The study examines the evolution of the regional airline industry (carriers that operate aircraft of less than 60 seats between smaller communities and larger passenger hubs in scheduled passenger service) since airline deregulation. The study pays particular attention to the development of 'code sharing' arrangements. Under such arrangements, the regional carriers' flights are identified in airline computer reservation systems by the codes used to designate major carriers with which the regional airlines have established such agreements. To analyze service and competition in regional airline markets, the study adopted a three-tier approach. First, competition in the 300 most heavily travelled markets served by regional airlines during 1988 was analyzed in detail. Second, service and competition were evaluated in a sample of 50 markets drawn randomly from the approximately 700 markets that accounted for 20 or more daily regional airline trips. Finally, the study examined changes in regional airline service levels and competition at two large hub airports where mergers have resulted in the consolidation of most service under a single major airline.


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    Title :

    Secretary's Task Force on Competition in the U.S. Domestic Airline Industry. Regional Airline Competition


    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    41 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English