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Profitability and the air transport value chain
This study updates earlier research on profitability across the air transport supply and distribution chain
- Market & Industry Issues
- Profitability
Airlines Financial Monitor - March 2013
Monthly review of the industry financial performance.
- Market Developments
- Airlines Financial Monitor
Air Freight Monthly Analysis - Jan 2013
Analysis of how the freight industry has performed in terms of traffic and utilization
- Market Developments
- Air Freight Monthly Analysis
Infrastructure costs
Airlines and passengers are estimated to have paid at least US$92.3 billion for the use of airport and air navigation infrastructure globally in 2011, equivalent to 14.4% of the cost of transport.
- Public Policy Issues
- Infrastructure
Infrastructure costs
- Market & Industry Issues
- Cost
Impact of Hurricane Sandy
Analysis of the impact on industry operations and revenues from the Hurricane Sandy at the end of October 2012.
- Market & Industry Issues
- Shocks
Explaining over-capacity in the airline industry - by Oliver Wojahn
- Market & Industry Issues
- Profitability
Benefits of Alliances and Joint Ventures
Research discussing potential for pro-competitive efficiency gains and benefits for consumers from airline alliances and joint ventures.
- Market & Industry Issues
- Business Models
Impact of Japan Earthquake
Analysis of the economic and air transport market impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
- Market & Industry Issues
- Shocks
Revisiting Alliances
by Jan Brueckner, Darin Lee and Ethan Singer; Do airline alliances lead to lower fares for passengers or do they do more harm than good?
- Market & Industry Issues
- Business Models
Impact of Ash Plume
Analysis of the impact on industry operations and revenues from the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano in April 2010.
- Market & Industry Issues
- Shocks
Network vs. LCC competition and airfares: New US empirical evidence
by Prof. Jan K. Bruechner, Dr Darin Lee and Ethan Singer; When considering airline mergers, both the US Department of Justice and European Commission have relied on published studies from the 1990s which suggest based on the market structure of that time there can be adverse competitive effects from reducing the number of network airlines on a given route. This note describes a new comprehensive research study that now shows the structure of the US domestic market has changed dramatically in the past decade.
- Market & Industry Issues
- Competition
Understanding airport benchmarking
by Michael Tretheway and Ian Kincaid, InterVISTAS; Rising infrastructure charges are another current challenge and this essay looks at airport benchmarking, an important tool to spur efficiency and pricing improvements where the market or regulator is ineffective. Michael Tretheway and Ian Kincaid take the reader through some of the pitfalls.
- Public Policy Issues
- Infrastructure
Airlines Financial Monitor - March 2010
Monthly review of the industry financial performance.
- Market Developments
- Airlines Financial Monitor
Airline Fuel & Labour Costs
Analysis of airline financial data to 2008 shows the trends in fuel and labour costs. Fuel remains the largest cost category, with regional variation.
- Market & Industry Issues
- Cost
