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A Longitudinal Analysis of Deconcentration Process for the Top 20 Airlines in China

중국 상위 20위 항공사의 탈 집중화 현상에 대한 종단적 연구

  • Chen, Jiarong (Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University) ;
  • Yeo, Gi-Tae (Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University)
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  • 여기태 (인천대학교 동북아물류대학원)
  • Received : 2020.03.31
  • Accepted : 2020.06.20
  • Published : 2020.06.28
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Abstract

With the rapid development of China's economy, the aviation industry, as an important part of transportation services, has undoubtedly achieved rapid development. However, there is hardly any academic work that was based on the development of the top airlines in the Chinese airline industry. Hence, this study provides empirical research that takes into account the longitudinal development of the top 20 airlines in China from 2009 to 2018. The throughput volumes (cargo and passenger) of the airlines were analyzed by concentration indicators, namely the concentration ratio (CR), the Herfindahl- Hirschman index (HHI), the Gini coefficient, and the shift-share analysis (SSA). In this paper, the top 20 airlines have been analyzed in terms of the passenger and cargo throughput from 2009 to 2018. The calculation results of CR6, HHI and the Gini coefficient show that the airlines were extremely deconcentrated. In addition, by comparing the ABSGR of passenger and cargo throughput, it is shown that China's aviation industry is dominated by four airlines- Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. In the future study, it is necessary to explore growth strategies to find niche markets for passenger and cargo transportation.

중국 경제의 빠른 발전과 더불어 운송 서비스의 가장 중요한 역할을 하는 항공산업은 상당한 발전을 이루고 있다. 이러한 성장에도 불구하고 중국 항공산업에서 상위 항공사만을 대상으로 발전과정을 연구한 논문은 제한적이다. 이러한 측면에서 본 연구에서는 2009년에서 2018년 기간 동안 중국 상위 20위 항공사의 종단적 발전상황에 대한 실증적 연구를 수행하는 것을 연구의 목적으로 하였다. 연구의 방법은 집중도 분석, 허핀달-허쉬만 분석, 지니계수 분석, 전이할당 분석을 활용하였으며, 분석 자료는 물동량 및 여객수를 활용하였다. 집중도 분석, 허핀달-허쉬만 분석 및 지니계수 분석결과, 중국항공사는 탈 집중화 현상을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 절대성장치 분석결과 중국 항공산업은 여객측면에서는 상위 4개의 항공사가 선점하고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 향후연구에서는 여객 및 화물운송의 틈새시장을 찾는 성장전략 모색이 필요하다.

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