Systematic Risk in the Deregulated Airline Industry

Systematic Risk in the Deregulated Airline Industry

Systematic risk in the deregulated airline industry is found to be significantly lower, at least for national carriers, than under regulation; but it was much higher during the period of transition. National carriers have a greater systematic risk than regional carriers, but the difference is less after deregulation.

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