Airline Industry
Essays

American Chemical Society. (March 5, 1999). "Smart Fire Resistant Polymers Under Study for Use for Aircraft." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/03/990325052952.htm

How can one tell if a company is about to go under? There are at least two ways to answer that. One answer (which is usually not terribly precise) is the long-range one. The other is the (usually far more precise)…

¶ … McKinsey and Company web site, and analyze how it communicates effectively.

Airlines Strict Policies: Beneficial or Not

This paper discusses target market segmentation and positioning for the airlines industry, with a particular focus on JetBlue Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Discussion covers the external factors that all airlines must address to be competitive. Mouawad, J. (2104, January 30). Southwest and JetBlue buy Washington airport rights. Business Day. New York, NY: The New York Times. Accessed http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/business/southwest-and-jetblue-add-flights-at-reagan-national-and-la-guardia.html?ref=southwestairlinescompany Rothman, A., & Jasper, C. (2011). The unbearable heaviness of business class. Business Week (December 19)1. Available 5/4/12 through EBSCO database. Structure of the airline industry (n.d.). Littleton, CO: Avjobs. Available 5/4/12 at: http://www.avjobs.com/history/structure-of-the-airline-industry.asp Stellin, S. (2012, September 12). Budget airlines fly south. Travel – The Getaway. New York, NY: The New York Times. Accessed http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/travel/budget-airlines-fly-south.html?ref=jetblueairwayscorporation Wen, C-H. and Yeh, W-Y. (2010). Positioning of international air passenger carriers using multidimensional scaling and correspondence analysis. Transportation Journal (Winter):10. Available 5/4/12 through ProQuest database.

¶ … Terrorist Attacks of the World Trade Center and Failures of the U.S. Government to Combat Terrorism

A study of shopping tourism: Is Hong Kong a good place for shopping?

Before 1978, the federal government regulated the U.S. airline industry. Airlines were given profitable routes but were also obligated to serve unprofitable routes in the public's interest.

The Gloucester Crisis: Environmentalists VS Fishermen?

There is much concern regarding the privatization of ATC and transforming air safety control into a commercial activity. Different stakeholders have taken different positions on this issue. A press release by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) reads that privatizing the air traffic control system may damage the aviation system of USA. Profit and cost cutting motives may impact the level of safety presently offered by ATO (NATCA, 2002)