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| Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| An Overall Look at the Structure of Air Transportation | |
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| Economic Regulation Defined | |
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| Regulatory Reform | |
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| The Transportation Statute | |
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| Special Economic Characteristics | |
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| Other Economic Characteristics | |
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| Characteristics of International Service | |
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| Structure of the U.S. Airline Industry | |
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| How Airlines Serve the Public Interest | |
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| U.S. Public Interest Objectives | |
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| Objectives of International Airline Service | |
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| Entry and Exit | |
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| Airline Entry and Exit Policies | |
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| Government Regulation of Entry | |
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| Government Regulation of Exit | |
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| Mergers and Acquisitions | |
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| International Entry--Bilateral Agreements | |
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| Current Trends in International Airline Service | |
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| The Costs of Airline Service | |
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| Accounting Categories | |
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| Analysis of Costs | |
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| The Production Function and Factor Costs | |
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| The Two Major Airline Cost Areas | |
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| Aircraft Selection as a Determinant of Costs | |
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| Impact of Technological Advances on Costs | |
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| The Demand for Airline Service | |
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| Some Demand Characteristics | |
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| Methods of Estimating Demand | |
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| Passenger Options | |
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| Travel Agencies and Computer Reservations Systems | |
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| Airline Rates | |
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| Basic Ratemaking Factors | |
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| The Changing Structure of Airline Passenger Fares | |
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| Rate Regulation | |
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| International Rates--Dealings with Foreign Governments | |
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| Air Cargo | |
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| The Cargo Mix | |
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| Cargo versus Passenger Characteristics | |
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| Types of Aircraft and Their Impact on Cargo | |
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| Terminal Facilities | |
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| Pickup and Delivery Service | |
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| Air Freight Forwarders | |
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| Competition with Other Modes | |
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| Competition for Cargo between U.S. and Foreign Airlines | |
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| The Selling of Air Freight Service | |
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| Unitization--Containers and Pallets | |
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| Cargo Rates | |
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| Cargo Charters | |
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| Contract and Private Carriage of Cargo | |
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| Some Current Problems | |
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| Current Problem Areas | |
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| Airport-Airline Relations | |
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| Questions for the Future | |
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| Self-Testing Questions | |
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| Transportation Statute--Digest of Selected Portions | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Index | |