EC competition law and airline alliances

Magisteruppsats Från Affärsjuridiska Programmet 2002/01 Global Airline Alliances and Ec-competition Policy Magisteruppsats Affärsjuridiska Utbildningsprogrammet Med Eg-rättslig Inriktning, Termin 8

Air Transport and EC Competition Law

This Essay is about air transport and EC competition Law. The air transport industry has, in many countries, developed as a mixture of public utility and commercial venture. With the deregulation of the airline market, the EC Commission has also, to an increasing extent, become involved in the competition aspects of the airline industry. Part I deals with the transportation industry. Part II di...

 Airline Alliances Partner Selection in Uncertain Environment: A Fuzzy Hybrid Evaluation Model Based on BSC

With respect to the importance of commercial alliances in airline hypercompetitive environment, partner performance evaluation is a critical matter before making any decision about partnership. In this article, utilizing Fuzzy theory, a hybrid airline evaluation model is developed in a way that all airline performance strategic dimensions are considered, as well as, it can deal with qualitative...

Competition within and between Networks: the Contingent Effect of Competitive Embeddedness on Alliance Formation

I examine how firms use alliances to respond to the alliance networks of their rivals, by either allying with their rivals’ partners or by building countervailing alliances. Evidence from the global airline industry (1994–98) suggests that these strategic responses depend on alliance cospecialization. Cospecialized alliances by rivals may involve exclusivity, precluding alliances with the rival...

Impacts of code-share alliances on airline cost structure: A truncated third-order translog estimation

The airline industry has undergone significant changes following deregulation more than a decade ago. A prominent development in recent years has been the proliferation of airline alliances. An important question arises: are alliances cost savings or competition reducing? This paper addresses the first part of the question. However, the answer has bearing on the second part as well, since resul...