Airline alliances and antitrust policy: The role of efficiencies

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-84

  Bilotkach, Volodymyr ^a   Hüschelrath, Kai ^b,c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air transportation; Alliance; Antitrust immunity; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPETITIVENESS; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 84857652117     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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