Strategy Ryanair

Business English 3.1 Ryanair, EasyJet Introduction Ryanair and EasyJet are two important low cost airline companies. In order to understand their success it is useful to know their history, the products and services they offer, their markets and the strategies they use. Finally, even though they have grown since their creations, they may face some problems in the future. I. History, products services 1. History Ryanair Ryanair was set up by the Ryan family in 1985. Its Head office is

the market is changing and appears Charter companies which are breaking the price rules. Nevertheless, Air France is still confident and relies on its production tool and focus on increasing its sales. AF puts in practice a radical commercial strategy: opening agencies, increased staff, regional networks etc. Also, in the freight domain, AF and its competitors aim to improve and maximize the service to companies and it works (exceptional growth during the seventies and eighties). In the 80’s

Marketing Strategy Prof. Dr. Joachim Büschken European Airline Industry: Ryanair in 2003 02.11.2009 Group 5: Desoutter, Adrien Hamburger, Sebastian Koths, Gerhard Patzki, Kirsten Strobl, Julia Santiago, Maria Cristina The following paper presents an analysis of the sustainable competitive advantage of Ryanair and the question why other airlines are not able to imitate Ryanair’s success easily. Therefore, the text is separated into five parts. First of all Ryanair’s business model is

M Table of contents Methodology2 Introduction3 I/ Presentation of the firm a) History4 b) Ryanair, a controversial business model5 II/ Ryanair’s financial analysis a) What are the financial strategies used by Ryanair? 7 b) What about its development? 8 III/ The airline industry: a fierce competition a) Ryanair’s competition environment 11 b) Ryanair’s competitive strategy12 Conclusion 13 Bibliography14 Methodology We chose this company

sensible au prix). Mais « les arbres ne montent pas jusqu'au ciel »... et malgré les taux de croissance exponentielle affichés par les low-cost au cours des dernières années, il semblerait qu'il existe une limite à cette expansion : certes EasyJet et Ryanair risquent de devenir n°1 et 2 en terme de trafic intra-européen et domestique, mais les caractéristiques propres de leur modèle portent intrinsèquement les limites de leur croissance et les risques de fragilisation de leur profitabilité. Proposer des

MARKETING MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY Coursework One: Individual Portfolio Dr. Chris Parsons “EasyJet is well placed to emerge as a winner, due to our cost base, strong balance sheet, new fuel efficient fleet and the quality of EasyJet network” Andy Harrison, EasyJet Chief Executive 2102405 The market of airline companies, in particular companies low-cost, represent nowadays a real niche. Indeed, the demand is in constant increase and low-cost carriers have more and more success. These companies

* Advantages: for conclusion, we can easily summarize the advantages of AF and its competitor EJ. For Af, it’s the products and services differentiation. And for EJ, it’s the low cost strategy. * Limits of AIR FRANCE: * Price war: In general, the price of AF tickets was relatively expensive and therefore accessible to a minority. But today, the airline is more popularized and is no longer the privilege of a minority. So the price has become the key factor for choosing between companies

Table des matières INTRODUCTION 4 I. THE COMPANY: RYANAIR 5 II. THE ORIGIN OF LOW-COST AIRLINES 5 A. The American context 5 B. The birth of low-cost business model: pioneer Southwest 7 C. Le Business Model Low cost 8 1. Le produit : 8 2. La politique commerciale : 8 3. Une politique de ressources humaines innovante : 9 4. Principes de fonctionnement d’une compagnie "low cost" : 9 5. Analyse des principes d’une compagnie "low cost" 11 D. Le contexte low-cost européen :

Commission Analysis: 10 Efficiency Conclusion: 13 Commitments Proposed by Ryanair 14 1- Commitments proposed in Phase I: 14 2- Commission’s assessment of Phase I commitments: 14 3- Commitments proposed in Phase II: 15 4- Commission’s assessment of Phase II commitments: 15 5- Final Set of Commitments proposed by Ryanair: 15 6- Final Commission Assessment: 16 Conclusion 16

........................................... B. La mission : ........................................................................................................ 2 Le concept ………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Etudes comparative Easyjet et Ryanair………………………………………......... Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………….. 1 - Présentation de l’entreprise A. La société : Easyjet est une compagnie aérienne créée en mars 1995 par Stelios Haji Laonnov, l’entreprise est d’origine anglaise et fait