Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
11-2001
Abstract
Global airline strategic alliances have emerged since the late 1980s, and their number has slowly risen through the years. Will the number of such alliances continue to proliferate? Or will airlines consolidate with one another to form mega-carriers? In this paper, the likelihood of various airline consolidation and alliance development possibilities was examined based on a number of high-level trends and forces. The most probable near-term industry alliance and consolidation structure is described, accompanied with a probable path of evolution. These predictions have important implications for managers of strategic alliances, carriers who are currently in an alliance as well as carriers who are planning to join one
Keywords
Global airline strategic alliance, Airline consolidation, Airline industry structure
Discipline
Strategic Management Policy | Transportation
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Journal of Air Transport Management
Volume
7
Issue
6
First Page
349
Last Page
360
ISSN
0969-6997
Identifier
10.1016/s0969-6997(01)00027-8
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
FAN, Terence P. C.; Vigeant-Langlois, Laurence; Geissler, Christine; Bosler, Björn; and Wilmking, Jan.
Evolution of global airline strategic alliance and consolidation in the twenty-first century. (2001). Journal of Air Transport Management. 7, (6), 349-360.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2135
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-6997(01)00027-8