The increased interest in Low Cost Carriers and their success in gaining market shares have put emphasis on the strategic behaviour of airline incumbents. The dynamics that come along with new entrants will lead to organizational behaviour to focus on under pricing and to prefer monopoly profits afterwards. At what point does a strategic reaction from the incumbent become predatory behaviour?
Bram is currently responsible for the book reviews of Aerlines. Furthermore, he works as a researcher at a research consultancy on methodology (participatory policy making, monitoring and benchmarking, statistical analysis) concerning innovation policy. Bram graduated (MSc) in Organization Studies at Tilburg University (2006). His thesis was about organizational strategies to handle regulatory institutional pressures towards sustainable development innovation in the aviation sector. Interests in aviation and air transport are driven from his educational background in Organization Studies: probably, there will be no other industry with such a lot inter-organizational collaborations and activities. One could think about the major airline alliances but also about co-operative projects between airlines and airports, governmental institutions and industry companies for technological product development. Furthermore, aviation is very dependent on contextual issues: not only economic factors play a role, but also social-political and geographical factors. Balancing on this dependency and management of contingencies is interesting in the eyes of an organization scientist. Contact Bram at bram.kaashoek@aerlines.nl.
German low cost carrier Germanwings reduces the number of flights on the route Maastricht-Berlin to four a week, starting end of March.09:58:38 AM February 03, 2012from web
After 66 years of operations, Malev, #Hungary's national airline, ceases operations after its planes were held overseas for unpaid debts.09:55:03 AM February 03, 2012from web
