Codesharing network vulnerability of global airline alliances
Global airline alliances provide connectivity based on codesharing agreements between member airlines. An alliance member exit leads to the deletion of routes (if not operated by other members) which affects network connectivity. The paper measures the vulnerability of the codesharing network (CN) of Star Alliance, SkyTeam and oneworld, respectively, by applying the theory of complex networks. A normalized CN vulnerability metric is proposed. Using airline schedules data, a ranking of member airlines according to their share in the overall CN vulnerability is derived. The results for CNs are compared with the ones for the respective total network (TN) that includes routes with and without codesharing. The findings show that oneworld is the most vulnerable global airline alliance, SkyTeam ranks second followed by Star Alliance. The proposed graph theory approach might become a building block for a more comprehensive measurement of real world airline networks.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Klophaus, Richard
- Lordan, Oriol
- Publication Date: 2018-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 1-10
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
- Volume: 111
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0965-8564
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Airlines; Code sharing; Connectivity; Graph theory; Networks; Risk assessment; Strategic alliances
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01669159
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 17 2018 2:45PM