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- November 1983 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A)
Frontier, once a relatively small regional carrier, expanded rapidly after deregulation of the airline industry. By 1982 it found further growth difficult, due in part to its rivals' aggressive--and, according to Frontier, unfair--use of their computer reservations... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Vitale, Michael R. "Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 184-041, November 1983. (Revised January 1988.)
- August 1982 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)
Two young and inexperienced MBAs buy a virtually bankrupt company. They design a decentralized control system organized around profit centers. View Details
Churchill, Neil C., and Kenneth A. Merchant. "Assuming Control at Altex Aviation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 183-058, August 1982. (Revised January 1988.)
- February 1991
- Teaching Note
People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline, Teaching Note
By: Michael Beer and Gary W. Loveman
Teaching Note for (9-490-012). View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
- October 1990 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Northwest Airlines Confronts Change
Describes the leadership role of Northwest Airlines' chairman and his key organizational development "lieutenant" during five years of major change and pressure--1985-89. During this time the airline was confronted with major customer service problems, the merger with... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Change Management; Crisis Management; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Jick, Todd D. "Northwest Airlines Confronts Change." Harvard Business School Case 491-036, October 1990. (Revised July 1996.)
- March 1989
- Supplement
People Express, Update - January 1989
By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
Follow-up to People Express (A). Describes what happened to People Express Airlines after 1985. View Details
Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "People Express, Update - January 1989." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-022, March 1989.
- November 1986
- Supplement
People Express - May 1985
By: D. Quinn Mills
Describes situation facing Don Burr at People Express in May of 1985. Purpose is to get students to make a business policy decision. Follow-up to People Express - March 1984. View Details
Mills, D. Quinn. "People Express - May 1985." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-044, November 1986.
- August 1989 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
U.S. Airline Industry--1978-88 (A), The
Describes the evolution of the airline industry in the first decade after deregulation (1978-88). Looks at the primary areas of operation in which managers can effect change (planes, people, routes, marketing). The basic teaching objective is to cover industry... View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Nancy Donohue. "U.S. Airline Industry--1978-88 (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 390-025, August 1989. (Revised December 1997.)
- November 1984 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
American Airlines (A)
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 385-182, November 1984. (Revised November 1987.)
- January 2016 (Revised December 2024)
- Case
Airbus Versus Boeing (A)
Looks at the development of the competitive actions between Airbus and Boeing from 1992 to 2006. Begins with the question of whether Airbus and Boeing should collaborate on the development of a VLCT (Very Large Commercial Transport) or whether Airbus should develop... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competition; Cooperation; Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Airbus Versus Boeing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 716-436, January 2016. (Revised December 2024.)
- October 2014 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Valuation Ratios in the Airline Industry, 2013
By: Paul M. Healy and Penelope Rossano
Examines factors underlying differences in valuation multiples (price-to-earnings and price-to-book) across four firms in the airline industry. View Details
Healy, Paul M., and Penelope Rossano. "Valuation Ratios in the Airline Industry, 2013." Harvard Business School Case 115-013, October 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
- November 1994 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Duncan G. Copeland and Chris L Marshall
McFarlan, F. Warren, Duncan G. Copeland, and Chris L Marshall. "Canadian Airlines: Reservations About Its Future (A)." Harvard Business School Case 195-101, November 1994. (Revised October 1995.)
- October 1992
- Teaching Note
Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) and (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-184-041) and (9-186-191). View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
- September 2010 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Southwest Airlines One ReportTM
By: Robert G. Eccles, Beiting Cheng and Susan Thyne
In 2009, Southwest Airlines produced its first integrated annual report, the Southwest Airlines One Report, combing financial and nonfinancial performance information. This case examines Southwest's environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Financial Reporting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Eccles, Robert G., Beiting Cheng, and Susan Thyne. "Southwest Airlines One ReportTM." Harvard Business School Case 411-042, September 2010. (Revised December 2011.)
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
Distribution at American Airlines (B)
By: Benjamin Edelman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-036, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- November 2008
- Case
Malaysia Airlines (A)
In the first six weeks on the job, the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has developed an ambitious turnaround plan, including aggressive job cuts and route eliminations, but MAS's largest shareholder, Khazanah Nacional, the sovereign wealth fund, is tasked with... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Economic Growth; Investment Funds; Sovereign Finance; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Air Transportation Industry; Malaysia
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Leslie Pierson. "Malaysia Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-024, November 2008.
- October 2008 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Airbus A380—Turbulence Ahead
By: Ananth Raman, William Schmidt and Vishal Gaur
Multiple delays of the Airbus A380 have shocked analysts and investors alike. What are the causes of these delays and how should investors respond to the signals they may be sending about the company's outlook? View Details
Keywords: Investment; Product Development; Outcome or Result; Performance Expectations; Air Transportation Industry
Raman, Ananth, William Schmidt, and Vishal Gaur. "Airbus A380—Turbulence Ahead." Harvard Business School Case 609-041, October 2008. (Revised January 2010.)
- 2009
- Book
Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership
By: Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria and Mark Rennella
'Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders' examines the role that business leaders play in shaping industries and how the evolving context of industries shapes leaders in turn. This co-evolutionary process of leadership and industry development is told through the story of... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Managerial Roles; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Air Transportation Industry
Mayo, Anthony J., Nitin Nohria, and Mark Rennella. Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- March 2008 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Vueling Airlines
By: Paul A. Gompers and Kristin A. Perry
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Kristin A. Perry. "Vueling Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 808-077, March 2008. (Revised August 2023.)
- August 2007 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
JetBlue Airways: Valentine's Day 2007 (A)
By: Robert S. Huckman, Gary P. Pisano and Virginia Fuller
Describes an operational crisis for JetBlue Airways during an ice storm in the eastern United States in February 2007 and chronicles the airline's immediate response. Provides detail concerning the history of the airline from its founding in 1999 through the February... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Crisis Management; Growth Management; Management Teams; Service Delivery; Air Transportation Industry; Eastern United States
Huckman, Robert S., Gary P. Pisano, and Virginia Fuller. "JetBlue Airways: Valentine's Day 2007 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 608-001, August 2007. (Revised June 2010.)
- January 2007 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Lobbying for Love? Southwest Airlines and the Wright Amendment
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Dennis A. Yao, Libby Cantrill and Patricia Wu
The fall of 2004 brought exciting news to Love Field, the Texas headquarters of Southwest Airlines. Delta Airlines, one of Southwest's main competitors, had announced that it would dramatically decrease service from the nearby Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Opportunities; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation Industry; Texas
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Dennis A. Yao, Libby Cantrill, and Patricia Wu. "Lobbying for Love? Southwest Airlines and the Wright Amendment." Harvard Business School Case 707-470, January 2007. (Revised August 2007.)