Airline alliances and partner firms’ outputs

Abstract—This paper analyzes the eects of airline alliances on partner airlines ’ outputs by comparing trac changes on alliance routes with those on non-alliance routes. A theoretical model of an airline alliance is developed, and an empirical analysis is then conducted using panel data from four ma...

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Main Author: Anming Zhang
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1998
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.616.2894
http://www.elseviersocialsciences.com/transport/pdf/tre24_4.pdf
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Summary:Abstract—This paper analyzes the eects of airline alliances on partner airlines ’ outputs by comparing trac changes on alliance routes with those on non-alliance routes. A theoretical model of an airline alliance is developed, and an empirical analysis is then conducted using panel data from four major alliances in North Atlantic markets during the 1992–1994 period. It is found that most of the partners have greater trac increases on their alliance routes than those on their non-alliance routes, supporting a hypothesis derived