airlines, the merger is less detrimental to the frequency, possibly because the merger removes serial marginalization in the … decrease the frequency more, possibly due to a larger effect on the market structure. When the merging airlines control all the … flights, mergers have almost no impact on the frequency. The second set-up uses the market structure before the merger. When …

develop considers two airlines operating hub-and-spoke networks, using different hubs to connect the same spoke airports. We … assume the airlines to be vertically differentiated, which allows us to distinguish between primary and secondary hubs. We … following its merger with Northwest. We find evidence consistent with an increase in the importance of Delta's primary hubs at …

to deter entry of competitors. This paper presents a dynamic game of airlines network competition that incorporates this …

airport congestion can occur. Airlines prefer hub-and-spoke configurations, even if this implies higher congestion costs …. Airlines may be inefficiently biased towards hub-and-spoke networks. …

airlines, the merger is less detrimental to the frequency, possibly because the merger removes serial marginalization in the … decrease the frequency more, possibly due to a larger effect on the market structure. When the merging airlines control all the … flights, mergers have almost no impact on the frequency. The second set-up uses the market structure before the merger. When …

delay occurrence. Hence, larger airlines seem to offer a higher quality in terms of delays. We also find that an origin …

We investigate whether legacy U.S. airlines communicated via earnings calls to coordinate with other legacy airlines in … among airlines about their capacity choices. Estimates from our preferred specification show that when all legacy airlines … reduction materializes only when airlines communicate concurrently, and that it cannot be explained by other possibilities …