A comparative performance analysis of airline strategic alliances using data envelopment analysis

Hokey Min and Seong-Jong Joo

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2016, vol. 52, issue C, 99-110

Abstract: As “open skies†agreements became more common among different countries and thus began to open up international routes to further competition, the global airline industry has undergone accelerated structural changes for the last two decades. These changes include the consolidation and expansion of airline strategic alliances throughout different regions of the world. Though airline strategic alliances are generally perceived to be a major driver for enhancing the operating efficiency and the subsequent competitiveness of participating member airlines, the concrete evidence supporting such a perception is still lacking in the literature. This paper is one of few attempts to evaluate the comparative efficiency of the strategic alliances among global airlines and then assess the managerial impact of airline alliances on the airline's comparative performances.

Keywords: Airline strategic alliances; Performance measures; Data envelopment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2015.12.003

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