As a consequence of deregulation in the airline industry, market forces rather than public service considerations increasingly dictate services to and from airports in Europe’s peripheral areas. The new market advocates market-driven management practices as a means of satisfying airline customers and implies that airports that adopt a more marketorientated approach than their rivals will perform better. This study investigates the theoretical foundations of a market orientation, which can be defined as the organisationwide generation, dissemination and response to market intelligence. The main aim of this study is to examine the relationship between market orientation and the performance of airports in Europe’s peripheral areas. The research methodology was implemented using a questionnaire-based survey that was administered to the managers of 217 airports in 17 different countries. Usable responses from 86 airports were received and analysed. The findings of this study suggest that airports wishing to outperform competitors can do so by adopting a market orientation and should seek to continually monitor and improve the way in which they gather, disseminate and respond to market intelligence. This will be particularly effective when market turbulence is high and/or when the focus of the airport is on developing leisure services. In addition, market orientation was found to have a positive effect on performance because it means that airports are more likely to be innovative in their approach to marketing. This means that airport managers should try to develop a market-orientated culture with innovative marketing practices in mind, and visa versa. The fact that independently-owned airports have significantly higher levels of market orientation than regionally-owned or nationally-owned airports suggests that independent ownership is more conducive to the development of a market orientation. The findings of this study do have a number of limitations, the most notable being that they are restricted to airports in Europe’s peripheral areas. It is recommended that future research should be conducted on airports worldwide in order to investigate differences between a wider range of airport types and geographical regions. In addition, the findings of this study suggest that a stakeholder orientation is important for airports seeking to improve their performance, especially smaller airports that are publicly-owned. It is recommended that future studies should investigate antecedents to and consequences of a stakeholder orientation. Future studies should also investigate whether a stakeholder orientation has a greater effect on performance than a market orientation does, and whether the two types of orientation complement each other.

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A presente pesquisa visa mostrar como a instalação e edificação de um empreendimento urbano, no caso o Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro, inaugurado em 1985, induziu a expansão territorial da rede hoteleira e possibiltou a (re) produção de centralidades no Município de Guarulhos. Analisado a partir da Capital São Paulo e no espaço urbano de Guarulhos, como estas transformações espaciais e estruturais implicam no surgimento e expansão dos hotéis, bem como, a concentração de serviços atrelados ao funcionamento e manutenção destes equipamentos, fomentam a (re) produção de centralidades no município de Guarulhos / The present study aims show how the installation and construction of an enterprise urban, on case international airport of Sao Paulo/Guarulhos - governor Andre Franco Montoro, opened in 1985, induced expansion territorial network hotel and enabled the (re) production of centralities in Guarulhos (SP) Passed from the Capital - Sao Paulo and urban space in Guarulhos, how these transformations imply the emergence and expansion of hotels, and the concentrations of services linked to the operation and maintenance of such equipament, foster the (re) production of centralities in the county of Guarulhos

[pt] As mudanças na regulamentação mundial do transporte aéreo, observadas nas últimas duas décadas, trouxeram tanto um desafio como um estímulo aos sistemas de distribuição de mercadorias, com ampliação dos volumes transportados, associado à redução de distâncias. Com isso, a competição obrigou as companhias aéreas a serem mais eficientes. Nesse aspecto, a utilização de pontos consolidadores de carga em suas redes de transporte, os hub, passaram a ser uma opção de redução de custos e otimização dos recursos operacionais. O presente trabalho tomou como base os dados do Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC) para transporte de carga entre os 32 aeroportos de carga brasileiros, como também sua agregação nas cinco regiões geográficas do País. A formulação agregada serviu como teste para um futuro estudo que envolveria todos os aeroportos. A aplicação piloto evita usar um modelo de otimização, fazendo uma enumeração de todas as alternativas, com apoio de uma planilha de dados, de modo a identificarse um único hub. / [en] The changes in air transportation regulation implemented in the last two decades, brought both a challenge and a stimulus to the merchandise distribution systems, with a sizable increase in the transported volumes and a reduction in travelled distances. As a consequence, competition imposes more efficiency to the air companies. The cargo consolidation points in the transport network, the hub, are a definite requirement for cost reduction and optimization of their operational assets. The present research has collected data in Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC) about the 32 Brazilian cargo airports as well as its aggregation among the five geographic regions of the country. The aggregated formulation was used as a test for a future study including all airports. The pilot application avoids the use of an optimization model but rather, using an Excel software, makes total enumeration of all alternatives to find a single hub proposal.

