... increase for 1989-91 in contrast to 28% growth experiences in 1987-89. Secondly, ever since the deregulation of the airline industry, pricing structures became more and more complex as competition intensified the airlines increased their pursuits for profits i.e. American Airline could be selling their seats for a dozen or more different prices on any given flight. It resulted in customers not understanding the prices and thinking that it was unfair. As a result, on April 9th, 1992 American Airlines announced that their yields were too low and they were going to bring value back to air travel through a new pricing strategy termed, 'Value Pricing'. SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths * Market Share/ market leader: American Airlines is the largest U.S. airline in 1992 with a 19.15 market share in 1991. The pie chart below shows the difference in market share with American Airlines main competitors: * Strong Innovation: o Technology: American Airlines created the ...

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