The Contribution of Global Alliances to Airlines’ Environmental Performance

Global alliances have traditionally been related to improvements in the economic and operational performances of companies, particularly in the airline industry. However, we still do not know the effect of the participation in this kind of multilateral agreement on the environmental performance of a...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019-09, Vol.11 (17), p.4606
Main Authors: Payán-Sánchez, Belén, Pérez-Valls, Miguel, Plaza-Úbeda, José Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airline operations
Airlines
Alliances
Collaboration
Competition
Emissions
Environmental effects
Environmental management
International agreements
Sustainability
Variance analysis
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Summary:Global alliances have traditionally been related to improvements in the economic and operational performances of companies, particularly in the airline industry. However, we still do not know the effect of the participation in this kind of multilateral agreement on the environmental performance of airlines. The main aim of this work is to analyze whether the alliance membership of airlines has an effect upon their environmental performance, and if so, whether or not the characteristics of the global alliance, as well as the business model of the airline, may influence this relation to a greater or lesser extent. The results of regression and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in a sample of 252 airlines (58 included in one of the three global alliances: Star Alliance, Oneworld, and SkyTeam) show a strong and inverse relationship between environmental performance and belonging to an alliance. The paper also shows empirical evidence of the influence of the business model of the airline on environmental performance. These results suggest important implications for managers facing challenges regarding sustainability.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11174606