title: Analysis of Low-Cost Carriers in Post-Soviet States
abstract: The research paper provides an overview of low-cost carrier (LCC) development in the post-Soviet states with a focus on the aviation market in Russia. The LCC model seeks to achieve a competitive advantage through the reduction of operating costs below the traditional airline model. While much of the global community enjoys the benefits offered by LCCs, the question remains why this model has not been successful in the fifteen newly formed countries, with the exception of the Hungarian low-cost 
journal: International Journal of Transportation