COMPETITION BETWEEN U.S. AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS: AN ECONOMETRIC APPROACH

This study attempts to assess the effects of some quality of service variables on the competition between U.S. and foreign carriers. These variables include flight frequency, travel pattern, aircraft size and carriers image. The analysis is conducted using an econometric model which relates passenger selection of a carrier to its services characteristics. The model was estimated using data from the U.S.-Europe/Japan and U.S.-Latin America markets. The results suggest that the relationship between a carrier's market share and its frequency share follows an s-curve. Passengers seem to be more sensitive to frequency delay (flight frequency) than to stochastic delay (aircraft size). Also, while Europeans prefer to fly their national carriers, passengers from Latin America appear to be indifferent to flying the national or U.S. carriers. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Ghobrial, A
• Publication Date: 1989-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 19-33
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Transport Economics
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1
  • ISSN: 0391-8440
  • Serial URL: http://www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=67

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Attitudes; Competition; Level of service; Marketing; Mathematical models; Matrices (Mathematics); Operations research; Public transit; Size; Traffic delays; Travel
• Geographic Terms: Japan; South America; United States
• ITRD Terms: 1258: Aircraft; 6471: Analysis (math); 2267: Attitude (psychol); 235: Competition; 9010: Delay; 9014: Dimension; 8053: Japan; 698: Journey; 653: Level of service; 277: Marketing; 6473: Mathematical model; 6494: Matrix; 9055: Operational research; 744: Public transport; 8104: South America; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492750
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM