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Table 1 Categories for airline characteristics
Characteristic | Categories (number of airlines) | Source |
|---|---|---|
Geographic region | Africa (12) Asia and the Pacific (66) Commonwealth of Independent States (18) Europe (67) Latin America and the Caribbean (19) Middle East (16) North America (34) | United Nations, expanded |
Income group (GNI using the Atlas method) | High income – \$12,476 or more (135) Upper middle income – \$4,036 - \$12,475 (67) Lower middle income – \$1026 - \$4,035 (28) Low income – \$1,025 or less (2) | World Development Indicators 2012 |
Business model | Full-service (122) Low-cost (52) Regional (45) Charter (13) | Airline websites |
Airline size | Very large – more than 30 million passengers (19) Large – 10 to 30 million passengers (45) Medium – 3 to 10 million passengers (87) Small – less than 3 million passengers (81) | ATW World Airline Report 2011 |
Ownership | Private (171) Government or local (61) | Airline websites |
Airline quality rating | 5 stars (6) 4 stars (27) 3 stars (98) 2 stars (12) 1 star (0) No rating (89) | Skytrax 2012 |
Internet penetration | High internet penetration – 75 % or more (92) Medium internet penetration – 50 % to 74 % (49) Low internet penetration – 49 % or less (91) | World Development Indicators 2012 |