International air passenger services: The determinants of bata negotiation outcomes |
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| Authors: | John Palmer Douglas Nigh |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing at James Madison University. ,;2. Assistant Professor of International Business and Research Director of the Center for Issues Management Research at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. , |
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| Abstract: | International air passenger services, like services in general, have played an increasingly important role in international commerce. No such services would take place, however, without bilateral air transport agreements (BATAs). This study examines the determinants of the outcomes of the BATA negotiation process. It focuses on United States flags hare, a key outcome. Using regression analysis, this study finds that the importance of the other country's airline to that country's government has a significant negative effect on U.S. flagshare. The importance of tourism to the economy of the other country has a significant positive effect on U.S. flagshare, as does the size of the market between the United States and the other country. In contrast, this study finds no support for the relevance of U.S. citizen share or U.S. military basing privileges in the other country. |
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