Global Airlines: Competition in a Transnational Industry

Global Airlines presents an overview of the changing scene in the airline industry covering current issues of privatization, de-regulation and the emergence of transnational airlines. One of the leading academic authorities on the industry discusses and interprets topics such as * mergers and alliances * code-sharing, franchising and block spacing * increasing concentration * changing patterns in the configuration of route networks.Global Airlines surveys airline companies around the world and the services they operate. This second edition includes:* new material on airline alliances.* updates to reflect recent developments.* extended discussions of the major transatlantic alliance galaxies (the Star Alliance, the BA/American group, the KLM/Northwest group and the Delta/Swissair/Sabena group).* greater space devoted to airports slots issue.* deeper analysis of customer loyalty schemes and their implications for the future of airline competition.* revised section on pro and anti-competitive effects of global airline groupings reflecting the intense focus that has been placed on this debate.* substantial expansion on final chapter to debate the pros and cons of various policy options both for airlines and competition authorities.* comparisons drawn with developments taking place in other industries, in particular the telecommunications industry.Draws on author's own researchCompletely up-to-date concerned only with current issuesReaders are given a forward-looking analysis of the coming shape of the industry in the next decade.