The Airlines' Economic Tailspin: No Time for Another Quick Fix

The authors of this article (Paragraph No. 10,251) agree that no new commissions are needed, since the 1993 National Airline Commission that convened after the industry's last economic downturn. Instead, they argue that the solutions required today are the ones recommended by the 1993 commission, reiterated by other commissions, and, regrettably, largely ignored. Insisting that the time has passed for short term solutions, the authors enumerate "what it will take" to fix air transportation's long-term systemic shortcomings. A key is the liberalization of laws and rules to permit greater cross-border investment in the airline industry. Other recommendations include the creation of a stable, predictable revenue stream for air traffic control, expansion of airport infrastructure, and reexamination of burgeoning government-mandated fees and charges that have been imposed on the industry.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Aviation Law Institute

  DePaul University College of Law, 25 E Jackson Boulevard
  Chicago, IL  United States  60604
• Authors:
  • Baliles, Gerald L
  • Principato, Greg
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Transfer Binder 1: 2001 to 2004
• Pagination: pp 4281-4286
• Monograph Title: Issues in Aviation Law and Policy

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Economic analysis; Economic conditions; Law
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01149562
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 2010 12:03PM