In this study, it is firstly discussed how Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) and as a result the economic regulations in the international airline markets affect the management of scheduled airlines. By considering the introduced effects, a scale is developed to evaluate the BASAs of...

The purpose of providing component availability service is to maximize aircraft utilization by keeping spare units ready to be installed whenever needed. Since the size of the fleet supported by the spare component inventory is the most important driver behind the inventory cost, inventory...

Many new-entrant carriers enjoyed fast growth and by the same token sudden failure, therefore raising interest in the characteristics of their life cycles. The article proposes a different approach to life-cycle analysis of airlines by integrating an ‘evolution path’ based on size...

The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether an ongoing policy of hedging jet fuel price risk using heating oil futures contracts reduces the volatility of quarterly pretax income of an average major airline in the US. The results indicate that, after controlling for trend,...

This paper examines the use of best practice benchmarking as an approach to performance improvement in the airline industry. The case study draws upon phenomenological evidence from the aircraft maintenance section of Britannia Airways. A range of benchmarking issues, which could be applied to...

The paper maps the difference between European and US airline management practice. The research was based on a questionnaire survey among airline managers of new-entrant airlines in the USA and Europe. The main findings were that European new-entrant carriers are trying to shed the...

This paper reviews the literature and then investigates the perception of European airline managers (from 58 airlines) with regard to entry barriers to aviation markets. We aim to identify the perceived effectiveness of entry barriers and how the perception differs across management levels,...

The present text examines the general concept of responsibility, ethical responsibility and social responsibility with special reference to the public health system and particularly to the public health system in Romania. A central issue is the analysis of the individual ethical responsibility...

Management like any social activity through specific stages of development trends from general society. Following these historical trends, this study summarizes the evolution of management at four stages of a full cycle of development, from a informal management to one perfect formalized. These...