This paper presents an extensive theoretical and empirical analysis of the choice of schedule buffers by airlines. With airline delays a continuing problem around the world, such an under-taking is valuable, and its lessons extend to other passenger transportation sectors. One useful lesson from...

The airline's scheduling process is intended to provide a plan on the operating patterns of the companies' aircraft and their resources, to meet the anticipated demand. The schedules' plans are usually based on one season only. However, they should be integrated into a long-term corporate plans,...

Bei Störungen in einem Flugplan einer Fluggesellschaft werden je nach verfügbarer Zeit unterschiedliche Lösungsansätze angewendet. Aus dieser Problemstellung ergibt sich die Frage, wie ein reaktives Planungsverfahren für unterschiedliche Zielsetzungen in Abhängigkeit der Zeit aussehen...

We use T-100 traffic data and DB1B fare data from the U.S. Department of Transportation to identify patterns and effects of entry by network carriers and low-cost carriers in non-stop U.S. airline markets. For the sample period from 1996 to 2009, we find that entry activity of low-cost carriers...

Scheduling coordination is said to be both a reason for and a consequence of airline consolidation. This paper offers a first attempt to formally model this dimension of airline partnerships, in a simple setup of complementary alliance with schedule delay affecting the passengers' utility. We...

This paper presents a simple model of airline schedule competition that circumvents the complexities of the spatial approach used in earlier papers. Consumers choose between two duopoly carriers, each of which has evenly spaced flights, by comparing the combinations of fare and expected schedule...

In this paper, we investigate the use of horizontal distribution alliances (HDAs) in the international airline industry. Airlines enter these alliances to effectively meet the needs of passengers in new and expanding markets. We apply transaction cost analysis (TCA) to develop a conceptual...