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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 | |