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- 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.
- 09 Mar 2016
- News
Time for a shake-up at United Airlines
- 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.)
- 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.
- 26 Feb 2012
- News
Can brand Mallya make Kingfisher Airlines fly?
- 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.)
- July 1996 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Contest for Northwest Airlines 1989 (B), The
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Davis Dyer
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Davis Dyer. "Contest for Northwest Airlines 1989 (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 897-024, July 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
- 27 Jan 2016
- News
Case Study: Can an Airline Cut “Turn Times” Without Adding Staff?
- 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.
- Article
Overcoming the Fear of Flying: A Future for Europe's Airlines
By: Joseph B. Fuller
Fuller, Joseph B. "Overcoming the Fear of Flying: A Future for Europe's Airlines." Wall Street Journal (October 25, 2001).
- October 1988
- Background Note
Note on Airline Reservations Systems (Revised), Part I
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Duncan G. Copeland
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Duncan G. Copeland. "Note on Airline Reservations Systems (Revised), Part I." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-098, October 1988.