Critical Issues in Air Transport Economics and Business

by Macßrio; Rosßrio

• ISBN13: 9780415570558
• ISBN10: 0415570557
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book takes a look at the critical issues facing the airline industry featuring contributions from key figures in Europe, the US and Asia. Elements for success and failure are discussed and material is offered for strategic thinking.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The future air transport sector: a modified market and ownership structure	p. 10
Airlines and their focus on cost control and productivity	p. 29
Low-cost airlines: strategies and reaction patterns	p. 51
Airline performance prediction	p. 75
World air cargo and merchandise trade	p. 98
Integrators in a changing world	p. 112
Airports of the future: essentials for a renewed business model	p. 133
The airport city: a new business model for airport development	p. 150
The economics of airline alliances	p. 165
The transmogrification of hub-and-spoke airline networks	p. 183
The impact of airline network strategies for service quality of airports: the case of Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle	p. 203
Congestion and air transport: a challenging phenomenon	p. 222
Towards a more efficient use of airport capacity at Europe's hubs	p. 234
Assessing the impact of Open Skies agreements	p. 251
The impact of North Atlantic passenger services on airports	p. 266
Effects of emission trading schemes	p. 285
Competition between airlines and high-speed rail	p. 319
Consolidation in the air transport industry and antitrust enforcement in Europe	p. 343
Regulatory constraints in Europe or "how free are you?"	p. 361
Essential airline marketing strategies	p. 370
Major challenges for the future of the air transport sector	p. 393
Index	p. 403
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