Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/105064 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 112
Publisher: 
University of Cologne, Department of Business Policy and Logistics, Cologne
Abstract: 
Based on a sample of 26 European passenger airlines, this study analyzes the development of airline business models over time. We used various distance measures to calculate concrete differentiation levels among these airlines between 2004 and 2012. The results indicate increasing similarity among these airlines, which lends support to the generally assumed convergence trend. The present paper complements the mostly qualitative and anecdotal literature on convergence in the airline industry, empirically shows actual adaptations in airlines' business models, and provides a platform for further research in the fields of empirical convergence analysis and corresponding strategic airline management.
Subjects: 
Airline business models
Convergence
Similarity measurement
JEL: 
L10
L93
M19
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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