Identification and analysis of explanatory variables for a multi-factor productivity model of passenger airlines
doi: 10.5028/jatm.2011.03020111

Antonio Henriques de Araújo Jr*
State University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
anthenriques2001@yahoo.com.br

Flávio Hegenberg
University Center Oswaldo Aranha
Volta Redonda – Brazil
flavio.leeds@gmail.com

Isabel Cristina dos Santos
University of Taubaté
Taubaté – Brazil
isa.santos.sjc@gmail.com

José Glênio Medeiros de Barros
State University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
glenio.barros@gmail.com

*author for correspondence

Abstract:

The paper aimed to identify and analyze the explanatory variables for airlines productivity during 2000 2005, by testing the Pearson correlation between the single factor productivity capital, energy and labor of a sample of 45 selected international airlines (4 Brazilian carriers among them) and their productivity explanatory variables like medium stage length, aircraft load factor, hours flown and cruise speed for selected routes besides aircraft seat configuration and airlines number of employees. The research demonstrated, that a set of variables can explain differences in productivity for passenger airlines, such as: investment in personnel training processes, automation, airplane seat density, occupation of aircraft, average flight stage length, density and extension of routes, among others.

Keywords:

Multifactor productivity, Multifactor productivity model, Airline productivity, Passenger airline productivity.

J. Aerosp.Technol. Manag., São José dos Campos, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 203-214, May-Aug., 2011
Received: 09/02/11
Accepted: 10/05/11