Using a sample of fare quotes for non-stop travel from New York to London, this paper documents a set of stylized facts about pricing strategies of air carriers on this route. Two key facts stand out. First, airlines appear to employ strikingly different pricing strategies. Second, fares...

We investigate the effect of competition on price dispersion in the airline industry. Using panel data from 1993 to 2008, we find a nonmonotonic effect of competition on price dispersion. An increase in competition is associated with greater price dispersion in concentrated markets but with less...

The aviation industry plays an important role for their customers and for the economy in general. However, the value created by the airline companies does not reflect in the company's profitability. Nevertheless, the demand for airline transport services will continue to increase, especially in...

For a variety of reasons, the U.S. airline industry is a natural sample to analyze the relation between corporate risk exposure, hedging policy, and firm value. First, we find that airline exposures to fuel prices are higher when fuel prices are high or when they are rising. Second, we analyze...

In this paper we specify and estimate a structural model which links product market competition and union power. The model has a two-stage setting in which wages are determined through bargaining between management and unions in the first stage, with a price-setting market game to follow in the...

This paper provides new evidence on price dispersion in the US airline industry. Using the observed fare differences between refundable and non-refundable tickets, we first document evidence on the prices passengers pay for a refund option. We find that the factors related to the value of refund...

In this paper, we specify and estimate a structural model, which links product market competition and union power. The model has a two-stage setting, in which wages are determined through bargaining between management and unions in the first stage, with a price-setting market game to follow in...

The task of airline network management is to develop new flight schedule variants and evaluate thm in terms of expected passenger demand and revenue. Given the industry's trend towards global cooperation, this is especially important when evaluating the potential synergies with alliance...

This paper studies the contribution of demand, costs, and strategic factors to the adoption of hub-and-spoke networks in the US airline industry. Our results are based on the estimation of a dynamic oligopoly game of network competition that incorporates three groups of factors that may explain...

In this paper we specify and estimate a structural model of competition for the European airline industry to assess the potential for price reductions if competition increases. The model has two distinguishing features: First, we allow for firms to make short- and long-run decisions by...