American Airlines

Paper Summary:

The paper provides an analysis of the airline industry in the USA and discusses its attractiveness from an economical point of view. In particular, the paper focuses on the two main competitors of American Airlines, Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines and their advantages. The paper then looks at the competitive advantages of American Airlines and the challenges and risks facing the company. The paper concludes with recommendations for the company to improve its strategies and thus ensure it maintains its position of market leader.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Analysis of the Industry
Analysis of Competitors
Firm Analysis
Recommendations

From the Paper:

"The airline industry in the United States of America is a developed one and there is the possibility of further development. American Airlines is the biggest air carrier in the US and has numerous strategic advantages, such as the capacity to take millions of people to five continents on a very well organized schedule, proving them with all the desired comfort using safe planes and a well organized route network. The company must nevertheless face the competition represented amongst others, by Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines. The major competitive advantages of these companies is represented by their capacity to take people to continents where American does not fly, such as Africa, their efficacious organization and their fare policies. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Airlines, May 9, 2007, http://www.aa.com/index_us.jhtml>
• AMR Annual Report, (2005), May 10, 2007 < www.shareholder.com/aa/downloads/ar2002.pdf>
• Delta Airlines, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, May 9, 2007, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Airlines>
• Delta Airlines, May 9, 2007, < http://www.delta.com/about_delta/career_opportunities/index.jsp>
• Farrell, J., Edlin, A., (2002), The American Airlines Case, a chance to clarify predation policy, May 9, 2007, < http://ideas.repec.org/p/wpa/wuwple/0401003.html>

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