Aviation Competition
Aviation Competition

Author: United States Accounting Office (GAO)

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-03-14

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781984397164

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RCED-99-37 Aviation Competition: Effects on Consumers from Domestic Airline Alliances Vary

Aviation Competitions
Aviation Competitions

Author: Aaron Casey

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-06-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780788180934

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Examines the implications of three alliances formed in 1998 by the six largest U.S. airlines, which account for nearly 70% of domestic airline traffic -- Northwest and Continental, Delta and United, and American and US Airways -- to cooperate on some aspects of their business. Critics maintain that the alliances will decrease competition, ultimately reducing passengers' choices and increasing fares. This report: describes the status of each of the alliances, examines the potential beneficial and harmful effects on consumers, and examines the authority of the Dep't. of Justice and Transportation to review these alliances and the status of their reviews.

International Aviation
International Aviation

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1996-10

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 0788134388

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Between 1987 and 1993, the number of passengers traveling on U.S. airlines between the U.S. and foreign destinations increased 47%, while domestic traffic increased by only 6%. The airlines have entered into alliances with foreign airlines rather than starting new service to additional foreign cities. This report examines the effects of marketing alliances between U.S. and foreign airlines on airlines' traffic flows and revenues and on consumers, and identifies the key issues concerning such alliances that need to be addressed by the Dept. of Transportation.

An Empirical Investigation of the Competitive Effects of Domestic Airline Alliances
An Empirical Investigation of the Competitive Effects of Domestic Airline Alliances

Author: Gustavo Bamberger

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13:

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In this paper, we investigate empirically the effect of two recent domestic airline alliances. We find that both alliances benefited consumers - average fares fell and total traffic increased after the creation of the alliances on those city pairs affected by the alliances. We also find that these effects are found both on city pairs where the alliance created one or two new online carriers, and on city pairs where the alliance increased the service offered by one or both alliance partners. Finally, we find that the size of the fare effect of the alliance depends on the pre-alliance level of competition on a city pair with the effect being larger on those city pairs where the level of competition was relatively low