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Resource availability and new entry in the US airline industry

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  • Windle, Robert

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This paper examines the impact of resource availability, namely labor and flight equipment availability, on entry into the US airline industry. The general thesis is that when labor and/or flight equipment is in scarce supply, the cost of starting and operating a new airline, or the cost of expanding onto new routes, is high. The paper found a positive correlation between new aircraft delivery and new entry onto routes by majors but a negative correlation between new aircraft delivery and entry onto routes by non-majors. The paper also found a negative correlation between major carrier salary levels and entry by majors but a positive correlation between major carrier salary levels and entry by non-majors.

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  • Dresner, Martin & Windle, Robert, 2001. "Resource availability and new entry in the US airline industry," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 7(4), pages 231-239.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:7:y:2001:i:4:p:231-239
    DOI: 10.1016/S0969-6997(01)00011-4
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    1. Hurdle, Gloria J, et al, 1989. "Concentration, Potential Entry, and Performance in the Airline Industry," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(2), pages 119-139, December.
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