AIRLINE EFFICIENCY

The concept of airline efficiency is discussed from first principles, and the author concludes that there is no one valid method of arriving at a single quantitative measure having regard to all operating conditions. It is argued that profitability is not a true measure of efficiency as it does not take account of different operating environments and other objectives. A table of efficiency is presented which compares a number of airlines on the basis of nine different efficiency related parameters, covering aircraft and labor, productivity, cost and marketing efficiency and profitability.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • HOFTON, A
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 407-408
• Serial:
  • Flight International
  • Volume: 108
  • Issue Number: 3444
  • Publisher: Reed Business Information, Limited
  • ISSN: 0015-3710

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Costs; Economic efficiency; Marketing; Productivity; Profits
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Finance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM