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Airline Industry

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The commercial transportation sector made up of companies that provide regular air transportation service for passengers and freight, operating scheduled and chartered flight networks worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Sector
Transportation 1
Connections

Associated With

Hospitality Industry, Industries

Airlines sit within the same travel and tourism value chain the hospitality industry organizes.

Source Wikipedia, Hospitality Industry
Legacy Carrier, Business Models
Loyalty business model, Business Models

Airlines were early large-scale adopters of the loyalty business model through frequent-flyer programs (American Airlines AAdvantage launched 1981).

Source Wikipedia, Airline
Richard Branson, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Richard Branson founded Virgin Atlantic in the 1980s, building it into a major international airline as part of the Virgin Group conglomerate.

Yield Management, Business Models

Companies In Industry

Air France-KLM S.A., Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Air India Limited, Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Avianca Group, Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Budget Aviation Holdings, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Budget Aviation Holdings
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Icelandair Group, Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

International Airlines Group, S.A., Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

LATAM Airlines Group S.A., Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Lion Air Group, Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

SAS Group, Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Tiger Airways Holdings, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Tiger Airways Holdings
Virgin Australia Holdings, Companies and Brands

A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.

Sources
1. Wikipedia, Airline
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    An airline is a company that provides a regular service of air transportation for passengers or freight (cargo).
  • Associated With: Loyalty business model, History section
    Many millions who had never or rarely flown before became regular fliers, even joining frequent flyer loyalty programs and receiving free flights and other benefits from their flying.
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Wikipedia, Hospitality Industry
WikipediaAssociated With: Hospitality Industry, Sectors section
Quote, Associated With: Hospitality Industry, Sectors section
hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, casinos, real estate, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.
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Wikipedia: Tiger Airways Holdings
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Tiger Airways Holdings, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Tiger Airways Holdings, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q46970, matched to the live industry entity "Airline Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Budget Aviation Holdings
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Budget Aviation Holdings, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Budget Aviation Holdings, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q46970, matched to the live industry entity "Airline Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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