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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book offers a critical and wide-ranging assessment of the global air transport liberalization process over the past 40 years. This compilation of world experts on air transport economics, policy, and regulation is timely and significant, considering that air transport is currently facing a series of new challenges due to technological changes, the emergence of new markets, and increased security concerns.
The book initially explores liberalization within various geographical markets such as the United States, Australia, Ireland, the European Union, China, India, Latin America, and Africa. It expands upon this by addressing the main concerns that were initially leveled against air transport liberalization, including those involving safety, social services, market concentration, and the domination of hub airports as well as market instability.
This analysis of air transport and its regulation will be of interest to aviation professionals, regulators, researchers, and students who are taking courses in air transport, economic regulation, and contemporary transport history.
Contributors include: S. Barrett, M. Baumgartner, P. Berster, V. Bilotkach, K. Button, M. Finger, P. Forsyth, M.C. Gelhausen, D. Gillen, S.V. Gudmundsson, G. Martini, W.G. Morrison, R. Nagpal, R. Neiva, C.V. Oster Jr., J. Peoples, A. Reynolds-Feighan, H. Saranga, D. Scotti, J.S. Strong, H. Vega, E. Zeki, A. Zhang, Y. Zhang, C.K. Zorn
Trade Review'Air transport liberalization has led to a substantial increase in the level of economic activities and traffic growth. This is an excellent book providing a comprehensive view of the topic and covering airline liberalization in the US, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the sustainability of competition. This book also explores aviation safety in the age of liberalization, and the domination of hub-and-spoke networks. The eighteen chapters in the books are written by and for practitioners and academics.' --Bijan Vasigh, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, US
'`The 30th anniversary of the start of the liberalization of air transport in Europe, leading to the creation of the successful EU internal aviation market, is an excellent time to review the transformation of the aviation industry which has taken place throughout the world over the past few decades. This book brings together ten studies of how markets have changed in different countries. But it does more than that. It also reviews broader, generic topics such as safety, small community services and hub domination and the impact liberalization has had on each of them. Finally, it looks at future challenges, particularly in air traffic control and security. The wide range of topics covered helps to put the subject of air transport liberalization into context and reveals the full extent of the remarkable journey the aviation industry has taken in most people's lifetimes, as well as how much more there is to do.'
--Barry Humphreys CBE, Aviation Consultant, UK
' Professors Finger and Button have assembled an impressive array of informative, insightful, and useful chapters that, taken together, offer a compelling endorsement for liberalizing air transport. Although a scholarly collection, there is much in this volume of direct relevance to aviation practitioners in both the private sector and governments. --John Byerly, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Principal U.S. Aviation Negotiator, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Matthias Finger and Kenneth Button Part I: Country and regional reports 2. Airline Liberalization in the US James Peoples 3. Airline Deregulation in Canada and the Sustainability of Competition David Gillen and William G. Morrison 4. Australia – a reluctant liberalizer Peter Forsyth 5. Air transport liberalization: the case of Ireland Sean Barrett 6. The Evolution of Indian Civil Aviation Rajiv Nagpal and Haritha Saranga 7. Air transport development: A comparative analysis of China and India Yahua Zhang and Anming Zhang 8. European Market: Present and Future Volodymyr Bilotkach 9. Latin America and the Caribbean, Thirty-Plus Years of Lukewarm Liberalization of Air Transportation Markets Henry L. Vega 10. Air transport in Africa Gianmaria Martini and Davide Scotti Part II: Topical issues 11. Aviation safety in the age of liberalization Clinton V. Oster Jr., John S. Strong and C. Kurt Zorn 12. Small Community Impacts of Liberalization and the Provision of Social Air Services Aisling Reynolds-Feighan 13. Oligopolization of markets Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson 14. Domination of hub-and-spoke systems Marc C. Gelhausen and Peter Berster 15. Market instability Kenneth Button Part III: Future challenges 16. Economic Perspectives on Aviation Security David Gillen and William G. Morrison 17. The need to evolve air traffic management: Europe as a laboratory Matthias Finger, Marc Baumgartner and Engin Zeki 18. Canada and USA: A Tale of Two ANSPs Rui Neiva Index
