Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Management, Marketing, & Operations
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1996
Abstract/Description
Significant structural, institutional and regulatory changes have occurred in the airline industry since the mid-1980s. These changes have intensified competition in both domestic and international air transport market. As the market becomes more competitive, the ultimate ability of a carrier to survive and prosper depends greatly on its cost competitiveness. This paper measures and compares the unit cost competitiveness of the world's major airlines, using the yearly panel data of 23 major airlines over the 1986-93 period. We focus our analysis on identifying the potential factors which influence the observed unit cost differentials among airlines, including input prices, productivity, network and other firm-specific variables.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Canadian Transportation Research Forum: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference Transport Gateways and Trade Corridors
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Number of Pages
4
Scholarly Commons Citation
Oum, T., & Yu, C. (1996). Cost Competitiveness of Airlines: An International Comparison. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/1619
Additional Information
Dr. Yu was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.