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Air transport in the 21st century : key strategic developments /
Airlines are buffeted by fluctuating political and economic landscapes, ever-changing competition, technology developments, globalization, increasing deregulation and evolving customer requirements. As a consequence all sectors of the air transport industry are in a constant state of flux. The princ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. Practitioner pieces. Volatility in the global airline industry is shaping its future evolution ; The future of air navigation ; Aviation safety concern ; A beneficial industry but one with elusive profitability ; The challenges faced by independent ground handlers and in-flight caterers ; Growth opportunities in Brazil ; Can Gulf carriers sustain their current growth rate? ; Forecasting the fate of the airline industry ; Changing global air transport ; The inevitable evolution of aviation ; Longer-term prospects for air transport ; Airline consolidation in China and the prospects for China ; Overcoming the constraints of aeropolitics ; In search of sustained profitability 30 years after deregulation ; IT, airlines and the recession : what is a chief information officer to do? ; An inherently unstable industry : airlines have themselves to blame ; Engine makers can help airlines thrive, even in a difficult environment ; The future of airline sales distribution ; Dynamic air transport industry ; The dilemma facing airport management : taking control of the airport environment ; Surviving the crisis
- pt. II. Academic section. Airlines : an inherently turbulent industry ; State of US aviation : clinging to old ways in a new century ; Ryanair and the low-cost revolution ; Airline strategy : keeping the legacy carrier competitive. How can mature airlines stay ahead in the low-fare airline era? ; Ancillary revenues : the new trend in strategic airline marketing ; Multilateral airline alliances : the fallacy of the alliances to mergers proposition ; Comparing the economic and operating characteristics of charter and low-cost scheduled airlines ; Airlines and tourism : interrelations and trends ; The economics of 7th freedom ; The air cargo industry ; Key issues facing the airport industry ; Challenges to growth : environmental issues and the development of the air transport industry ; Advances in transport aircraft and engines ; Safety management systems in aviation ; Cooperation in air navigation services : is globalization arriving in the world of ANS? ; IT innovations in passenger services ; Aviation security in the United States ; An examination of the world's most profitable airline in 2009/10 : the Emirates business model.