Fageda, Xavier, 1975-Flores-Fillol, Ricardo2014-10-222014-10-2220112014-1254https://hdl.handle.net/2445/58890An examination of the impact in the US and EU markets of two major innovations in the provision of air services on thin routes - regional jet technology and the low-cost business model - reveals significant differences. In the US, regional airlines monopolize a high proportion of thin routes, whereas low-cost carriers are dominant on these routes in Europe. Our results have different implications for business and leisure travelers, given that regional services provide a higher frequency of flights (at the expense of higher fares), while low-cost services offer lower fares (at the expense of lower flight frequencies).45 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd, (c) Fageda et al., 2011http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/Transport aeriCompetència econòmicaLogística industrialOligopolisCommercial aeronauticsCompetitionBusiness logisticsOligopoliesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper2014-10-22info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess