Kingfisher Airlines Limited Case Kingfisher Airlines Limited is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It is a major Indian airline operating 218 flights a day and has an extensive network to 37 destinations, with plans for regional and long-haul international services. Its main bases are Bangalore International Airport, Bangalore, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. Kingfisher Airlines, through one of its holding companies United Breweries
management in Kingfisher Airlines PART 1 Problem statement and background Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) was founded by Vijay Malaya and he is the chairman of United Breweries group (UB group) in the year 2003. Its first airplane was launched from Mumbai to Delhi in 9th may 2005. It started as a premium business class airline company. The airlines have a tag line “Fly the good times”. At the launch of airline, Vijay Malaya said “we are committed to achieving our ambition of making Kingfisher Airlines, India’s
KINGFISER AIRLINES : A CASE STUDY I stand today in the skeletal remnants of a game changing and trend setting carrier that during its hey days connected 72 centers through 420 daily flights on 77 aircrafts. –Vijay Mallya (source: http://theubgroup.com/ubprofile_UBHL.aspx) INTRODUCTION: Kingfisher airlines limited was established by the United Breweries group of Vijay Mallya in 2003 but commenced operations on 9th May 2005 on Mumbai to Delhi route with a fleet size of 4 A320’s(source : http://en.wikipedia
global financial crisis. Qantas is the second oldest airlines in the world. It is one of the tough competitors for other airlines. But Qantas was affected badly during the crisis, the tickets prices went up because the fuel prices went up. I have suggested few recommendations for Qantas to bounce back , what can be done without laying of the employees and have also spoke about cost cutting. Background Qantas is one of the reputed and oldest airlines in the world. Qantas was born in Winston, Queensland
A study of two airline carriers and reasons for their failure Air India (Public Ownership): This enterprise was started as the Tata Airlines. Later acquired partly by the Indian Government, it was set up a joint sector company, Air India International in early 1948. Also the nationalization of Indian Airlines (IA) in 1953 brought the domestic civil aviation sector under the purview of Indian Government. This nationalization was expected to spur growth, promote economic activity, rush assistance in
IndiGo Airlines – Desi Airline, Videshi Flight Indian Aviation Industry The Indian aviation sector is growing smoothly. Total air traffic rose from 73 million passengers in FY 2006 to 144 million passengers in FY 2011 . The high growth path can be credited to India’s 11th Five Year Plan (2007–2012) which is formulated by the planning commission. This phase saw the execution & completion of four international airport projects with the help of public–private partnership (PPP) mode, and also saw five
strike (2012) 1) On May 8, 2012, around 100 pilots went on medical leave as a mark of protest. 2) The reason why pilots of Indian Pilot’s guild went on strike was to protest the move to provide Boeing-787 training to pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines. 3) Later on the same day, ten agitating pilots were sacked and their union was de-recognized after 160 pilots failed to join duty. 4) Pilots put up 14 demands, they demand the reinstatement of 101 sacked colleagues. 5) On 26th May, 2012 aviation
of Airline Industry Air travel has grown in the past decade. Travel grew strongly for both leisure and business purposes. India will have nearly 800 to 1000 airplanes by 2023, it was estimated by Airbus. In spite of growth between 30 to 50 per cent in Indian aviation industry, losses of approximately 2200 crore is estimated for the current year. During 19991-1992, Modiluft, East West and Damania went bankrupt. Air Sahara and Jet Airways survived along with government own Indian Airlines because
Airline industry is affected by no. of factors such as fuel price fluctuations, high fixed costs, strong influence of external environment and excessive use of marginal costing by carriers. Recessions in the industry tend to last longer, while recovery periods are generally shorter. Over the past nine years, it is observed that industry has made losses for five years and during the profitable years margins were on a lower end. The airlines industry is acutely sensitive to external events such as
Aviation Industry in India has faced major challenges in the last 5 years after enjoying a period of unprecedented boom since the de-regulation of the Indian Skies in the early 1990’s. The private aviation industry which saw its first carrier in Jagson Airlines, now has more than 20 players vying for a share of the lucrative Indian Aviation Market, which has unparalleled abeyance for growth. The market already has some 150 million travellers passing through its airports, and if Indians begin to travel
Jet Airways is a Mumbai based airline which was incorporated as a limited liability company in April’92. In May’94, all the shares were transferred to Tailwinds International co-held by Naresh Goyal (60%), Gulf Air (20%), and Kuwait Airways (20%). In Oct’97, as result of change in civil aviation policy, forbidding foreign investment in passenger airlines, Goyal took control of the entire company. Etihad Airways is the second largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is based in Abu-Dhabi
south India with a leased 48-seater, $10 million in investment and a conviction that India's burgeoning middle class, which was already buying color TVs and cell phones, would buy air tickets. Barely two years into its operation the no-frills airline, Air Deccan, has grown from one aircraft to 19 and from one daily flight to 123. It has placed a $1.1 billion order with Airbus and will get an aircraft a month for the next 64 months. In its first full year of operation, ending in March, the company
Indian airlines industry, which started in 1932, with Tata Airlines (Now, Air India), has come a long way since then, and is now one of the fastest growing industry. There are more than 1091 registered aircraft and about 450 airports in India. The Airport Authority of India (AAI), which is controlled by Ministry of Civil Aviation, is responsible for managing the Aviation sector in India. The growth of the industry is evident from the fact that Passenger output increased from 73 million in 2006
The Cause of Financial Distress in Airlines Industry Introduction According to International Air Transport Association (IATA), global airline industry has a history of 100 years (2014). Today, there were more than 3 billion passengers and 50 million tonnes of cargo reach their destination through the wonder of flight every year, supporting over 57 million jobs and $2.2 trillion in economic activity (IATA, 2014). The airline industry plays a crucial role in economic because it helps in opening up
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,
Transportation Safety Board's statistics show an accident rate of 5 fatal accidents for each 10 million flights on scheduled and nonscheduled service by U.S. airlines operating under part 121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations from 1982 through 1998. -Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for examining an airline's operations when the airline seeks a certificate to operate and for conduction periodic inspections to ensure continued complained with safety regulations. -FAA has nearly 3300
After enjoying much initial success by utilizing the internet and a patented technology which connected buyers to sellers, priceline began to suffer growing pains early on. Initially priceline was successful because it concentrated solely on airline seats. Airlines were more than happy to fill empty seats for any price rather than fly with an undersold plane. Copying its success, priceline quickly followed into offering hotel rooms, another commodity in which hotels would rather book a room at a minimal
of integration is when EasyJet purchased the airline Go from British Airways. Now EasyJet and Go both operate under the company name of EasyJet. Vertical integration is when an organisation own companies on two or more levels of the buying chain. Examples of this can be found within “The Big 4,” all of them own an airline, travel agent and a tour operator. The companies have until recently used different names for their travel agency, airlines and tour operators, but now they are power branding
help you plan accordingly and get through the airport without slowing up the line, and you will “fly” through this portion of your journey with ease! The very first thing you have to do is purchase your ticket in advance. You can do this through an airline travel agency or online. The online ticket purchase should give you an option to print out your boarding pass, which is highly recommended. There might also be special discounts when purchasing your tickets. The next thing to do in being prepared
(Williams, 2011). Chile has a very strong and stable aviation industry today. Since the government stabilized and remained consistent over the past years the focus of the government was clearly on enhancing the aviation industry in Chile. From airline giants like LAN to some of the most treacherous, mountainous regions in the world, it is amazing that the aviation industry has been able to thrive as much as it has. Chile truly has one of the best aviation industries in the world.