Abstract The only protectable strategic resources of an airline are the brand, customer basis and position at a hub. core Airline operations is networks therefore network management. Different strategies rely on different extent effects. use effects also differentiates business models. types planes lead to concepts airlines.

The tactical planning process of an airline is typically decomposed into several stages among which fleeting, aircraft routing, and crew pairing form the core. In such a decomposed and sequential approach the output of fleeting forms the input to aircraft routing and crew pairing. In turn, the output to aircraft routing is part of the input to crew pairing. Due to the decomposition, the resulti...

Sustainable development has always been the objective of many fields, including the tourism and transportation sector. However, a major part of this sector, the airline industry, deals with many negative impacts, such as air pollution, noise, CO2 emission, and labor practice. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic business activity that can enhance the sustainability of the airlin...

Under deregulation, airlines developed hub-and-spoke (HS) networks enabling them to aggregate demand, increase frequency, reduce airfares and prevent entry into the marketplace. This research evaluates airline pro®t based on microeconomic theory of behaviour under deregulation. Through a two-stage Nash best-response game, equilibria in the air transportation industry is sought to evaluate the m...

Partnerships have recently been advocated as the way to gain a 'competitive advantage' in many industries. Strategic behaviour of partners, each having his own objectives and information, is an important factor for the management in a partnership. In this paper, we discuss these elements and illustrate their importance for inventory management of spare parts. We present the case of an airline c...

Voluntary Exchange. If an airline mechanic gets paid $30,000 a year, it must be that the mechanic would rather have the money than the leisure time, while the airline would rather have the mechanic than have the money. Another example: apartment rentals. That is, price is bounded below by what the seller will accept: the supply price, and bounded above by what the buyer is willing to pay: the d...

Market segmentation is a crucial activity in the present business environment. Data mining is a useful tool for identifying customer behavior patterns in large amounts of data. This information can then be used to help with decision-making in areas such as the airline market. In this study, we use the Dominance-based Rough Set Approach (DRSA) to provide a set of rules for determining customer a...

Fleet planning is a process of strategic importance for an airline. Airlines have a tendency to match their capacities and passenger demand for corresponding market conditions, which has a direct impact on airline profitability and costs. It is necessary to consider many different factors in order to make a good fleet plan. This paper proposes the sequential two-stage model for fleet planning. ...