LOCAL AIR SERVICES CARRIERS POLICY--EXPLORATION OF POLICY OPTIONS

The main features of the structure of the industry and the accessibility criteria relevant in the sectors served by these carriers are outlined; the constitutional, legislative and policy frameworks are reviewed; local service, remote area and commuter/feeder operations are discussed; alternative approaches to the development of air services are suggested; and policy issues and options are examined. The major policy issues are identified as: the provision of access to communities where the service cannot be self-supporting; the stabilizaiton of service availability under conditions of market fluctuations; coordinating between regional policy objectives and aviation development; and coordination of local air service policy with overall aviation and transport policy. The continuation of the present system of regulated competition, the present system combined with promotional and/or stabilization policies, and the system planning approach are distinguished as the three main sets of options.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report prepare for Air Transport Committee.
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transport Commission

  Economic and Social Analysis Branch, 275 Slater Street
  Ottawa, ONo K1A ON9,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Air transportation; Alternatives analysis; Commuting; Coordination; Feeder services; Legal factors; Public transit; Regional transportation; Systems engineering; Transportation planning; Transportation policy
• Old TRIS Terms: Option; Substitutes
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129637
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ESAB 75-20
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM