Abstract In the past decade, the Chinese airline industry experienced extraordinary growth in size and profitability. However, no quantitative study has investigated the performance of Chinese airlines in terms of productivity and cost competitiveness. This study investigates the leading Chinese airlines' productivity, yield, cost competitiveness and input prices, and benchmarks them against major airlines around the world. It finds that Chinese airlines' productivity has improved significantly in the past decade but still lags behind that of industry leaders. Chinese carriers enjoyed high yields and low input prices in the domestic market, which led to high profitability in recent years. However, their cost advantage has been diminishing. To sustain long-term growth, Chinese airlines need to adopt the industry's best practices in a timely manner. Both the aviation markets and input markets in China should be further liberalized.
Highlights Chinese airlines' productivities are benchmarked against major airlines. Chinese airlines' productivity still lags behind that of industry leaders. Chinese airlines enjoy high yields in domestic market and low input prices. The cost advantage enjoyed by Chinese airlines has been diminishing over time.
Benchmarking the performance of Chinese airlines: An investigation of productivity, yield and cost competitiveness
Journal of Air Transport Management ; 38 ; 3-14
2013-01-01
12 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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