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      • September 2015 (Revised July 2016)
      • Case

      Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World

      By: Juan Alcácer and Esel Çekin
      This case tracks Turkish Airlines' transition from regional player to global powerhouse. With an order for 212 aircraft in the first half of 2013, the airline had moved to double its size and become one of the industry's top-ten players. Growing its fleet would allow... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Operational Complexity; Capacity Constraints; Profitable Growth; Subsidiary Management; Externalities; Emerging Market; Globalized Firms and Management; Competition; Air Transportation; Alliances; Corporate Strategy; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; Turkey
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      Alcácer, Juan, and Esel Çekin. "Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World." Harvard Business School Case 716-408, September 2015. (Revised July 2016.)
      • 2015
      • Book

      MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads; shipping delays on clogged railways; and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent flyer,... View Details
      Keywords: United States; Railroad History; Airlines; Airline Industry; Air Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Cities; Urban Planning; Freighting; Change; Leadership; Public Policy; Change Leadership; Public Finance; Infrastructure; Policy; Technological Innovation; Change Management; Leading Change; Urban Development; Project Finance; Entrepreneurship; City; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
      • November 2014
      • Teaching Note

      American Airlines in 2011

      By: Willy Shih
      The American Airlines in 2011 case set was developed to provide a setting for the comparative analysis of two very different business models in the U.S. domestic airline industry—the network carrier and the low cost carrier (LCC). These models offer very different... View Details
      Keywords: American Airlines; Network Carrier; Low-cost Carrier; LCC; Air Transportation; Business Model; Restructuring; Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Transportation Industry; United States
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      Shih, Willy. "American Airlines in 2011." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 615-012, November 2014.
      • 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
      Keywords: Airline Industry; Multiples; Valuation; Accounting; Air Transportation Industry
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      Healy, Paul M., and Penelope Rossano. "Valuation Ratios in the Airline Industry, 2013." Harvard Business School Case 115-013, October 2014. (Revised October 2014.)
      • July 2014 (Revised November 2015)
      • Case

      American Airlines in 2011

      By: Willy Shih
      The American Airlines in 2011 case was developed to provide a setting for the comparative analysis of two very different business models in the U.S. domestic airline industry—the network carrier and the low cost carrier (LCC). These models offer very different value... View Details
      Keywords: American Airlines; Network Carrier; Low-cost Carrier; LCC; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Disruption; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; Transportation Industry; United States
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      Shih, Willy. "American Airlines in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 615-009, July 2014. (Revised November 2015.)
      • February 2014 (Revised May 2014)
      • Background Note

      Flying High, Landing Low: Strengths and Challenges for U.S. Air Transportation

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Aditi Jain and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
      The U.S. air transportation system flies high on some indicators, mostly involving capacity to take to the air, but lands low on others, mostly involving ground facilities and processes. This note provides an overview of the history and current state of air... View Details
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Aditi Jain, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Flying High, Landing Low: Strengths and Challenges for U.S. Air Transportation." Harvard Business School Background Note 314-098, February 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
      • January 2014
      • Case

      Emirates Airline: Connecting the Unconnected

      By: Juan Alcacer and John Clayton
      Narrates the story of Emirates, an airline founded in 1985 in Dubai that by 2013 was among the three largest commercial airlines in the world. The case emphasizes how Emirates capitalized on its location—a small city–state strategically located to reach ¾ of the world... View Details
      Keywords: Sustainable Competitive Advantage; Airlines; Multinational; Location Strategies; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Air Transportation; Competitive Advantage; Business Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; Middle East; Dubai
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      Alcacer, Juan, and John Clayton. "Emirates Airline: Connecting the Unconnected." Harvard Business School Case 714-432, January 2014.
      • January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
      • Background Note

      Rail Transportation in the United States

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Guilford
      In the 20th century, automobiles and airlines pushed rail into the background as an often-troubled and neglected mode. After a review of the long history of rail in the U.S., this paper examines the situation in the 21st century, including the rail market structure,... View Details
      Keywords: Railroad History; History; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Guilford. "Rail Transportation in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 314-084, January 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
      • April 2012
      • Case

