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Analysing the current and future Chinese airport network: A comparative analysis with the United States of America
Journal of Airport Management,
14
(1),
81-97
(2019)
Abstract
The United States (US) has a mature airport network, while China has a rapidly developing network. Through a comparative analysis of China and the US, China can potentially learn a lot from the development of the airport network in the US. This paper analyses the respective advantages and disadvantages of the airport networks in the US and China through the use of a variety of analytical tools. From an analysis of the airport network in the US, nine suggestions were drawn for the Chinese airport network, and 23 basic strategies were identified from the analysis of the Chinese airport network itself. Ultimately, 15 strategies were identified and developed based on these findings. The adoption of these strategies would enable China to achieve the advantages of a mature airport network that is clearly visible in the US.
Keywords: airport network; comparative analysis; competitive advantages; strategy formulation
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Author's Biography
Xinyi Yao studied aviation at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the RMIT University School of Engineering in Melbourne. She is a graduate from both universities and is presently planning to continue her academic studies either in mainland China or Hong Kong.
David Lyon is currently head of the school of business studies at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic in Tauranga, New Zealand. David developed an interest in the commercialisation of airports while he was a board member for Tauranga Airport. This subsequently led to the completion of a PhD with the school of aviation at Massey University and a range of airportrelated presentations to the New Zealand Aviation Industry Association and the Australian Airports Association. He has also provided advice to a number of New Zealand airport companies. David has worked as an adjunct lecturer for the school of aviation at Massey, teaching aviation strategic management and the design and development of airports to graduate students in the Masters in aviation programme. As the bulk of his students had an active involvement in aviation, this teaching placed him in contact with many experienced aviation professions across a range of disciplines and across the world. David is a member of the Air Transport Research Society and has presented a number of papers at the annual world conferences organised by that society. He is able to provide an independent voice about both the challenges and opportunities that face the New Zealand airport system now and into the future. David has had a long-term personal interest in aviation and has been an active pilot for more than 40 years. He has also been involved in the recent establishment of the seventh New Zealand branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society in Tauranga.
