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- 07 Sep 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
How to Lead through a Merger: US Airways and American Airlines
Keywords: Re: David G. Fubini
- August 2008 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
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
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 1984
- Background Note
Note on Airline Reservation Systems (Condensed)
Vitale, Michael R. "Note on Airline Reservation Systems (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 184-142, March 1984.
- April 1983
- Background Note
Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology
Vitale, Michael R. "Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-204, April 1983.
- January 2003 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege
By: James L. Heskett
The company's management is faced with long-term questions regarding the rate and manner of growth in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and general industry malaise. View Details
Heskett, James L. "Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege." Harvard Business School Case 803-133, January 2003. (Revised March 2003.)
- November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
American Airlines (B): Compensation and Cost Reduction
American Airlines' strategy in the 1990s calls for continued growth, improvements in customer service, and cost reduction. Central to cost reduction efforts is the need to contain labor costs. After having signed a very expensive new contract with its pilots' union in... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Labor Unions; Compensation and Benefits; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Loveman, Gary W. "American Airlines (B): Compensation and Cost Reduction." Harvard Business School Case 491-060, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.)
- 2000
- Other Unpublished Work
Fettered Flight: Globalization and the Airline Industry
By: Richard H. K. Vietor, Daniel Yergin and Peter C. Evans
- January 1985 (Revised June 1985)
- Background Note
Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology (Condensed)
Vitale, Michael R. "Domestic Airline Industry and Information Technology (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 185-091, January 1985. (Revised June 1985.)
- October 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
"Friendly Skies, The": Welfare-to-Work at United Airlines
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
In 1997 United CEO Gerald Greenwald was appointed chairman of the national Welfare-to-Work Partnership by President Clinton and committed United to hiring from the welfare rolls. A welfare-to-work recruitment program was rapidly established and soon followed by a... View Details
Keywords: Programs; Selection and Staffing; Retention; Employees; Recruitment; Welfare; Air Transportation Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Friendly Skies, The": Welfare-to-Work at United Airlines. Harvard Business School Case 399-013, October 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- September 1987
- Case
USAir and Piedmont in the Airline Industry
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Forest L. Reinhardt
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Forest L. Reinhardt. "USAir and Piedmont in the Airline Industry." Harvard Business School Case 388-031, September 1987.
- April 2009 (Revised June 2014)
- Teaching Note
Distribution at American Airlines (A) — (D)
By: Benjamin Edelman
Teaching Note for [909035], [909036], [913034], and [913035]. View Details
- spring 1990
- Article
Contrived Competition: Airline Regulation and Deregulation, 1925-88
By: R. H.K. Vietor
Keywords: Competition; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business History; Air Transportation Industry
Vietor, R. H.K. "Contrived Competition: Airline Regulation and Deregulation, 1925-88." Business History Review 64, no. 1 (spring 1990): 61–108.
- June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)
By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley
In March 2020, as coronavirus reduced demand for air travel, an analyst was forecasting American Airlines’ (American’s) first quarter financial results. To develop a forecast, she needed to familiarize herself with Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, “Leases... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Accounting Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States
Heese, Jonas, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Julia Kelley. "Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-069, June 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
- August 2003
- Teaching Note
Valuation Ratios in the Airline Industry (TN)
By: Paul M. Healy
Teaching Note for (9-103-002). View Details
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Rebuilding the Airline (B)--November 1990
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Rebuilding the Airline (B)--November 1990." Harvard Business School Case 897-026, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Northwest Airlines: Rebuilding the Airline (A)--June 1990
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Northwest Airlines: Rebuilding the Airline (A)--June 1990." Harvard Business School Case 897-025, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)