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- September 2019
- Supplement
Hidrovias do Brasil – Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives
By: Boris Groysberg
Keywords: Human Resources; Private Equity; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Growth and Development; Leadership; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Transportation; Human Capital; Transportation Industry; Brazil
Groysberg, Boris. "Hidrovias do Brasil – Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 420-712, September 2019.
- December 2013 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Viva Macau (A)
By: Dante Roscini and G. A. Donovan
A fast-growing Macau-based airline backed by private US investors faces a dramatic expropriation in the wake of the first change of head of government since the former Portuguese colony became a Special Administrative Region of China. The case allows students to... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Air Transportation; Ownership; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics; Emerging Markets; Venture Capital; China; Macau
Roscini, Dante, and G. A. Donovan. "Viva Macau (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-024, December 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
John C. Emery, Sr.
Emery was a pioneer in the early air freight business – first renting space on existing carrier routes and later developing a full line of dedicated aircraft. For almost 40 years, Emery was the largest freight carrier in the world. During... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
Robert F. Six
Six transformed Continental Airlines from a one-route “puddle-jumper” into one of the world’s major airlines. He is credited with dramatically expanding air travel by being one of the first executives to introduce low and discounted... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 10 Dec 2019
- News
At Massport, New CEO is Ready for Change
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Sounds Like a Plan
BRENNEMAN: A fast way to make money. Rigorous, thorough analysis is the precursor of an effective business plan, right? Maybe not. In an interview about leadership in the New York Times (March 15, 2009), Greg Brenneman (MBA ’88), chairman of private-equity firm CCMP... View Details
- 28 Jun 2014
- News
Southwest Founder Rollin King Dies at 83
- 12 May 2014
- News
New HBS Startup is the Remedy to All Your Airline Headaches
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Students Negotiate a Victory
Chung and Kapadia: winning teamwork. (photo by Thomas J. Fitzsimmons) Chung and Kapadia: winning teamwork. (photo by Thomas J. Fitzsimmons) Two students in the MBA/JD joint degree program took top honors at Harvard Law School's 79th annual Williston Competition in... View Details
- August 2024
- Case
Zipline: Expanding the World's Largest Autonomous Drone Delivery Network
By: Tarun Khanna and George Gonzalez
Zipline initially established the world's largest logistics network in Rwanda and Ghana by delivering medical supplies to hospitals via automated drones from a centralized hub. The company is now looking to expand to the U.S. home delivery market and designed a... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Growth and Development Strategy; Logistics; Expansion; Air Transportation; Business Model; Rwanda; Ghana; United States
Khanna, Tarun, and George Gonzalez. "Zipline: Expanding the World's Largest Autonomous Drone Delivery Network." Harvard Business School Case 725-381, August 2024.
- February 2018 (Revised February 2018)
- Supplement
HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (B)
By: William C. Kirby and Yuanzhuo Wang
This case provides a brief overview of the success and challenges of the HNA Group between 2015 and late 2017 when it grew rapidly through global acquisitions to become 170 on the 2017 Fortune 500 list. A firm that had begun as a provincial airline in China was now a... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Scrutiny; Growth; China; Philanthropy; One Belt One Road; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; China; United States; Europe; Asia; South America; Southeast Asia
Kirby, William C., and Yuanzhuo Wang. "HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-090, February 2018. (Revised February 2018.)
- October 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Twinbrook Metro
Poorvu, William J. "Twinbrook Metro." Harvard Business School Case 395-093, October 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- January 1984 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Chicago-Midway (A): Alfred Kahn at the CAB
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Air Transportation Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Chicago-Midway (A): Alfred Kahn at the CAB." Harvard Business School Case 384-156, January 1984. (Revised November 1987.)
- November 1981 (Revised November 1982)
- Case
Senator Kennedy and the Airlines
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Air Transportation Industry
Fox, J. Ronald. "Senator Kennedy and the Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 382-091, November 1981. (Revised November 1982.)
- May 1993
- Case
Continental Airlines--1992
By: Stuart C. Gilson
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
Gilson, Stuart C. "Continental Airlines--1992." Harvard Business School Case 293-132, May 1993.
- October 2023
- Article
Innovation on Wings: When Do Nonstop Flights Matter for Global Innovation?
By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Do Yoon Kim and Wesley Koo
We study whether, when, and how better connectivity through nonstop flights leads to positive innovation outcomes for firms in the global context. Using unique data of all flights emanating from 5,015 airports around the globe from 2005 to 2015 and exploiting a... View Details
Keywords: Nonstop Flights; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Patents; Research and Development; Air Transportation Industry
Bahar, Dany, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Do Yoon Kim, and Wesley Koo. "Innovation on Wings: When Do Nonstop Flights Matter for Global Innovation?" Management Science 69, no. 10 (October 2023): 6202–6223.
- August 2020
- Case
Ready for Take-Off at Jet It
By: Gary P. Pisano, Hise Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
This case examines the business model and growth of a start-up company in the private aviation industry. In June 2020, amidst the COVID crisis, the company's co-founder and CEO must make a decision regarding an order of new jets that will significantly expand the... View Details
Keywords: Capacity Planning; Business Startups; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
Pisano, Gary P., Hise Gibson, and Nicole Gilmore. "Ready for Take-Off at Jet It." Harvard Business School Case 621-036, August 2020.
- January 2018
- Case
Flying into the Future: HondaJet
By: Gary P. Pisano and Jesse Shulman
This cases examine Honda’s diversification into the light jet market. In 1985, Honda initiated a secret program to develop a small jet. Over the years, the program had many ups and downs (it was almost canceled several times). Then, a breakthrough in the configuration... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation and Management; Air Transportation Industry
Pisano, Gary P., and Jesse Shulman. "Flying into the Future: HondaJet." Harvard Business School Case 618-012, January 2018.
- November 2017
- Supplement
Merging American Airlines and US Airways (B)
By: David G. Fubini, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Exhibit to Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A) case. In February 2013, US Airways announced that it would merge with American Airlines to create the world’s largest airline. Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, would become CEO of the new American Airlines... View Details
Keywords: Airlines; Merger; Takeover; Integration Strategy; Merger Integration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Governance; Management Teams; Operations; Organizational Culture; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Fubini, David G., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Merging American Airlines and US Airways (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 418-036, November 2017.