THE GLOBAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY; Contents; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 The International Institutional and Regulatory Environment; 3 Overview of Airline Economics, Markets and Demand; 4 Fundamentals of Pricing and Revenue Management; 5 Airline Operating Costs and Measures of Productivity; 6 The Airline Planning Process; 7 Airline Schedule Optimization; 8 Airline Flight Operations; 9 Irregular Operations: Schedule Recovery and Robustness; 10 Labor Relations and Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry.
11 Aviation Safety and Security12 Airports; 13 Air Traffic Control; 14 Air Transport and the Environment; 15 Information Technology in Airline Operations, Distribution and Passenger Processing; 16 Critical Issues and Prospects for the Global Airline Industry; Index.
In today's rapidly changing air transport environment, the aviation professionals require access to advanced and comprehensive knowledge, coupled with an in-depth understanding of the needs of the airline industry. Drawing on the editors' extensive experience with airline and air transport issues, The Global Airline Industry provides a definitive introduction to our air transportation system. Featuring contributors from 3 different continents, all affiliated to MIT's Global Airline Industry Program, this book's unique and holistic perspective is allied with detailed coverage of air transpo