Measuring the effects of China's airline mergers on the productivity of state-owned carriers
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Air Transport Management
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Volume
25
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Keywords
Technical efficiency, Parametric efficiency changes and technical changes
Abstract
This paper studies the impact of mergers between Chinese airlines on the productivity of state-owned carriers. The results show that there are improvements in productivity along with technical changes. Among the big three airline groups, Air China and China Southern Airlines have benefited significantly from the mergers but there has been little change in the productivity of China Eastern Airlines. In addition, medium sized state-owned airlines such as Sichuan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines are also beneficiaries of this consolidation policy.
DOI
10.1016/j.jairtraman.2011.08.006
Print ISSN
09696997
E-ISSN
18732089
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Full-text Version
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chow, K. W. C., & Fung, K. Y. M. (2012). Measuring the effects of China's airline mergers on the productivity of state-owned carriers. Journal of Air Transport Management, 25, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2011.08.006