Modeling framework for airline competition in the U.S. domestic network

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2106, 2009, Pages 47-56

  Hassan, Ahmed ^a   Abdelghany, Khaled ^a   Abdelghany, Ahmed ^b  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^b EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; COMMERCE; DEREGULATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

AIR CARRIERS; AIRLINE COMPETITION; BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; COMPETITION ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM-BASED MODELS; FLIGHT SCHEDULES; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; NETWORK LEVEL; NETWORK SCHEDULES; NETWORK STRUCTURES;

PROFITABILITY;

EID: 76249108042     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2106-06     Document Type: Article

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