The Airline Industry: Facing The Challenges Of The 21st Century
The Airline Industry: Facing The Challenges Of The 21st Century
Peter W Jones
Volume 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Information Booklet Series III
October 2004
GLOBAL THINKING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................3 AIR JAMAICA AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING..............................................................4 SOCIAL AND LABOUR CONSEQUENCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORT INDUSTRY ...............................................................................................................................7 PASSENGER AVERAGE TRIP LENGTHS AND FARE LEVELS IN ..............................11 US DOMESTIC MARKETS ..................................................................................................11 AIR TRANSPORT COSTS AND COMPETITION REGIMES...........................................13 AIR FREIGHT IN ASIAN MARKETS: BOOM OR BUST? ...............................................17 THE EFFECTS OF FARE SEGMENTATION FOR AIRLINE BOTTOM LINE .............23 UNDERSTANDING AIRLINE PRICING ............................................................................25 STATE OF THE U.S. COMMERCIAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND POSSIBLE ISSUES FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION.....................................................................30 AIRLINE INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES ...............................................................................41 CASE STUDY 1: THE IMPACT OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 ON THE CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY: SOCIAL AND LABOUR EFFECTS ...............................................................41 CASE STUDY 2: THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TO THE UK ECONOMY.............................................................................................................................44 CASE STUDY 3: THE RUSSIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY ................................................51
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Peter W Jones
Volume 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Information Booklet Series III
October 2004
GLOBAL THINKING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................3 AIR JAMAICA AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING..............................................................4 SOCIAL AND LABOUR CONSEQUENCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY TRANSPORT INDUSTRY ...............................................................................................................................7 PASSENGER AVERAGE TRIP LENGTHS AND FARE LEVELS IN ..............................11 US DOMESTIC MARKETS ..................................................................................................11 AIR TRANSPORT COSTS AND COMPETITION REGIMES...........................................13 AIR FREIGHT IN ASIAN MARKETS: BOOM OR BUST? ...............................................17 THE EFFECTS OF FARE SEGMENTATION FOR AIRLINE BOTTOM LINE .............23 UNDERSTANDING AIRLINE PRICING ............................................................................25 STATE OF THE U.S. COMMERCIAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND POSSIBLE ISSUES FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION.....................................................................30 AIRLINE INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES ...............................................................................41 CASE STUDY 1: THE IMPACT OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 ON THE CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY: SOCIAL AND LABOUR EFFECTS ...............................................................41 CASE STUDY 2: THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TO THE UK ECONOMY.............................................................................................................................44 CASE STUDY 3: THE RUSSIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY ................................................51
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