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What is the main structure of an airline?

The typical organizational structure of an airline includes operations, maintenance, marketing, and finance divisions.



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The airlines industry is structured into three main components: commercial, general, and military. Commercial aviation includes national carriers such as Delta and American, and regional carriers like GoJet and SkyWest Airlines.

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The airline industry has three key characteristics. First, the demand for air services, whether for passengers or freight, is a derived demand. Second, the product is very homogenous and, third, it cannot be stored.

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Nevertheless, most can be categorized as belonging to one of the four main business models, which are as follows:
  1. Full-Service Carriers. ...
  2. Low-Cost Carriers. ...
  3. Charter Airlines. ...
  4. Cargo Airlines.


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For example, within the airplane category, there are four classes of airplanes, such as:
  • Single-Engine Land.
  • Single-Engine Sea.
  • Multi-Engine Land.
  • Multi-Engine Sea.


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The Airport operates and maintains the physical facility on the ground: the terminal, runways, taxiways, etc.… and the airport leases space to the airlines. Airport leases do not include airline performance standards because airlines won't agree to them and the airlines hold all the cards in today's landscape.

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Profitability moves these stocks too, as do factors such as fuel costs, foreign exchange rates, capital expenditures, and seat prices, which result in either margin expansion or contraction. Airline stocks are primarily valued based on these factors and valuation multiples.

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