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  • 24 May 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

a role: Communication costs, transportation costs, and search costs. Communication costs are lower on the internet because it is inexpensive to communicate with others, whether they are in the same building or across the world. View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Transportation; Transportation; Transportation; Transportation
  • March 2024 (Revised February 2025)
  • Case

Doing Business in Buenos Aires, Argentina

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Alan D. MacCormack, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Karina Souza and Zeke Gillman
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Argentina. It highlights Argentina's economic and political transformation in the decades leading up to 2024. The case gives an overview of some of the main obstacles faced by businesses operating... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Economy; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Argentina; Latin America; Buenos Aires
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Fuller, Joseph B., Alan D. MacCormack, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Karina Souza, and Zeke Gillman. "Doing Business in Buenos Aires, Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 324-108, March 2024. (Revised February 2025.)
  • 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.)
  • January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
  • Case

Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)

By: David G. Fubini, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
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 Group (AAL). The case describes a number of critical decisions... 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
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Fubini, David G., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Merging American Airlines and US Airways (A)." Harvard Business School Case 417-054, January 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
  • 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.)
  • June 1970
  • Background Note

Note on the Light Aircraft Industry

By: Malcolm S. Salter
Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
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Salter, Malcolm S. "Note on the Light Aircraft Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 370-036, June 1970.
  • April 2007
  • Supplement

Continental Airlines - 1992 (Abridged) (CW)

By: Stuart C. Gilson
Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
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Gilson, Stuart C. "Continental Airlines - 1992 (Abridged) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 207-714, April 2007.
  • 18 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology
  • December 2024
  • Supplement

Norse Atlantic Airways

By: Willy C. Shih
Charles Duncan discusses the jobs that customers hire Norse Atlantic Airways to do, and the challenges associated with its low-cost long-haul business model. View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Business Model; Air Transportation Industry; Europe; United States
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Shih, Willy C. "Norse Atlantic Airways." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 625-701, December 2024.
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

attracted many U.S. companies to Western Europe. Technology made it easier than ever before for companies to move people, knowledge, and goods around the world. There were new waves of innovations in transport and communications. In 1958... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
  • November 2016
  • Supplement

Irregular Operations

By: Ryan W. Buell, Willy C. Shih and Michael W. Toffel
This video shows a dispatcher responding to an irregular operations situation caused by weather at an East Coast airport. View Details
Keywords: Service; Service Excellence; Service Quality; Operating Systems; Operational Complexity; Operational Disruptions; Operational Efficiency; Operational Focus; Air Transportation; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Air Transportation Industry
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Buell, Ryan W., Willy C. Shih, and Michael W. Toffel. "Irregular Operations." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 617-705, November 2016.
  • September 1975 (Revised June 1984)
  • Case

Southwest Airlines (D)

After 18 months of deficit operations, Southwest Airlines stands on the brink of profitability. Selective application of discount fares has contributed to a rapid growth in market share. Then, in February 1973, its major competitor halves all fares on Southwest's... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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Lovelock, Christopher H. "Southwest Airlines (D)." Harvard Business School Case 575-135, September 1975. (Revised June 1984.)
  • June 2000 (Revised November 2007)
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Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (A)

By: Jan W. Rivkin
In April 1986, the Ryan brothers announce that their fledging Irish airline Ryanair will soon commence service between Dublin and London. For the first time, Ryanair will face formidable competitors such as Aer Lingus and British Airways on a major route. Students are... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Air Transportation Industry; Republic of Ireland
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Rivkin, Jan W. "Dogfight over Europe: Ryanair (A)." Harvard Business School Case 700-115, June 2000. (Revised November 2007.)
  • March 2013 (Revised May 2013)
  • Supplement

Distribution at American Airlines (C)

By: Benjamin Edelman
Presents 2011-2012 updates to American's distribution strategy including new challenges and disputes. View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Distribution; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
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Edelman, Benjamin. "Distribution at American Airlines (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 913-034, March 2013. (Revised May 2013.) (request a courtesy copy.)
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • May 1975 (Revised May 1982)
  • Case

Southwest Airlines (C)

Southwest Airlines, a small intrastate carrier, has just completed its first year of operations in June 1972 and management is debating what advertising and promotional strategy to adopt for the future. Southwest has successfully broken into a market dominated by two... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry; United States
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Lovelock, Christopher H. "Southwest Airlines (C)." Harvard Business School Case 575-118, May 1975. (Revised May 1982.)
  • 2017
  • Government Testimony

Passenger Right to Record—Petition for Rulemaking

By: Benjamin Edelman and Mike Borsetti
We ask DOT to affirm that passengers have the right to record what they lawfully see and hear on and around aircraft. We explain why such recordings are in the public interest, and we present the troubling experiences of passengers who have tried to record but have... View Details
Keywords: Aviation; Consumer Protection; Recording; Video; Audio; Privacy; Social Media; Air Transportation; Rights; Contracts; Air Transportation Industry
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Edelman, Benjamin, and Mike Borsetti. "Passenger Right to Record—Petition for Rulemaking." Government Testimony, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, June 2017. (docket and public comments.)
  • June 1988
  • Supplement

Boeing 767: PTQ (""Put Together Quick""), Moods in Flight, Video

By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
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Garvin, David A. Boeing 767: PTQ (""Put Together Quick""), Moods in Flight, Video. Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-519, June 1988.
  • April 2000 (Revised December 2001)
  • Case

AirTex Aviation

By: Brian J. Hall and Carleen Madigan
Two young and inexperienced MBAs buy a virtually bankrupt company. They design a decentralized control system organized around profit centers. As a case in control systems, there is ample detail for a discussion of design issues, control of independent profit centers,... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Management Systems; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Air Transportation Industry
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Hall, Brian J., and Carleen Madigan. "AirTex Aviation." Harvard Business School Case 800-269, April 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
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