improve welfare. The model consists of a downstream (airline) duopoly with two inputs landings at two airports) and two types … of consumers. The airline companies compete internationally. Using the simple international duopoly model, we show that … the outcome where both airports are privatized is always an equilibrium while that where no airport is privatized is …

first research project on the Belgian airport and air transport sector. The former relates to the economic activities within … ranks 6, 8, and 20 in the European cargo airport top 20, while for passenger airports, Brussels can only be found at the end … of the top 20. In this study, a sectoral approach has been followed by focusing, for every airport, on two major economic …

This paper documents the growth of low cost carriers (LCCs) in the U.S. airline industry since 1990. By estimating … competition. – Airlines ; Market Entry ; Deregulation …

Der Luftverkehr wächst weltweit seit Jahrzehnten. Dieses Wachstum setzt sich fort, aber gleichzeitig steckt die Branche … und Globalisierung) auf Unternehmen im Luftverkehr, auf Unternehmensstrategien, auf Personalstrategien sowie Beschäftigung … Bodenverkehrsdiensten und an den Flughäfen. …

Inter-firm competition has received much attention in the theoretical literature, but recent empirical work suggests …

Spain. In particular, survey respondents are asked how their contracting practices of peripheral services had changed in the … correlated with increases in the plant's market share as well as increases in product market competition and product prices …

In this paper we adopt a vertical differentiation model to study the effect of deregulation in the airline industry. In …

This study assesses the economic importance of air transport and airport activities in Belgium in terms of employment … full-time equivalents (or 2 % of domestic employment in FTE). Brussels Airport was the one most affected by the decline in … global traffic in 2009, as a result of the economic crisis: in that year it ceased to be Belgium’s principal cargo airport …

This study assesses the economic importance of air transport and airport activities in Belgium in terms of value added …. In 2012, air transport and airport activities generated € 5.6 billion in direct and indirect value added (i.e. 1.5 % of … employment). Brussels Airport is the country’s biggest airport in terms of passenger traffic, but has seen its leading position …