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An empirical analysis of the determinants of network construction for Azul Airlines

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  • B. F. Oliveira
  • A. V. M Oliveira
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This paper describes an econometric model of the Brazilian domestic carrier Azul Airlines' network construction. We employed a discrete-choice framework of airline route entry to examine the effects of the merger of another regional carrier, Trip Airlines, with Azul in 2012, especially on its entry decisions. We contrasted the estimated entry determinants before and after the merger with the benchmarks of the US carriers JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines obtained from the literature, and proposed a methodology for comparing different airline entry patterns by utilizing the kappa statistic for interrater agreement. Our empirical results indicate a statistically significant agreement between raters of Azul and JetBlue, but not Southwest, and only for entries on previously existing routes during the pre-merger period. The results suggest that post-merger, Azul has adopted a more idiosyncratic entry pattern, focusing on the regional flights segment to conquer many monopoly positions across the country, and strengthening its profitability without compromising its distinguished expansion pace in the industry.

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  • B. F. Oliveira & A. V. M Oliveira, 2023. "An empirical analysis of the determinants of network construction for Azul Airlines," Papers 2312.05630, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2312.05630
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