Table of Contents

1. Introduction

PART I Demand and Cost
2. Demand for air travel
3. Cost
4. Pricing

PART II Airline Markets
5. Market structure
6. Competition and consolidation
7. Alliances and joint ventures
8. Regulation and deregulation
9. Aviation safety and security

PART III External Effects of Aviation
10. Congestion and delays
11. Air and noise pollution
12. Positive benefits

PART IV Economics of Related Markets
13. Airports
14. Air navigation services
15. Aircraft manufacturing

About the Author

Volodymyr Bilotkach is an Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Air Transport Management and serves on the Editorial Board of Research in Transportation Economics. He has published extensively on airline economics, including airline alliances and mergers, airport regulation and the distribution of airline tickets, and has advised the European Commission on policy issues in the aviation sector.

Reviews

A charming read on airline economics, written by someone with a close affinity to the sector.
*Steve Bernard, Aerospace*