This paper examines the current capacity of the EU's airport infrastructure and the main factors determining that capacity. The nature and role of airport services are detailed. The determination of capacity is examined with discussion of the influence which air traffic control factors, demand...

The gradual liberalization of international air transport has largely benefited the traveling public. Progress since the development of concepts such as “Open Skies†in the late 1970s as an alternative to the restrictive bilateral air service agreements that had effectively controlled...

Legislation in 1977 and 1978 effectively deregulated the US domestic air cargo and air passenger transportation industries. International air transportation, largely as the result of the `Open Skies’ initiative from 1979 has also gradually been liberalized but progress has been...

The major air transport markets at the early part of the 21st century are failing to generate sufficient revenues to cover their long-run costs. Many airline are being supported by subsidies, going out of business (e.g. Sabena, Ansett, Canadian International, Swissair) or having to resort to...

The Perimeter and High-Density Rules have been the foundation upon which the physically limited capacity of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been allocated. The perimeter rule at National Airport requires nonstop scheduled airline flights from that airport to serve destinations...

Air transportation raises a number of environmental issues that need to be off-set against the benefits that it confers on society. The standard requirement that investments in additional airport capacity go through a rigorous cost–benefit analysis within the context of wider public...

Finding a proxy for analyzing and developing policy responses to rare events is often challenging. In the case of commercial airline accidents, these are small in number, especially within most national jurisdiction. This makes it difficult to use standard, objective probability techniques for...

Much of the passenger air transportation market is served through hub-and-spoke operations with traffic being funneled through a number of major airports. This system has come under attack as protective of the airlines that center their operations on large hubs and is often as result, seen as...