BUAD 497 Boeing - Case Study UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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BUAD 497 Boeing - Case Study UPDATED
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what was the largest segment of the global aviation industry? - CORRECT ANSWER-
the manufacture & sale of large commercial aircraft
Large aircraft (+100 seats) made up _______ of the fleet while smaller airplanes accoun...
BUAD 497 Boeing - Case Study UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what was the largest segment of the global aviation industry? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔the manufacture & sale of large commercial aircraft
Large aircraft (+100 seats) made up _______ of the fleet while smaller airplanes accounted
for the remaining ______ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔90%, 10%
what is a VLCT? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔very large commercial transport, holds more
than 400 seats (roughly between 550-800)
3 main manufacturers of large commercial aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔boeing,
airbus, & mcdonnell douglas
how many suppliers did commercial aircraft manufacturers have? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔thousands of suppliers, for major parts if the plane, companies sought long term
relationships
even though boeing & McD Douglass built in US & airbus in europe, geographic reach of
suppliers spread? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔throughout the world (had suppliers in asia,
europe, etc)
airlines have 2 options to acquire a plane, what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1) buy
it (order 4-5 years in advance)
2) lease it
for new-airplane sales, commercial aircraft manufactures had teams of? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔salespeople who were dedicated to a key airline account, this is to build
rapport with airlines and continue the line of purchasing through them & their company
, demand for large commercial aircraft was predicted by? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔passenger growth
how was marketshare determined: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a number of factors:
price, installed fleet size, direct operating costs, delivery conditions, fleet variety, historical
buying patterns, & political positioning
two key elements that determined DOCs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔aircraft size &
technology
why were airlines always trying to deploy the largest aircraft possible? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔the larger the plane, the cheaper it was to operate on a per seat basis
in 1992, why was fuel costs most important to airlines? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔newer
planes had more modern engines, and a lighter structure, thus burning less fuel
even though airlines liked planes with new technology, they really preffered? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔homogeneous fleets with a limited number of different model types
airbus vs boeing view on vlcts - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b: flights will go from megahubs
to secondary ports (point to point), so these trips could be satisfied with existing boeing
planes
a: flights will be traveling mostly to megahubs, thus need more planes as to prevent saturation
US' largest exporter and world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturer - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔boeing
what was boeings line of products - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1 type of small plane, 2 types
of "medium" planes, and 1 type of jumbo jet
what two planes were the best boeing sold? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔737 (small plane) &
747 (jumbo jet)
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