Measuring the productivity changes of Chinese airlines : the impact of the entries of non-state-owned carriers
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Air Transport Management
Publication Date
11-1-2010
Volume
16
Issue
6
First Page
320
Last Page
324
Keywords
Airline ownership types, Malmquist productivity indices, Technical changes, Technical efficiency
Abstract
The competitive environment of the Chinese airline industry has experienced rapid change since non-state-owned airlines entered the market in 2004. We focus on measuring the productivity changes in the Chinese airlines, especially state-owned ones after this change. The results show that non-state-owned airlines are performing better than state-owned airlines. The productivity changes of state-owned airlines are mainly driven by technical changes before or after the entries of non-state-owned airlines. They have little efficiency improvement. However, the productivity changes of private airlines are mainly due to efficiency improvement. The changes associated with international joint venture cargo carrier are due to its significant improvement in both the efficiency and technical changes.
DOI
10.1016/j.jairtraman.2010.04.001
Print ISSN
09696997
E-ISSN
18732089
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chow, C. K. W. (2010). Measuring the productivity changes of Chinese airlines: The impact of the entries of non-state-owned carriers. Journal of Air Transport Management, 16(6), 320-324. doi: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2010.04.001