Ready for Takeoff? The Potential for Low-Cost Carriers in Developing Countries

The emergence of low-cost carriers (LCCs) has been a key catalyst for the development of the aviation industry in the last decade. Indeed, extensive research has been undertaken to analyze the business model and impact on the aviation sector and be...

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Main Authors:	Schlumberger, Charles E., Weisskopf, Nora
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCIDENT RATES ACCIDENT STATISTICS ACCIDENTS AERONAUTICAL CHARGES AFFORDABLE FARES AIR AIR NAVIGATION AIR SERVICE AIR SERVICES AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRAVEL AIR TRAVELERS AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT SIZE AIRCRAFT TYPES AIRLINE ECONOMICS AIRLINE INDUSTRY AIRLINES AIRPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY AIRPORT BUSINESS AIRPORT CHARGES AIRPORT COMPETITION AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORT OPERATIONS AIRPORT OPERATORS AIRPORT TERMINALS AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ALTERNATIVE MODES ANCILLARY REVENUES AVIATION INDUSTRY AVIATION POLICY AVIATION SECTOR BAGGAGE BAGS BOXES BROADCAST BUS BUS OPERATOR BUS TRAVEL BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CALL CENTERS CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EQUIPMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CARGO CARRIERS CERTIFICATES COMMERCE COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES CONGESTION CONNECTIVITY COPYRIGHT CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER DEMAND DEREGULATION DIRECT SALES DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC FLIGHTS DOMESTIC TRAFFIC DRIVING E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REGULATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ESCALATORS EXTERNALITIES FARE LEVELS FARE REDUCTION FARE STRUCTURE FARES FARES INCREASES FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIXED COSTS FLEET RENEWAL FLEETS FLIGHT FLIGHT TIME FUEL FUEL AVAILABILITY FUEL COST FUEL COSTS FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL EXPENDITURES FUEL FUEL FUEL PRICES GENERATION GLOBALIZATION HANDLING HEAVY TRAFFIC HUMAN RESOURCES ICT IMAGES INFORMATION SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVENTORIES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY LICENSE LICENSES MAINTENANCE COSTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEMAND MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET SHARE MARKETING MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRANSPORT NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS NAVIGATIONAL AIDS NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NETWORKS NEW MARKETS NOISE ONLINE DATABASE PASSENGER REVENUE PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT PASSENGER VOLUMES PASSENGERS PAYLOAD PDF PEAK FARES PHOTO POLLUTION POPULATION GROWTH POWER PRICE SENSITIVITY PRICE-SENSITIVE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PURCHASING POWER QUERIES RESULT RESULTS REVENUE PASSENGER ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAY RUNWAYS SAFETY SATELLITE SECURITY STANDARDS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SUPPLY CHAIN TAX TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FORECASTS TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSLATION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT ECONOMICS TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MARKETS TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS TURNAROUND TIME TURNAROUND TIMES URBAN TRANSPORT USERS USES VSAT WEALTH WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20206587/ready-takeoff-potential-low-cost-carriers-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20191