Evolution of International Aviation: Phoenix Rising
The purpose of this book is twofold. First, it lays out the forces that shaped the international aviation industry and that changed all the rules in the drive for liberalization. Second, it looks at the many interesting and difficult choices ahead that the airline industry in general and the international aviation industry in particular face. These choices include many dichotomies: pulling back from the trend toward liberalization or embracing the liberalization trend, merging in search of...
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"The purpose of this book is twofold. First, it lays out the forces that shaped the international aviation industry and that changed all the rules in the drive for liberalization. Second, it looks at the many interesting and difficult choices ahead that the airline industry in general and the international aviation industry in particular face. These choices include many dichotomies: pulling back from the trend toward liberalization or embracing the liberalization trend, merging in search of profitability or fragmenting the industry in search of economies. These possible futures are explored including the pros and cons of each future from a national, consumer, employer, and employee perspective." This second edition of the book is thoroughly revised and updated from the 2003 original, in light of many significant developments in (and affecting) the industry, such as the mixed ability of sectors to recover from 9/11, the establishment of the low cost carrier, the consequences of rising fuel costs (now the single greatest expense to airlines) and growing concern with the environmental impacts of air transport. This book also features all-new chapters on the key topics of manufacturing, the environment and air cargo. Overall the second edition's perspective has expanded from a focus on airlines to consider the broader aviation industry.
List of FiguresList of Tables1 Phoenix Rising 1Pt. I In the Beginning (1903-1950)2 Invention to Commercial Success Inventions 153 The Other Source of Revenue 254 A Dangerous Idea? 335 Chicago, the Windy City 416 Shaping the World 51Pt. II The Industry Grows Up (1950-2000)7 Taking Off 598 A Brave New World 719 A Different View? 8310 The Defining Deal of the Next Century? 10311 The Slippery Legal Slope 12312 The Quality Question 14113 The Need for Speed 157Pt. III Facing the Future (2000-Present)14 Searching for Profits 17115 Seeking Liberal Markets 19116 Spreading the Promise 20317 Fighting Carbon Emissions 21718 Diverging Visions 22919 After the Revolution 23920 A Twenty-First Century Airspace 24921 Wave of the Future 263Index 275