Der Ausbau mehrerer Flughäfen in Deutschland sowie die Installation neuer Flugrouten belasten die Bevölkerung mit Lärm. Die Wertänderung von Immobilien gilt als allgemeiner Indikator für die Folgen der Lärmbelastung. Die letzten Jahre brachten eine Zäsur in der Erforschung der Fluglärmwirkungen. Es sind mit den Internetportalen wie Immobilienscout 24 neue umfangreiche Datenquellen verfügbar. Diese wurde 2012 und 2013 in vier neuen Studien ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse der neuen Studien werden vorgestellt. Wichtige Ergebnisse lauten: Die ältere Literatur wird hinsichtlich des NSDI (Noise Sensitivity Depreciation Index) bestätigt. Werte von 0,7 bis 1,2 können verifiziert werden. Auch Flugrouten verursachen Wertminderungen. Die Wertminderungen betragen etwa 100 Euro/m2 Wohnfläche pro Kilometer mehr Nähe zum Flugroutenzentrum (etwa 3% des Immobilienwertes). Wertminderungen hängen ab von der Intensität der öffentlichen Diskussion. Über- und unterschießende Effekte sind zu beobachten. Wertminderungen durch neue Flugrouten sind größer als Werterhöhungen durch entfallende Flugrouten. / The development of several airports in Germany as well as the introduction of new flight routes is a strain on most citizens. The change in value of real estate property is widely acknowledged as the general quantitative indicator of the consequences of noise pollution and congestion. In recent years new research on the effects of noise pollution has signified a turning point. Internet portals such as the German Immobilienscout 24 made available new data sources for possible investigation. Evaluation of this data was carried out in four new studies. This paper presents the results of these data analyses. The most important findings are: Older literature findings can be confirmed regarding the NSDI (Noise Sensitivity Depreciation Index). Values of 0.7 to 1.2 can be verified. Flight routes provoke a depreciation in value of real estate. The impairment loss is roughly 100 Euro/m² of living area per kilometer distance to the nearest flight route center (3% of the real estate value). Such depreciation in value reacts to the intensity of the public discourse. Over- and undershooting effects have been found. The depreciation due to newly introduced flight routes is larger than the appreciation due to terminated old flight routes.

The master thesis deals with the application of delivery conditions in the maritime and air transport which was done in forward company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Ltd. The theoretical part describes air and maritime transport focusing on development in Europe. The international interpretative rules INCOTERMS 2010 were discussed. The practical part explains application of delivery conditions by using business cases from company Hellmann. This part includes their comparison. Export and import operations were chosen on route Europe and Far East.

The diploma thesis analyses information technologies in the air transport industry, primarily global distribution systems. The first part of the thesis focuses on basic terms of information technology and introduces subjects of the air transport industry, which are air traffic control, airlines and airports. The second part of the thesis describes all information technologies, which are used by above mentioned subjects for organization and operation of air transport. This part is mostly dedicated to global distribution systems, which are inessential for distribution of air transport.

The thesis deals with the issue of cooperation amongst air carriers. There are mentioned several forms of cooperation in this field: bilateral agreements, global airline alliances and also very specific and current ways of cooperation which are mergers and acquisitions. The last mentioned forms are illustrated on specific examples of important European airlines which decided to improve their competitiveness by joining other air carrier or acquiring relevant stake in other airline. The trend of concentration in the aviation area has naturally affected Czech air transport market as well; therefore this thesis includes a separate chapter concerning acquisition of Czech Airlines by Korean Air which bought a 44 % stake in Czech flag air carrier. There are analyzed in detail the main impacts of the transaction from different points of view, including potential synergistic effects resulting from the cooperation. The thesis also deals with the recently established cooperation between Czech Airlines and its rival airline Travel Service which plans to buy a 34 % stake in Czech national airline and to become its legitimate shareholder besides Korean Air. The thesis includes an analysis of cooperation with this company as well.

This master thesis focuses on selected concepts of air transport, which have a potential of increasing the competitiveness of the sector. The main objective of this paper is to analyze and quantify the economic and environmental benefits of introducing the electronic taxiing concept and the Free Route Airspace concept under conditions of use in the Czech Republic. First two parts of the thesis describe the theoretical background and important international aviation organizations. The main part describes the concepts, the methodology of benefit analyzes and presents the results. The results of analyzes show the main benefits of introducing both the concepts and the economic impact in case of airlines in the form of cost savings associated with fuel and environmental impact in terms of reducing the amount of produced gas emissions.

The diploma thesis deals with the marketing strategy of low cost airlines. The theoretical part describes low cost air transport and also define marketing tools. The practical part is focused on the low cost airline Wizz Air. In practical part of the work is included a questionnaire survey. Based on the findings, were proposed possible marketing improvements for Wizz Air airline.