Taking Stock of Air Liberalization

Taking Stock of Air Liberalization is about Technology, Economy, and Policy (TEP) in the airline industry. Ten years ago, the practical collaboration was begun of bringing together people who belonged to the complementary streams of economic analysis and policy analysis presented int his book. During this time, we opened discussions on the relationship between transportation technology, transportation economics and transportation policy under the general auspices of the Canadian Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation. Working over a 40-month period (1989-1992), this Commission took stock of transportation and produced an up-to-date `État de la question' and policy framework (Hyndman, et al, 1992). Clearly, the project committee's discussions on air policy, over the period 1995-1997 (see Chapter 8), outlined the possibilities for a mechanism to understand the differences about the desirability of air liberalisation, as well as the possible TEP interactions in this area. This led to an exploratory first formulation and computer programme (HLB, 1997) incorporating the approach outlined in Chapter 15. A joint celebration of the CRT's 25th birthday and Transport Canada's 60th birthday seemed appropriate to bring together the various streams. Part I of Taking Stock of Air Liberalization looks at the record, and Part II focuses on specific impacts of policies. Policy formulation (Part III) and the required tools (Part IV - Modelling Demand) are also discussed in this context. The book ends with perspectives in Part V - The Future Market Structure and Public Policy. The competition among airlines is rapidly spreading to the competition among airports, and the difficult regulation of these strategic spatial monopolies (which is introduced in Chapter 13) is now attracting research activity. The next discussion in the airline industry will be the role of airports.

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Preface. Part I: The Overall Record of Air Liberalization. 1. A Profile of the Airline Industry; S.A. Morrison, C. Winston. 2. The Record in Australasia; J. Wolfe. 3. Competition in the European Airline Industry: 1976-1994; A.K. Postert, R.C. Sickles. Part II: Specific Impacts of Deregulation. 4. Pricing and Deregulation in the Airline Industry; P. Barla. 5. The Impact of Airline Deregulation on Costs and Efficiency; R. Reed. 6. Aviation Deregulation and Safety in the United States: Evidence After Twenty Years; I. Savage. 7. Earnings, Employment and the Economics of Airline Labour Costs; D.P. Rich. Part III: Policy Formulation. 8. The OECD Project on International Air Transport; W. Michalski. 9. The EU/US Relationship; L. van Hasselt. 10. The Canada-U.S. Air Agreement; L. Ranger. 11. Policy Formulation: the IATA Position; G. Besse. Part IV: Modelling Demand. 12. Are Fixed-Form Regression Models Ever Credible? Some Evidence From Transportation Studies; M. Gaudry. 13. The Interdependency of Airport Choice and Travel Demand; B.N. Mandel. 14. The Air Network Itinerary and Trip Aggregation (ANITA) Model; R. Laferrière. 15. Evaluating Air Liberalization Agreements: An Integration of Demand Analysis and Trade Theory; D. Gillen, et al. Part V: The Future Market Structure and Public Policy. 16. An Industry Perspective; D. Julius. 17. On the Future Role of Alliance; J.Berechman, J. de Wit. 18. Wrap up: The Way I See It; J. Panzar.