Evolution of global airline strategic alliance and consolidation in the twenty-first century

• Main Authors: FAN, Terence P. C., Vigeant-Langlois, Laurence, Geissler, Christine, Bosler, Björn, Wilmking, Jan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2001
• Subjects: Global airline strategic alliance; Airline consolidation; Airline industry structure; Strategic Management Policy; Transportation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2135; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3134/viewcontent/EvolutionGlobal_AirlineStrategicAlliance_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Global airline strategic alliances have emerged since the late 1980s, and their number has slowly risen through the years. Will the number of such alliances continue to proliferate? Or will airlines consolidate with one another to form mega-carriers? In this paper, the likelihood of various airline...