Running Head: AIRLINE CONSOLIDATION Airline Consolidations Name Institution of affiliation Date 1 AIRLINE CONSOLIDATION A significant number of consolidations have occurred in the passenger airline industry. Consolidations that have taken place since 2009 have resulted in the emergence of four major airlines; Delta, American, United and Southwest. Deregulation of the airline industry in 1978 was meant to promote competition by removing barriers of entry into the airline market. However, the number of successful entrants into the market has been small and the industry has become more concentrated as compared to the period before deregulation. 1. Based on publicly available data, compare the four mega-carriers across the following characteristics: a. Number of aircraft by type; b. Number of employees; c. Departures; d. Revenue passengers; e. Revenue passenger miles; f. Available seat miles; g. Operating revenue (total); h. Operating revenue per seat mile; i. Operating profit. a. Number of aircraft by type Delta Airlines Airbus: A220=28, A319=57, A320=62, A321=95, A330=46, A350 XWB=13 Boeing: 717=91, 737=217, 757=127, 767=77, 777=18 McDonell Douglas MD-80=54 McDonell Douglas MD-90=27 American Airlines Airbus: A319=133 A320=48 A321=228 A330=24 Boeing: 737=328, 757=34, 767=17 777=67 787 Dreamliner=42 Embraer ERJ-190=19 United Airlines Airbus: A319=80,A320=99 Boeing: 737=344, 757=74 767=54 777=92 787 Dreamliner=46 Southwest Airlines Boeing: 737-700=507, 737-800=207, 737 MAX 8= ...
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