AbstractThe study compares a multivariate with a quantile regression model to determine whether utilized airport capacity, departure and airborne delays, departure and arrival demand, and market structure explained variations in on-time gate arrivals and arrival delays. In both models, airport departure delays, arrival and departure demand explained variations in the two response variables in prioritized and non-prioritized metroplexes, holding other variables constant. After 2008, the consolidation of the airline industry through mergers coincided with the implementation of NextGen programs, which may have contributed to improvements in on-time performance, especially at prioritized metroplexes where airspace was redesigned.

    HighlightsThis study compares improvements in on-time performance measured by the percent of on-time gate arrivals and gate arrival delays at prioritized and non-prioritized metroplexes. Metroplexes include hub and non-hub airports.The implementation of NextGen programs coincided with the consolidation of the airline industry after the 2008 recession.The consolidation of the airline industry, NextGen programs, and airspace redesign allowed airports in prioritized metroplexes to manage arrival and departure demand, increase capacity utilization, and reduce the impact of airborne and airport departure delays in order to improve on-time performance.


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    Title :

    Has market concentration fostered on-time performance? A case study of seventy-two U.S. airports


    Contributors:
    Diana, Tony (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2016-09-12


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English