In the airline industry, even if the capital cost of entry are fairly low, offering airline services requires airline and aircraft certification, gates, takeoff and landing slots, baggage handling services, and the marketing and distribution of tickets. ... Most airline workers belong to one of a dozen unions, which give the airline workers strong power in negotiations with the airlines, such as the Association of Flight Attendants, the Air Line Pilot Association, etc. despite of the falling of the real ticket price and the always increasing competition, the labor costs have never stopped to i...

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Industry Background The airline industry is a very unique. ... A trend towards globalisation is noticeable in the airline industry. ... Privatisation of national airlines, liberalization of investment restrictions on national airlines and liberal landing rights are a few opportunities arising as a result of deregulation. ... Airlines incurred substantial losses. ... With the Internet, airlines could change the distribution channels; customers have already started to purchase their airline tickets directly from the airline, bypassing the traditional travel agencies. ...

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These changes include, the collapse of Ansett airlines, the amalgamation of Impulse airlines into Qantas and the entry and rapid growth of Virgin Blue, to name a few. ... This airline will be launched on the 25th of May 2004 (Jetstar [1] 2004). ... At the beginning of the year, Jetstar offered 100,000 introductory tickets at a low price of AUD$29. Virgin Blue, not to be outdone by their latest rivals, immediately responded with an offer of 200,000 airline tickets at the same price (Greenblat, 2004). ... Since there is a very small difference between the operating cost of no frill airlines a...

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