Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Restructuring the Alitalia business model

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jairtraman.2009.05.003

1873-2089

Elisabetta Bergamini, Simone Gitto, Paolo Mancuso,

Transport and Economic Policies

Abstract This paper analyzes the performance of the Italian airline company, Alitalia, after the deregulation in the air transport industry in the European Union. Company performance is analyzed using Tornqvist indices. The evidence shows as Alitalia productivity slowdown has been caused by the company failure to support an increase in input with a supply-oriented strategy.