The airline business in the twenty-first century / Rigas Doganis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doganis, Rigas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airlines.

Airlines--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the major issues that will affect the airline industry in this new millennium. It tells of an industry working on low margins and of cut-throat competition resulting from 'open skies'. Among the issues discussed are:* the low-cost airline* the impact of electronic commerce* the debate on global airline alliances* privatizing state-owned airlines* the creation of a Trans Atlantic Common Aviation areaMost importantly, the book carefully analyzes the strategies that are needed for airlines to succeed in the twenty-first century. This is essential readi

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Recent trends and future prospects; 2 Towards 'open skies'; 3 Beyond 'open skies'; 4 Alliances; 5 Labour is the key; 6 The low-cost revolution; 7 E-commerce@airlines.co; 8 State-owned airlines: a dying breed or a suitable case for treatment?; 9 Strategies for the twenty-first century; Appendices; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.

ISBN:

9781134618217

1134618212

9781280140327

1280140321

9780203991916

0203991915

OCLC:

275289193