British Airways
British Airways , (or BA as shortened), is the main UK airline and the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. Based on fleet size, British Airways is the largest airline in the United Kingdom. Based by passengers carried, it is the second-largest in United Kingdom (easyJet is the first as of 2008). The headquarters are based in Waterside and the main hub is at London Heathrow Airport. In 1972, in order to manage UK’s two nationalized airline corporations (British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways) and two smaller, regional airlines ( Cambrian Airways and Northeast Airlines), The United Kingdom established a British Airways Board. In 1974, all four companies were merged and formed the British
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They also have 58 Boeing 777s and 53 the Boeing 747-400s, being the largest operator of this type of aircraft in the world. „British Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo, and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.” „Heathrow Airport is dominated by British Airways, which owns 40% of the slots available at the airport” . The airline’s aircrafts operate from Terminal 5 (majority) or from Terminal 1 for short and mid-haul flights or Terminal 3 for short-haul flights. „British Airways serves over 160 destinations, including six domestic. It is one of the few airlines to fly to all six permanently inhabited continents, along with Air China, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Korean Air, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways and United Airlines.”
The key trends for the British Airways Plc Group from 2008-2014 are shown in the chart below: Figure 1 - BA Business Trends (Source: Wikipedia) When merging with Iberia, the accounting reference date was changed from 31 March to 31 December, so from 2008-2010 the values are from March and from there on the values are from
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British Airways is the official airline of the Wimbledon Championship tennis tournament and was the „official airline and tier one partner of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics” . British Airways was also the „official airline of England's bid to host the 2018 Football World Cup” . Since the beginning in 1974, BA aeroplanes had a Union Jack scheme painted on their tail fins. In 1997, there was a controversial change from the use of the former British Airways branding to a new “livery which was intended mainly to reflect the diversity of places served by the airline – so-called "World Images". This involved a range of different designs appearing on tailfins and elsewhere, although the bodies of all the planes would use the corporate colors consistently; the exception was the Concorde fleet, which would have a new tailfin design based on a stylized, fluttering Union flag.” The ethnic images meant to relate to the different countries on the company's network of routes and hubs (example: Chinese calligraphy, Delftware, etc). “This was reported to have caused problems with air traffic control: previously controllers had been able to tell pilots to follow a BA plane, but they were now harder to visually identify.” Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was reportedly very displeased by the change. In 1999, the CEO of British Airways announced that all BA planes would go back to
In 1978, deregulation removed government control over fares and domestic routes. A slew of new entrants entered the market, but within 10 years, all but one airline (America West), had failed and ceased to exist. With long-term growth estimates of 4 percent for air travel, it's attractive for new firms to service the demand. It was as simple as having enough capital to lease a plane and passengers willing to pay for a seat on the plane. In recent news, the story about an 18-yr British...
The Five forces in the airline industry can be easily broken down, firstly the threat of new entrants. Over the last 10 years there has been a huge influx of new low cost companies in Europe such as “Easyjet”, or “Ryan Air” as the low cost niche slowly becomes more full we are seeing less and less entrants since the market has become saturated. The better an airlines brand image, such as British Airways being a recognised name and the use of frequent flier or airmiles schemes the less likely a new entrant with lower prices will be able to break into the market. Next we have Supplier and buyer power in the industry. In terms of the suppliers of aircraft the main two are Airbus and Boeing and so it may seem that this few suppliers would have a lot of power over the airlines, but intact it tends to just increase the competition between the suppliers as they fight for major contracts with the big airlines. The bargaining power of customers in the
United Airlines is one of the largest airlines in the United States and worldwide. Also, it is ranked as the oldest commercial airline that was founded by Walter Varney. United Airlines started as an Air Mail Service and then extended its services to be an Air Carrier. In 1927, William Boeing started his own airline, Boeing Air Transport, and started buying any other air mail companies, which included the Varney’s Air Mail Company. After a while, Boeing started manufacturing aircraft and parts, which allowed him to extend his company to a bigger organization. Also, within Boeing’s company, he bought several airports to expand his organization. In 1929, Boeing’s company has changed its name to be United Aircraft and Transport Corp. (UATC).
The company, Jet2, have many strengths to its name. One such asset is, as mentioned above, the six UK based airports from which it flies from. These six locations, Belfast International, Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester Blackpool and (from 3 April this year) Edinburgh, are very well spread throughout the UK. Being a UK based firm, it is important for a firm like Jet2 to have locations throughout the UK, so that potential customers can use their services, and this is possible due to the accessibility of each of their base airports.
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“To be the best airlines in whole world and providing excellent customer experience in our flights with full entertainment and loads of satisfaction.”
British Airways (BA) is the main and largest carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It’s headquarter is located in Waterside. The British Airways Group was established in 1972. It included British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). In 1974 British Airways was formed after the dissolution of BOAC and BEA (British Airways, 2015).
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Key stakeholders of British Airways include customers, employees, those who have invested in BA by buying shares of the business as well as corporate organizations. To analyze the stake holders in BA the power/interest matrix (Gardner et al, 1986) can be applied in terms of its power and matrix. Brand reputation, economy of scale and cost control are some the key success factors of BA. In addition to Boston Matrix can position BA’s business in terms of short haul (cash cow business) and long haul (star business).
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Product Strategy of the British Airways 1.1 Introduction to product strategy Product is the most important component in an organization. Without a product there is no place, no price, no promotion, and no business. Product is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy a want or a need. It is the core ingredient of the marketing mix and is everything favorable and unfavorable, tangible and intangible received in the exchange of an idea, service or good (Kotler 11th edition, 2003). British Airways is a business offering service products, flights across destinations, in the transportation industry.
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