The technical efficiency of US Airlines

► The B-convex model is used for the first time in the efficiency analysis of the air transport sector. ► This study concludes that US airlines display a reasonable level of efficiency. ► A benchmark is provided in order to upgrade the efficiency. This paper applies the B-convex model in order to in...

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Published inTransportation research. Part A, Policy and practice Vol. 50; pp. 139 - 148
Main Authors Barros, Carlos P., Liang, Qi Bin, Peypoch, Nicolas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2013
Elsevier
Subjects
[formula omitted]-convexity
Air transportation and traffic
Applied sciences
DEA
Efficiency
Exact sciences and technology
Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction
US airlines
United States
North America
America
DEA
Efficiency
B-convexity
US airlines
Methodology
Theoretical study
Modeling
Passenger transportation
Survey
Air transportation
Transport firm
Robustness
Data envelopment analysis
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Summary:► The B-convex model is used for the first time in the efficiency analysis of the air transport sector. ► This study concludes that US airlines display a reasonable level of efficiency. ► A benchmark is provided in order to upgrade the efficiency. This paper applies the B-convex model in order to investigate the technical efficiency of a representative sample of US airlines over the period 1998–2010. The results are mixed and reveal that US airlines’ efficiency can be influenced by the size of the airline, mergers and acquisitions, and by time. Policy implications are derived.
ISSN:0965-8564
1879-2375
DOI:10.1016/j.tra.2013.01.019