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Leasing and profitability: Empirical evidence from the airline industry
AbstractIn this paper, we empirically measure the impact of aircraft leasing choices on airlines financial performance. We use public data on 73 airlines operating worldwide over the period 1996–2011. In estimating the impact of leasing on profitability, we control for potential endogeneity by applying robust instrumental variables estimation, while introducing a set of individual and macroeconomic factors. Our results are threefold. First, we identify a non-monotonic and concave effect of leasing on an airline’s profit margin, suggesting decreasing marginal returns to leasing in this sector. This is an original finding for the industry. We also derive a confidence interval for the optimal level of leasing. Second, we show that the impact of leasing on an airline’s operating profit is stronger for Low Cost Carriers than for Full Cost Carriers: deviating from the optimal level of leasing might be more harmful for a LCC than for a legacy carrier. Finally, we analyze how an airline’s experience affects the relationship between leasing and profitability.
Leasing and profitability: Empirical evidence from the airline industry
AbstractIn this paper, we empirically measure the impact of aircraft leasing choices on airlines financial performance. We use public data on 73 airlines operating worldwide over the period 1996–2011. In estimating the impact of leasing on profitability, we control for potential endogeneity by applying robust instrumental variables estimation, while introducing a set of individual and macroeconomic factors. Our results are threefold. First, we identify a non-monotonic and concave effect of leasing on an airline’s profit margin, suggesting decreasing marginal returns to leasing in this sector. This is an original finding for the industry. We also derive a confidence interval for the optimal level of leasing. Second, we show that the impact of leasing on an airline’s operating profit is stronger for Low Cost Carriers than for Full Cost Carriers: deviating from the optimal level of leasing might be more harmful for a LCC than for a legacy carrier. Finally, we analyze how an airline’s experience affects the relationship between leasing and profitability.
Leasing and profitability: Empirical evidence from the airline industry
Bourjade, Sylvain (author) / Huc, Regis (author) / Muller-Vibes, Catherine (author)
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice ; 97 ; 30-46
2017-01-05
17 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Leasing , Performance , Profit , Airline Industry , C26 , G32 , L93
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