Chaos in the skies - Airlines Pre and Post 9/11 Business environment

Chaos in the skies - Airlines Pre and Post 9/11 Week 5 Q1. Analyse the business environment pre 9/11 and post 9/11 - how have the opportunities and threats changed? Analysis of business environment pre 9/11 Opportunities * Ageing population (retirees). Capture the ageing market * Technology (bigger jet engines and aircraft allowed for more long haul flights and more passengers) * As a result of deregulation the Open Markets policy (removed barriers to entry, freedom of routes and airlines could set prices …

…threat (threat of terrorist attacks to high) * People holidaying closer to home (using train and ferry crossings to travel overseas) * Environment issues (peoples attitude change, they may think that the threat of global warming is to high to continue with air travel, which is one of the biggest contributors to global warming) Bibliography: The Economist (Oct15, 2005).Vol.377, issue 8448; pg82 ft.com, June 05 2006 Time. New York: Sep 26, 2005. Vol. 166, pg. 55, 1pgs ft.com, June 05 2006 ft.com, June 09 2006