Impact of operational performance on air carrier cost structure: Evidence from US airlines

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1032-1048

  Zou, Bo ^a   Hansen, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline cost structure; Operational performance; Translog model; US airlines

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING;

AIR CARRIERS; AIRLINE COST STRUCTURE; AIRLINE COSTS; COST ESTIMATIONS; COST MODELS; COST STRUCTURE; ESTIMATION APPROACHES; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; TRANSLOG MODEL; US AIRLINES;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COST; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861922351     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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