The impact on traffic, market shares and concentration of airline alliances on selected European-US routes

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 192-202

  Pitfield, D E ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airline alliances; ARIMA models; Code sharing; Concentration and competition; Open skies

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249888509     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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