Frequency and aircraft size dynamics in a concentrated growth market: The case of the Chinese domestic market

Despite the explosive growth of the Chinese aviation sector and the major industry reforms undertaken in recent decades, the Chinese domestic market remains highly concentrated with a significant element of regulation and governmental control in areas such as market entry and airline fleet planning. In this study, we investigate the frequency strategies and aircraft choices of airlines operating in this concentrated growth market. Our empirical investigation suggests that airlines mainly accommodate rapid traffic growth by flying more frequently, although increased aircraft size also contributes to market expansion. We also find a negative relationship between market concentration and flight frequency. Due to the more balanced market structure resulting from mergers among leading airlines since 2002, there has been a moderate reduction in market concentration at route level, contributing to a 3.7% increase in traffic volume from 2002 to 2008. The results of our study suggest that Chinese travelers have yet to fully enjoy the benefits of market liberalization, and airports should prioritize increasing capacity related to aircraft movements over the accommodation of larger aircraft.     

基于结构方程模型的高速铁路客站旅客满意度评价研究

高速铁路客站作为中国铁路现代化的重要标志,是旅客感受高铁便捷舒适的窗口。科学合理地评价高速铁路客站的旅客满意度是检验其高服务水平的前提。根据高速铁路客站的新特点构建评价指标体系,提出了基于结构方程模型的旅客满意度评价模型,并根据高速铁路客站的服务特点修改了适当参数。以部分高速铁路客站为测评对象进行实例分析,通过分析计算结果．验证模型的可行性、适用性以及评价指标体系设置的合理性。     

基于SWOT的柳州铁路局客运市场分析

对柳州铁路局客运市场进行SWOT分析是确定其客运营销战略的前提和基础。文章运用SWOT分析法分析了柳州铁路局客运市场环境,得出了柳州铁路局客运面临的外部机会主要有旅游资源丰富、西部大开发、旅客运输市场不断扩大等;外部威胁为吸引区内经济不发达、其他交通方式发展迅速、旅客运输质量要求越来越高等;自身优势有发达的线路网、强大的信息网和完善的设施网支持,旅行速度较快,旅行更安全等;劣势为直通客车数量太少,主型客车不足,空调车运用非常紧张,从业人员服务意识不够强等。     

客运企业服务品质综合评价模型研究——基于顾客满意度理论

本文将顾客满意度理论应用于交通运输行业,建立了用于衡量旅客运输企业服务品质的旅客满意度评价理论框架,框架由6个因素组成,其中预期质量、感知质量和感知价值是旅客满意度的原因变量,旅客抱怨和旅客忠诚则是旅客满意度的结果变量。基于上述6变量本文分别设计了评价指标体系,并设计了评价流程。     

西安铁路枢纽客运系统扩能方案研究

西安铁路枢纽将有8个方向、7条铁路线引入,既有西安站已不能满足客流增长的需要。分析西安枢纽内影响客运能力的各项因素,结合西安枢纽的改扩建及西安城市规划,提出新建第二客运站——西安北站和辅助客运站——纺织城站,并对原西安站进行扩建的方案,形成西安枢纽客运系统二主一辅的格局。     

Impact of landing fees on airlines’ choice of aircraft size and service frequency in duopoly markets

A one-shot simultaneous game-theoretic model is applied in a duopoly market to investigate how airport landing fees could influence airlines’ decisions on aircraft size and service frequency. It is found that higher landing fees will force airlines to use larger aircraft and less frequency, with higher load factor for the same number of passengers. It is also found that airlines will be better off if some of the extra landing fees are returned to airlines as a bonus for airlines using larger aircraft, which consequently reduces airport congestion.     

Airline Code-share Alliances and Costs: Imposing Concavity on Translog Cost Function Estimation

This paper provides an assessment of how airline code-share alliances affect the costs of the airline industry. It makes two contributions to the literature. First, it measures the effects of airline alliances by estimating a translog cost function using a panel dataset of 10 major U.S.-based airlines over 29 quarters. Secondly, it ensures concavity of the estimated cost function by using the procedure suggested by Ryan and Wales (2000, Economics Letters 67, 253–260). A conventional translog cost function is first estimated and scale estimates are computed. Unfortunately, the estimated function fails the curvature requirement, which makes interpreting the estimated effects of alliances somewhat dubious. Hence, we re-estimate the cost function by imposing local concavity restrictions. We find that large alliance partners have a small negative effect on airlines costs, but small alliance partners effect on costs appear to be positive, although the magnitude is negligible. We also find material differences in the estimates of scale economies after imposing local concavity.JEL classification: L00, L12, L93     

Timing of Sale,Pricing, and Cost Information: Evidence from the Airline Industry*

This study examines the association between when an airline sells its passenger seats and the pricing method (marginal cost or full cost) it employs. Prior literature suggests that when firms are able to change prices during the selling period, the optimality of full cost pricing or marginal cost pricing depends on when demand information is revealed during the period between capacity commitment decisions and time of sale. Full cost‐based pricing is appropriate in determining capacity commitment and prices simultaneously, while marginal cost provides more relevant information for pricing when capacity has been committed. Using the price and cost data from a sample of four U.S. domestic airlines, we find that full cost explains price variations of first‐day sales robustly. The adjusted R² of the marginal cost pricing model is larger in the sample of sales two days prior to departure than in the sample of first‐day sales. In the analysis of the sample of sales two days prior to departure, we find that, based on the adjusted R² of the full cost pricing and marginal cost pricing models, the explanatory power of marginal cost pricing is relatively weaker than full cost pricing. Our results document the use of different cost information along the dynamic change of price and provide implications in understanding the role of cost information in setting prices.     

我国民航客运价格规制的绩效评价与改革思路探讨

以国内民航市场客运价格规制改革问题为研究对象,从传统自然垄断产业规制改革的角度,结合对我国民航客运价格规制改革的绩效评价,通过对目前我国民航客运价格规制制度存在问题的分析,探讨了民航客运价格规制设计、民航客运定价规制改革、民航客运价格规制合同等问题,提出建立我国激励性客运价格规制体系的改革思路。     

基于协同的铁路客运专线公司收益管理研究

根据铁路客运现行管理体制及应用收益管理的环境问题,分析协同收益与成本、协同环境,并提出协同收益管理的基本内涵、一种体系结构以及协同流程,为客运专线公司收益管理的有效实施提供了一条新的思路。