Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe: Concessions or Free Market?

Velde, Didier van de

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“…express buses, are transporting passengers from city to city and serve as main commuter for towns without any railway service [11]. The coach passenger seat is one of the important items to ensure the comfort of the long distance travel passenger.…”

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Adaptive Body Support System for Aircraft Seat

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Rauterberg

Chen

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Abstract. The development of new technology enables the comfort service becoming an important requirement in the air travel industry. Long haul air travel may cause different physiological and psychological discomfort of aircraft passenger. Most of the aircraft company treats the passenger comfort as a main priority for the user's acceptance of their airline. In order to improve the aircraft passenger body comfort during long haul air travel, an adaptive body support system was developed and embedded in the economy class aircraft seat. In this paper, we describe the development of adaptive body support system.

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Adaptive Body Support System for Aircraft Seat

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Rauterberg

Chen

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“…Line operation was very limited in most countries until the last years. Many countries, such as France and Germany, did not allow bus lines running in parallel with railway services (Alexandersson, 2009; 5,000 4,500 3,500 3,000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 van de Velde, 2009;Augustin, Gerike, Martinez Sanchez, & Ayala, 2014;Blayac & Bougette, 2017), until the deregulation of their bus markets, in 2013. Cars represent more passenger kilometers traveled than twice the combination of all the other transport methods.…”

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Low-cost bus business models and the case of Brazil

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Magalhães

Lara

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify low-costbus business models from different parts of the world and check their applicability in the Brazilian market. It also identifies crucial factors for the development of that kind of business and investigates the relationship between low-cost buses and other modes of transport. This research analyzes every relevant aspect to the applicability of low-cost business models in Brazil, driving to discussions and conclusions. The gains on the development of low-cost bus systems in Brazil may have a wide reach, from personal to general public benefits. Design/methodology/approach Business models for low-cost bus systems are used to analyze in a qualitative approach. The data are collected through semi-structured interviews, direct observations and documental basis. In addition, innovations over the previous five years are evaluated in order to establish a comparative pattern between companies. Findings There is a great potential in the Brazilian passenger market for the entrance of low-cost bus companies. The only question is just when it is the right time to enter that market. Most of the negative points presented for the implementation of a low-cost company are related to the current economical and political crisis in Brazil. It was identified as a potential cause for the overall decrease of the passengers market in recent years, and specifically of the bus passengers market. Originality/value The recent regulation changes, the high demand for passengers and even the similarity of possible routes in Brazil to the ones in Europe and in the USA make Brazil a fertile soil for the development of that kind of business. A similar price mechanism to the ones applied worldwide was also identified as doable in Brazil.

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“…This regime, termed 'market initiative' by van de Velde, may be combined with further obligations, e.g. to prevent parallel services (van de Velde, 2009). …”

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“…Following deregulation, the transitional development of markets was heterogeneous and eventually the markets may feature a dominant position of a major operator (UK), oligopolistic competition or the competition of numerous providers (White and Robbins, 2012;van de Velde, 2009). However, on the level of the operators, cooperation between providers (especially for marketing) and the activities of small local firms via subcontracting remain important characteristics of many markets.…”

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Liberalization of the Interurban Coach Market in Germany: Do Attitudes and Perceptions Drive the Choice between Rail and Coach?

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractIn January 2013 the interurban passenger transport market in Germany was liberalized and several coach carriers emerged offering an alternative to the Deutsche Bahn, a state owned rail monopoly. The coach carriers have attempted to position themselves not just through lower prices but also through product differentiation, for example marketing their services as the most ecological way to travel. Hence, it is important to consider attitudes and perceptions when analyzing this market.One year after liberalization we conducted a stated-choice experiment among students and employees at the Technical University of Berlin, where participants had to choose between different interurban public transport alternatives (regional and intercity trains or interurban coaches). Additionally, the experiment gathered perception and attitudinal indicators used to construct latent variables. Our results show that attitudes and perceptions indeed affect the way individuals choose between different transport modes and, therefore, they must be taken into account when analyzing the interurban passenger market in Germany.

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Long-Distance Bus Services in Europe: Concessions or Free Market?

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Adaptive Body Support System for Aircraft Seat

Adaptive Body Support System for Aircraft Seat

Low-cost bus business models and the case of Brazil

Liberalization of the Interurban Coach Market in Germany: Do Attitudes and Perceptions Drive the Choice between Rail and Coach?

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