British Airways
British Airways overview

   Full service global airline, offering year-round low fares
   Flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom
   Founded in 1924 as Imperial Airways, and operated under
   that name until 1935
   1939, the airline was nationalized to form the British
   Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
   1972, BOAC and BEA were combined under the British
   Airways Board
Mission

   “The World's Favourite Airline”

   provide the full service experience and achieve
   the target in both, in-flight and on the ground.
Vision

   Accreditation for Carbon Offsetting Scheme
   offer carbon offsetting
   the first airline to win Government approval launch of the
   Department for Energy and Climate Change new Carbon
   Offsetting Quality Assurance Scheme


   Industry united position on climate change
   reduce climate change emissions in aviation with a cap on
   net emissions by 2020 and a 50% cut by 2050
   It will guarantee environmental targets are met, and
   minimize costs to passengers.
Goals

Environment
Reduce carbon emissions, waste, noise and improve local
air quality.


Community
Support international communities, conservation projects
and charities in the countries we fly to.
Marketplace
Encourage our customers and suppliers to act
responsibly.


Workplace
Provide a great place to work and encourage everyone at
British Airways to embrace One Destination.
Internal and external capabilities
•Internal Capabilities
   • Aircraft fleet and destinations
      • fleet of 238 aircrafts
      • Access to more than 300 destinations
      • Sole access to Heathrow terminal 5
   • Variety of Training facilities
      • Cabin crews are trained 1200 hours
      • Flight simulators – to Cabin Crews and Pilots
      • Computer Base Learning, Library facilities,
      Audio and Video based learning – designed to
      management staffs
Internal and external capabilities...cont
•Premium Services
   • Quality services to customers at every touch
   • Listen to customers feedbacks


• Corporate social responsibility
   • Climate Change Programme,
   • Reducing waste by 50%
Internal and external capabilities...cont

  External capabilities
   • Close relationship with customers
      • Attend customers complain and feedbacks

• Alliances with other airlines
   • T o extend greater services, eg. One World,
     American Airline, City Flyers…etc
   • Openskies Alliance
Internal and external capabilities...cont

•    Corporate social responsibility
      • Community learning centre at Heathrow, London

      • Partner with UNICEF, promote “ change for
       good”

      • Donate ₤1.3 million in 2010 from BA and staffs.

      • Raise USD $30 million from passengers ( 10
       years)
SWOT analysis
 •Strengths
   • Strong brand image
   • Opensky agreement
   • International operations
   • Sole access to Heathrow terminal 5
   • Skilled staffs
   • Expansion of Aircraft fleet
   • Economies of scale by using
      • Spare space of passenger aircraft
      for cargo services
SWOT analysis

• Official Airline for 2012 Olympic and Paralympics
  games.. Deal of ₤40 million

  • This create opportunities for BA to impress
     their customers with excellent services
SWOT analysis... cont
• Weakness
  • Cost of management
  • Decline profitability
     • ₤358m loss in 2009 (After tax)
     • ₤425m loss in 2010 (After tax)
  • Labour strikes
     • Powerful Employee Union
     • Christmas strikes in 2009
SWOT analysis... cont

                    • Opportunities
                       • Emergence of new
                         markets
                          • Asia pacific
SWOT analysis... cont

 • Threats
    • Raising fuel prices
    • Tight competition from low
      cost airlines
    • Changes in the consumers
      behaviour
    • Unstable political issues and
      global economic crisis
British Airways- market position, by using
 porter’s Five forces
                      Force                   Strength
Competitive rivalry

• BA caters for both long and short haul
flights
•there is little differentiation between BA    HIGH
and its competitors in term of pricing and
offer
• The short haul market is more
fragmented with many small players
British Airways- market position, by
 using porter’s Five forces… cont
                     Force                         Strength
•Power of suppliers
• Two aircraft manufacturers
• BA restricted by sole suppliers of fuel to the    HIGH
airport
• Power of buyer
• Long Haul destinations- customer has no
other choice                                       MEDIUM
• Availability of flights and seats are limited
•However , prices are changes according to
demand- festival times
British Airways- market position, by
 using porter’s Five forces… cont
                     Force                    Strength
Threats of new entrance
• competitive environment
• High regulatory requirement                  HIGH
• high cost requirement
Threat of substitutes
• There are few direct closed substitutes
• Short haul flights : Euro star or a ferry
                                               LOW
•Long haul flights : No notable substitutes
Five Strategic Goals

Be the airline of choice for longhaul premium
customers.
  . key to our profitability.
  . deep understanding of what is required to be
    their airline of choice to drive our design
    choices on product, network and service.
Deliver an outstanding service for
customers at every touch point.
  . to build on this through a revolution in the way
    we lead, train and reward, so that all our
    customers, on all routes and classes, enjoy a
    premium experience.
  . will invest both in improvements targeted,
    such as service style training, and in those
    benefiting all customers, such as Terminal 5.
Grow our presence in key global cities.

