of its internal Strengths and Weaknesses and its external Opportunities and Threats.” These factors will determine the success or failure of any company. This WestJet SWOT analysis is done at the level of the entire organization and is a useful tool for understanding‚ decision-making and achieving company’s corporate goals and objectives. Based in Calgary‚ Alberta WestJet was founded
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Company Overview Air Canada‚ founded in 1937‚ has been recognised as Canada’s flag airline.1 This airline provides services to its passengers within 192 countries around the world and ranks top twenty amongst the largest air transport provider worldwide.2 Air Canada has established a direct connection between its passengers and their company through brand loyalty. Two main aspects that are continuously being focused on is attitudinal aspects as well as behavioural aspects. It is undeniable that besides
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Wetjet Westjet have to deal with is whether to maintain its status quo of offering low cost and low fare ‚ whether to venture more in the third party charter segment or whether to be involved in the Trans bs segment . The management has to decide the best strategy it will use to achieve its expansion plan and decision must be made urgently PEST Analysis of the External Environment Political / Legal After the 9 /11 attack operating in the small markets has become uneconomical due to increased
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Company Overview WestJet Airlines Ltd. is a Canadian low-cost carrier that provides scheduled and charter air service to 85 destinations in Canada‚ the United States‚ Europe‚ Mexico‚ Central America and the Caribbean‚ and has partnership agreements with over 30 airlines around the world. Founded in 1996‚ it is currently the second-largest Canadian air carrier‚ behind Air Canada. (Wikipedia) WestJet is a public company with more than 9‚600 employees‚ is non-unionized and is not part of any airline
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went up because the crude oil that makes the jet fuel had risen from $27 a barrel (in 2000) to $133 in 2008. Also‚ the landing fees went up because of the increase in the air traffic and the airport terminals. Fuel prices went down in the financial crises 2008- 2009 but the passenger air travel had declined as well by 5.4% in Canada. 2. Describe airline industry’s strategies to address these challenges? Consolidation is the primary strategy that the airline used to address these challenges. In addition
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WestJet Strategic Audit by: Tanya Witherington #3136712 Abdullah Saleh #3157594 Tyler Ethridge #3084252 Natasha King #265841 Yao Yao #3111635 Jaiqi Lu # BA 4101 March 21‚ 2005. Daniel Doiron UNBSJ West Jet I. Current Situation A. Current Performance • WestJet owned 28% of the domestic air market share in 2004 vs. 25% in 2003. • For the year ended December 31‚ 2004
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The Organization: WestJet Competitors: AMR Corporation (American Airlines)‚ Air Canada‚ Alaska Air Group‚ Inc. Markets: Vacation goers who would prefer flying instead of driving long hours and business travelers where they can get a faster service because they have to be somewhere in a specific time. Industry (or sector): Airline Industry The Macro-environment: Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ Environmental and Legal POLITICAL: Transport Canada regulates the pre-board security
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