Policy implications of airline performance indicators: Analysis of major north American airlines

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2177, 2010, Pages 41-48

  Homsombat, Winai ^a   Fu, Xiaowen ^a   Sumalee, Agachai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; EMPLOYMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC POLICY; WAGES;

AMERICAN AIRLINES; COST COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC CYCLES; GULF WAR; LABOR COSTS; NORTH AMERICAN; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SEPTEMBER 11; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 78651344714     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2177-06     Document Type: Article

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