1st Edition
Wings Across Europe Towards an Efficient European Air Transport System
By Kenneth Button
Copyright 2004
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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Airlines, like most industries, contain a mixture of good and badly managed companies (and perhaps more important, lucky and unlucky companies). More important in the longer-run is the institutional structure in which the companies offer their services. Air transport is a major industry in its own right. But it is also the fastest growing mode of transport for both passengers and freight, a large... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Do we need air transport; How is the European air transport market developing? Is the market segmenting?; Is the current structure sustainable?; Conclusions; Annex I: European Union air transport policy; Annex II: airline deregulation elsewhere; Glossary of Terms; References; Index.
Biography
Dr Kenneth Button is Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA. He is also Director of the Center for Transportation Policy and Operations and Director of the Center for Aerospace Policy. He has published, or has in press, some 80 books. He is editor of the academic journals Transportation Research D: Transport and the Environment and of the Journal of Air Transport Management.
'...anyone interested in the future of European airlines will find this book stimulating reading. Kenneth Button sounds a warning about the prospects of European airlines, documenting the rapid changes they have coped with over the years and the problem of covering costs. Button's prognosis is a challenging one - the current situation is not sustainable, the solutions not obvious.' Professor Peter Forsyth, Monash University, Australia. 'All in all this is a stimulating book and is highly recommended. It may perhaps be of most use to those already well versed in the issues discussed, but there is much food for thought here for everybody with an interest in European air transport.' The Aerospace Professional, September 2005:-