 . to provide the best global connectivity for
   our customers.

 . will build our presence in the top tier global
   cities, either directly or through our expanding
   network of airline partnerships.
Build on our leading position in London

 . To support this, we will look to influence
   government policy decisions, and work
   with the airport owners on the
   continued development of the
   infrastructure.
Meet our customers’ needs and improve
margins through new revenue streams

 . will explore how we can develop new
   products and services which exploit our
   assets and capabilities, and meet the
   needs of our core customers and
   enhance loyalty.
Competitive Advantage
 modern technology – Self Service Check-in
 (SSCI) .
   . Using IBM's kiosks .
   . Lower cost - estimated savings at $3.50 per
     passenger
 most advanced freight processing facilities service
   . BA used one of the largest computers outside
     the defence industry.
   . extract data from anywhere in the BA network
     in two seconds.
Strategies that have been implementing?


 Setting the priority (not opening too many fronts)
 Be more sensitive to Human aspect and job cuts.
 It become operations oriented, with low emphasis laid on
  employees moral
 Bob should have involved people in the process. Change
  accomplished through people is far more effective than
  change forced upon them
British Airways plans to reduce waste on
future flights


                                 By 2014
                                British
                                Airways will
                                be
                                reducing10%
                                of its waste
                                on future
                                flights
Recommendation

  Community:
 Raise £2 million each year for our partner charities.
 Continue to offer a learning experience to schools in the
  Heathrow area at the British Airways Community Learning
  Centre.
 Support a whole range of community and conservation
  projects around the world

  Workplace:
 Make it easier for BA people to volunteer time to charities
  and community activities.
 Create more energy efficient workplaces for our teams
  worldwide.
 Ensure that every member of staff has the opportunity to
  get involved with One Destination
Recommendation… Cont

     Environment:
    Reduce our average noise per aircraft by 15% by
     2015*.
    Become 25% more carbon-efficient by 2025 (83 g
     CO2 / pkm reduced from 111 g CO2 / pkm).
    Recycle 50% of all our waste.
    Reduce our net CO2 emissions by 50% by 2050.

   Marketplace:
  Make it easier for customers to carbon offset their
   journeys.
  Our key suppliers will be audited independently for
   their ethical practices by 2012.
Thank you

