EMISSION TRADING – STRATEGY IMPLICATIONSFOR AIRLINES

摘要

Based on the proposal of the European Commission (EC) on including the aviationrnsector into the European Emission Trading Scheme, we simulate cost implications forrnselected airlines and routes and identify and evaluate airlines’ potential deviationrnstrategies. Contrary to the assumptions underlying the EC proposal, our resultsrnindicate that, based on their route network design and strategies, airlines are affectedrnin different and competitively relevant ways. However, in line with the EC butrndifferent from a variety of studies, our results indicate that the magnitude of therndifferential cost implications are not sufficient to initiate major network redesignsrnamong airlines.