EVALUATION OF NASA-SPONSORED RESEARCH ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECISION MAKING IN THE CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY

Significant findings of three studies undertaken to provide the NASA Aircraft Energy Efficiency (ACEE) Office with information regarding how aircraft manufacturers and commercial airlines make investment decisions concerning the acquisition of new and derivative technology are analyzed and their general implications explored. Topics discussed include: the market for airline aircraft, factors affecting the corporate decision making process of air transport manufacturers, and flight equipment purchasing practices of representative air carriers.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Graduate School of Business Administration
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48105
• Authors:
  • Donovan, D J
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft industry; Aircraft operations; Airlines; Capital investments; Civil aviation; Decision making; Economic factors; Investments; Management; Market research; Operations research; Policy; Procurement
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Airline operations; Management methods; Procurement policy
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Economics; Finance; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168672
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-154620
• Contract Numbers: NASA ORDER W-14258
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1978 12:00AM