British Airways

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    British Airways overview Full service global airline, offering year-round low fares Flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom Founded in 1924 as Imperial Airways, and operated under that name until 1935 1939, the airline was nationalized to form the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) 1972, BOAC and BEA were combined under the British Airways Board
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    Mission “The World's Favourite Airline” provide the full service experience and achieve the target in both, in-flight and on the ground.
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    Vision Accreditation for Carbon Offsetting Scheme offer carbon offsetting the first airline to win Government approval launch of the Department for Energy and Climate Change new Carbon Offsetting Quality Assurance Scheme Industry united position on climate change reduce climate change emissions in aviation with a cap on net emissions by 2020 and a 50% cut by 2050 It will guarantee environmental targets are met, and minimize costs to passengers.
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    Goals Environment Reduce carbon emissions,waste, noise and improve local air quality. Community Support international communities, conservation projects and charities in the countries we fly to.
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    Marketplace Encourage our customersand suppliers to act responsibly. Workplace Provide a great place to work and encourage everyone at British Airways to embrace One Destination.
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    Internal and externalcapabilities •Internal Capabilities • Aircraft fleet and destinations • fleet of 238 aircrafts • Access to more than 300 destinations • Sole access to Heathrow terminal 5 • Variety of Training facilities • Cabin crews are trained 1200 hours • Flight simulators – to Cabin Crews and Pilots • Computer Base Learning, Library facilities, Audio and Video based learning – designed to management staffs
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    Internal and externalcapabilities...cont •Premium Services • Quality services to customers at every touch • Listen to customers feedbacks • Corporate social responsibility • Climate Change Programme, • Reducing waste by 50%
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    Internal and externalcapabilities...cont External capabilities • Close relationship with customers • Attend customers complain and feedbacks • Alliances with other airlines • T o extend greater services, eg. One World, American Airline, City Flyers…etc • Openskies Alliance
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    Internal and externalcapabilities...cont • Corporate social responsibility • Community learning centre at Heathrow, London • Partner with UNICEF, promote “ change for good” • Donate ₤1.3 million in 2010 from BA and staffs. • Raise USD $30 million from passengers ( 10 years)
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    SWOT analysis •Strengths • Strong brand image • Opensky agreement • International operations • Sole access to Heathrow terminal 5 • Skilled staffs • Expansion of Aircraft fleet • Economies of scale by using • Spare space of passenger aircraft for cargo services
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    SWOT analysis • OfficialAirline for 2012 Olympic and Paralympics games.. Deal of ₤40 million • This create opportunities for BA to impress their customers with excellent services
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    SWOT analysis... cont •Weakness • Cost of management • Decline profitability • ₤358m loss in 2009 (After tax) • ₤425m loss in 2010 (After tax) • Labour strikes • Powerful Employee Union • Christmas strikes in 2009
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    SWOT analysis... cont • Opportunities • Emergence of new markets • Asia pacific
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    SWOT analysis... cont • Threats • Raising fuel prices • Tight competition from low cost airlines • Changes in the consumers behaviour • Unstable political issues and global economic crisis
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    British Airways- marketposition, by using porter’s Five forces Force Strength Competitive rivalry • BA caters for both long and short haul flights •there is little differentiation between BA HIGH and its competitors in term of pricing and offer • The short haul market is more fragmented with many small players
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    British Airways- marketposition, by using porter’s Five forces… cont Force Strength •Power of suppliers • Two aircraft manufacturers • BA restricted by sole suppliers of fuel to the HIGH airport • Power of buyer • Long Haul destinations- customer has no other choice MEDIUM • Availability of flights and seats are limited •However , prices are changes according to demand- festival times
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    British Airways- marketposition, by using porter’s Five forces… cont Force Strength Threats of new entrance • competitive environment • High regulatory requirement HIGH • high cost requirement Threat of substitutes • There are few direct closed substitutes • Short haul flights : Euro star or a ferry LOW •Long haul flights : No notable substitutes
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    Five Strategic Goals Bethe airline of choice for longhaul premium customers. . key to our profitability. . deep understanding of what is required to be their airline of choice to drive our design choices on product, network and service.
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    Deliver an outstandingservice for customers at every touch point. . to build on this through a revolution in the way we lead, train and reward, so that all our customers, on all routes and classes, enjoy a premium experience. . will invest both in improvements targeted, such as service style training, and in those benefiting all customers, such as Terminal 5.
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    Grow our presencein key global cities. . to provide the best global connectivity for our customers. . will build our presence in the top tier global cities, either directly or through our expanding network of airline partnerships.
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    Build on ourleading position in London . To support this, we will look to influence government policy decisions, and work with the airport owners on the continued development of the infrastructure.
  • 27.
    Meet our customers’needs and improve margins through new revenue streams . will explore how we can develop new products and services which exploit our assets and capabilities, and meet the needs of our core customers and enhance loyalty.
  • 28.
    Competitive Advantage moderntechnology – Self Service Check-in (SSCI) . . Using IBM's kiosks . . Lower cost - estimated savings at $3.50 per passenger most advanced freight processing facilities service . BA used one of the largest computers outside the defence industry. . extract data from anywhere in the BA network in two seconds.
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    Strategies that havebeen implementing?  Setting the priority (not opening too many fronts)  Be more sensitive to Human aspect and job cuts.  It become operations oriented, with low emphasis laid on employees moral  Bob should have involved people in the process. Change accomplished through people is far more effective than change forced upon them
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    British Airways plansto reduce waste on future flights By 2014 British Airways will be reducing10% of its waste on future flights
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    Recommendation Community: Raise £2 million each year for our partner charities.  Continue to offer a learning experience to schools in the Heathrow area at the British Airways Community Learning Centre.  Support a whole range of community and conservation projects around the world Workplace:  Make it easier for BA people to volunteer time to charities and community activities.  Create more energy efficient workplaces for our teams worldwide.  Ensure that every member of staff has the opportunity to get involved with One Destination
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    Recommendation… Cont Environment:  Reduce our average noise per aircraft by 15% by 2015*.  Become 25% more carbon-efficient by 2025 (83 g CO2 / pkm reduced from 111 g CO2 / pkm).  Recycle 50% of all our waste.  Reduce our net CO2 emissions by 50% by 2050. Marketplace:  Make it easier for customers to carbon offset their journeys.  Our key suppliers will be audited independently for their ethical practices by 2012.
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