The Global Airline Industry [Hardcover]

Extensively revised and updated edition of the bestselling textbook, provides an overview of recent global airline industry evolution and future challenges

• Examines the perspectives of the many stakeholders in the global airline industry, including airlines, airports, air traffic services, governments, labor unions, in addition to passengers
• Describes  how these different players have contributed to the evolution of competition in the global airline industry, and the implications for its future evolution
• Includes many facets of the airline industry not covered elsewhere in any single book, for example, safety and security, labor relations and environmental impacts of aviation
• Highlights recent developments such as changing airline business models, growth of emerging airlines, plans for modernizing air traffic management, and opportunities offered by new information technologies for ticket distribution
• Provides detailed data on airline performance and economics updated through 2013

Notes on Contributors xiii

List of Contributors xix

Series Preface xxi

Acknowledgments xxiii

1 Introduction and Overview 1
Peter P. Belobaba

1.1 Introduction: The Global Airline Industry 1

1.1.1 Deregulation and Liberalization Worldwide 4

1.1.2 Industry Evolution Since 2000 6

1.2 Overview of Chapters 13

References 17

2 The International Institutional and Regulatory Environment 19
Amedeo R. Odoni

2.1 Introduction 19

2.2 Background on the International Regulatory Environment 20

2.2.1 The Chicló–