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Depreciation in the Canadian Airline Industry

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  • Merridee Bujaki
  • Sylvain Durocher

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This case is designed to help students enhance their analytical skills and link accounting policy choices with corporate strategy. Written initially for MBA students and senior analysts attending executive education sessions, it provides participants with 1) industry background for the Canadian airline sector, and 2) historical and selected financial and non‐financial information from the annual reports and initial public offering documents of three players in this industry. Participants are invited to reflect on the theoretical and practical reasons underlying the choice of a depreciation method by airline companies, to find ways to quantitatively compare companies that use different depreciation methods, and to link these policy choices to possible strategic considerations. This case is based on a unique situation prevailing in 2009 where financial information was available for all three airlines which were using different approaches for aircraft depreciation. Résumé Le cas proposé par les auteurs vise à permettre aux étudiants d'améliorer leurs compétences analytiques et d'établir le lien entre les choix de méthodes comptables et la stratégie de l'entreprise. Rédigé au départ à l'intention des étudiants du MBA et des analystes principaux prenant part à des séances de formation pour cadres supérieurs, l'exposé du cas livre aux participants 1) des données contextuelles relatives au secteur canadien du transport aérien et 2) des données historiques ainsi que des données financières et non financières sélectionnées tirées des rapports annuels et des documents relatifs aux premiers appels publics à l'épargne de trois acteurs de l'industrie. Les participants sont invités à réfléchir aux raisons théoriques et pratiques qui incitent les sociétés de transport aérien à choisir une méthode d'amortissement, à déterminer comment procéder à une comparaison quantitative de sociétés utilisant des méthodes d'amortissement différentes et à établir un lien entre ces choix de méthodes et de possibles considérations stratégiques. Le cas est basé sur une situation particulière qui remonte à 2009 et à l'égard de laquelle les auteurs ont eu accès à des données financières pour les trois sociétés de transport aérien utilisant des méthodes différentes pour amortir leurs appareils.

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  • Merridee Bujaki & Sylvain Durocher, 2014. "Depreciation in the Canadian Airline Industry," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(3), pages 209-218, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:13:y:2014:i:3:p:209-218
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12034
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