Global airline productivity analysis for the year 2022

IF 3.6 2区工程技术 Q2 TRANSPORTATION

Journal of Air Transport Management Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-23 DOI:10.1016/j.jairtraman.2025.102955

Xiaoqian Sun , Changhong Zheng , Xiaowen Fu , Martin Dresner , Anming Zhang , Sebastian Wandelt

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Abstract

Investigating the productivity of airlines in these times is crucial to compare airlines’ performance against peers during a period marked by significant changes in travel demand, operational protocols, and market dynamics. In this study, we present the results of an airline benchmark for the year 2022. Specifically, we collected data for 76 out of 200 largest airlines according to the number of transported passengers in the year 2022. To perform a comprehensive productivity analysis among these airlines, we use eight indicators from the literature, including aggregated ones, such as Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and Residual Total Factor Productivity (RTFP), as well as more specific indicators, such as labor productivity and fuel productivity. As a result of our investigation, we report on the outperforming airlines in two distinct categories: Full-service carriers and low-cost airlines. We believe that this benchmark is a natural complement to existing work on airport benchmarking and will help researchers as well as policy makers to guide airlines towards efficient and sustainable air transportation.

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2022年全球航空公司生产力分析

在旅行需求、运营协议和市场动态发生重大变化的时期，调查航空公司的生产力对于将航空公司的表现与同行进行比较至关重要。在本研究中，我们提出了2022年航空公司基准的结果。具体来说，我们根据2022年运送乘客的数量收集了200家最大航空公司中的76家的数据。为了对这些航空公司进行全面的生产率分析，我们使用了文献中的八个指标，包括综合指标，如全要素生产率（TFP）和剩余全要素生产率（RTFP），以及更具体的指标，如劳动生产率和燃料生产率。根据我们的调查，我们将表现优异的航空公司分为两类：全服务航空公司和低成本航空公司。我们相信，这一基准是对现有机场基准工作的自然补充，将有助于研究人员和政策制定者指导航空公司实现高效和可持续的航空运输。

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