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Introduction Amsterdam Aviation Economics (AAE) is an institute, based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, focusing almost exclusively on aviation economics. AAE advises all four distinct bodies in the aviation sector: airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and government authorities dealing with aviation issues. Projects AAE combines advanced academic economic expertise with detailed empirical knowledge of the aviation industry, based on a long track record of its staff in the air-transport sector. AAE experts participate actively in an international scientific network that enables them to exchange academic expertise with colleagues all over the world. AAE applies its expertise in particular on research projects related to the following issues: Public sector issues, including privatization, regulation of airport charges, (de)regulation of aviation markets and (re)organization of (inter)national aviation authorities Strategic issues, including SWOT-analysis, strategic air network planning, modeling networks of airlines and alliances, airport forecasting, modeling airport capacity constraints, strategic and economic aspects of ‘hub-and-spoke’ networks, development of low cost carrier networks and other competition issues in aviation Economic issues, including social cost benefit analysis, benchmark studies for airport charges and airport performance, market based solutions for slot allocation and noise emission rights and issues on relationships between aviation and other economic sectors, tourism in particular Business issues, including the evaluation of airport infrastructure projects or business plans and air cargo logistic issues
Competences AAE has developed specific competences in airline network development, which it applies in the following areas: Risk and opportunity analysis of long term airport infrastructure investments Feasibility of new "greenfield" airports Market opportunities for possible new air routes Estimating connectivity of airports Optimizing revenues in wave systems at hubs Advise and assistance in aviation policy issues Assistance to law firms in litigation and antitrust issues in aviation
Tools AAE has developed specific analytical tools, which may be helpful for abovementioned distinct bodies and issues: NetScan: a model measuring connectivity performance of airlines and airports in direct and indirect (hub-and-spoke) networks and comparing connectivity performance of airlines and airports (also over time) NetCost: a model measuring network quality in (generalized) travel costs and expressing the social value of airline networks for airports and its surrounding regions AviaDem: an aviation forecasting model, assessing implications of market growth, capacity constraints and specific airline (and alliance) network strategies
Aviation economics and policy executive courses We offer various courses in aviation economics and policy for policymakers and professionals working in the aviation industry. Read more about our courses. Scientific research The staff of AAE publish in scientific journals regularly and give presentations at (international) conferences. For an impression of the publications, click here. New! NetCost: Assessing route feasibility for airlines Another application of NetCost is the assessment of the feasibility of specific network policies of airlines, including entering a new route, changing frequencies, aircraft size and/or air fares. Moreover it assesses the effects for the airports as well as the welfare effects (market generation, competition level) for the local markets at both ends. Click here for an illustration of this tool and an example of the results NetCost: estimating the attractiveness of airline networks The NetCost model evaluates the quality of airline networks, by incorporating indirect connections. The model translates airline network data into indicators expressing the attractiveness of specific routes (and airliens) for the consumer. Click here for a detailed description of the NetCost model. Study on the implications of the Dutch aviation tax ('ticket tax') On the instructions of the ANVR en the NBTC we have conducted a research on the implications of the implementation of the Dutch aviation tax ('ticket tax'). The tax has been introduced in the summer of 2008. The report (in Dutch) can be downloaded here. The AviaDem forecasting model Economic trends, such as GNP and trade growth, determine the future aviation market size particularly. It is generally conceived that there is still a large growth potential. The added value of our analysis tool is, however, related to the second type of developments: in the aviation industry. Such developments determine how the aviation markets are distributed over distinct airports and airlines (or alliances). Click here for a detailed description of the AviaDem model. Click here: Ultimate Aviation Link Site |