Airline efficiency / edited by John D. Bitzan, James H. Peoples, Wesley W. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bitzan, John D.

Peoples, James H.

Wilson, Wesley W.

Series:

Advances in airline economics ; v. 5.

Advances in airline economics, 2212-1609 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airlines--Management.

Airlines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald, 2016.

Summary:

An efficient air transport system is critical to countries attaining and sustaining healthy economies in an increasingly interconnected world economy. Competing successfully now means quick shipping over long distances at reasonable rates. Societies also prosper when people from different countries can travel around the world using efficient transport. This volume includes literature surveys and original empirical research examining airline efficiency in the twenty first century.Topics cover airline productivity, sources of airline efficiency, the cost and scope of operations in airline transport; airline productivity for different global regions; methodologies estimating productivity growth and efficiency. Further chapters on sources of airline efficiency examine fuel efficiency differences, efficiency in different stages of production, and the contributions of technological change, mergers, and low-cost carrier competition to efficiency. Chapters on the cost and scope of operations examine all-cargo carrier efficiency, gains from airline/high speed-rail cooperation, and airport economies of scope in passenger and freight operations.

Contents:

Front Cover; Airline Efficiency; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Board Members; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Measuring Airline Productivity and Efficiency; Airline Mergers and Performance; Airport Efficiency; Fuel Efficiency and Cost Convergence; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 Airline Productivity and Efficiency: Concept, Measurement, and Applications; Productivity and Productive Efficiency; Airline Inputs and Outputs; Nonparametric and Index Number Approaches for Productivity and Efficiency Measurement

Partial (Factor) Productivity and Performance MeasuresTotal Factor Productivity; Data Envelopment Analysis; Data Envelopment Analysis: Models and Applications; DEA Extensions and Derivatives; Malmquist Productivity Index; Gross Productivity and Residual Productivity or Efficiency; Econometric Methods; Selected Applications of Airline Productivity and Efficiency Measurements; Effects of Deregulation and Liberalization on Productivity and Efficiency; Effects of Management Strategy and Business Models on Productivity and Efficiency

Energy Efficiency, Environmental Efficiency, and Social EfficiencySummary and Concluding Remarks; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 3 Benchmarking US All-Cargo Carriers: A Productivity and Cost Competitiveness Analysis; Introduction; Literature Review; Data; Characteristics of Sample Airlines; Input and Output Variables; Gross Total Factor Productivity; Residual Total Factor Productivity; Unit Cost Competitiveness; Conclusions and Further Research; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Ground and Network Efficiency Drivers in African Airlines: A Two-Stage Network DEA Approach; Introduction

Contextual SettingLiterature Review; Methodology; Two-Stage Network DEA Model; The Data; Predicting Efficiency Levels Using Neural Networks; Results and Discussion; Exploring Group Differences; Predicting Efficiency Levels; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Modeling Airline Efficiency - A Comparison of International Airlines Using Data Envelopment Analysis; Introduction; Airline Efficiency and Deregulation - Earlier Research; Model Specification and Conjectures; The Data; Methodology; Results; DEA Results; Measuring productivity change; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References

AppendixChapter 6 The Effects of Mergers on Airline Performance and Social Welfare; Introduction; Merger Activities of Major Airlines; The Effects of Merger on Price and Networks; Airline Consolidation, Concentration, and Airfare; Network Effects and Airline Mergers; The Effects of LCCs; Additional Studies on Effects of Airline Mergers; The Effects of Merger on Airline Service Quality; Effects of Mergers on Airline Costs and Efficiency; Dynamic Effects on Competition and Public Policy; Summary and Concluding Remarks; Notes; References

Chapter 7 Airline Mergers in the United States since 2005: What Impact Have They Had on Airline Efficiency?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781785609398

1785609394

OCLC:

952156426