      People Express Airlines

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren Barley
      Recounts the history of People Express Airlines, which grew rapidly after its inception in 1980 then failed spectacularly in 1986. Profiles People's aggressive strategy and its distinctive approach to human resource management, which emphasized job rotation and minimal... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Air Transportation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Organizational Structure; Entrepreneurship; Failure; Human Resources; Business Startups; Air Transportation Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lauren Barley. "People Express Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 812-134, April 2012.
      • November 2010
      • Supplement

      LAN Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America (B)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jorge Tarzijan
      Provides updated facts on Lan Airlines as of 2010. It is meant to be used as a supplement to "Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America" (Harvard Business School Case 709-410). View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation Industry; Latin America
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jorge Tarzijan. "LAN Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-461, November 2010.
      • April 2010 (Revised January 2013)
      • Case

      Southwest Airlines: In a Different World

      By: James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser Jr.
      This is the fourth in a 35-year series of HBS cases on an organization that has changed the rules of the game globally for an entire industry by offering both differentiated and low-price service. The focus of the case is on whether Southwest Airlines should buy gates... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; New York (city, NY)
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      Heskett, James L., and W. Earl Sasser Jr. "Southwest Airlines: In a Different World." Harvard Business School Case 910-419, April 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
      • March 2010
      • Background Note

      Airline Travel in the U.S.

      By: Sunil Gupta and Kavita Shukla
      How should airlines respond to the rising share of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) as consumers increasingly search the web to buy tickets? View Details
      Keywords: Management; Marketing Channels; Consumer Behavior; Market Participation; Agency Theory; Online Technology; Aerospace Industry; United States
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      Gupta, Sunil, and Kavita Shukla. "Airline Travel in the U.S." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-096, March 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
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      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.
      • August 2009 (Revised March 2010)
      • Teaching Note

      Two Ways to Fly South: Lan Airlines and Southwest Airlines (TN)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell
      Teaching Note for 707414. View Details
      Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Jorge Tarzijan, and Jordan Mitchell. "Two Ways to Fly South: Lan Airlines and Southwest Airlines (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 710-422, August 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
      • March 2009
      • Teaching Note

      Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America (TN)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell
      Teaching Note for [709410]. View Details
      Keywords: Air Transportation Industry; Latin America
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      • November 2008
      • Case

      HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction

      By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
      HNA Group, the parent company of Hainan Airlines, was positioning itself to go global and make a mark for itself as the largest private airline in China. Positioned squarely behind the "Big Three" state-owned carriers, Hainan Airlines sought to create a world-class... View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Private Ownership; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation Industry; China
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      Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, and Tracy Manty. "HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction." Harvard Business School Case 309-029, November 2008.
      • October 2008 (Revised June 2011)
      • Case

      JetBlue Airways: Managing Growth

      By: Robert S. Huckman and Gary P. Pisano
      Considers the situation facing David Barger, President and CEO of JetBlue Airways, in May 2007 as he addresses the airline's need to slow its growth rate in the response to increasing fuel costs and the effects of major operational crisis for the airline in February... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Operations; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Competitive Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
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      Huckman, Robert S., and Gary P. Pisano. "JetBlue Airways: Managing Growth." Harvard Business School Case 609-046, October 2008. (Revised June 2011.)
      • August 2008 (Revised August 2009)
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      Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Mitchel Jordan
      Lan Airlines operates three distinct models: low-cost for domestic short-haul flights, full-service for international routes; and an international cargo business, the latter of which makes up 33% of Lan's overall revenues (markedly different from many U.S. legacy... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Air Transportation Industry; Latin America
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Jorge Tarzijan, and Mitchel Jordan. "Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America." Harvard Business School Case 709-410, August 2008. (Revised August 2009.)
      • March 2008 (Revised August 2023)
      • Case

      Vueling Airlines

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Kristin A. Perry
      Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Kristin A. Perry. "Vueling Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 808-077, March 2008. (Revised August 2023.)
      • October 2007 (Revised July 2016)
      • Teaching Note

      Gordon Bethune at Continental Airlines

      By: Anthony J. Mayo
      A $385 million loss for the final months of fiscal year 1994 signaled Continental might go bankrupt. Could new CEO Gordon Bethune turn Continental around? Continental was in dire straits because the deregulation of the commercial airline industry in 1978 ushered in a... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Profit; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Labor and Management Relations
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      Mayo, Anthony J. "Gordon Bethune at Continental Airlines." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 408-071, October 2007. (Revised July 2016.)
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