ADVANCED AIRLINE PLANNING MODELS--A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING REGULATORY POLICY (STUDIES IN THE ECONOMICS OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION POLICIES, NUMBER 6)

This paper introduces a much more detailed economic theory of the firm for carriers who supply transportation services over a network of markets. Three levels of analysis are defined for transportation economics--a system level, a market level, and a network level. One particular airline model for analysis at the network level is introduced, and then applied to a study of a potential liberalization of route authority for Continental Airlines--a medium-sized U.S. airline presently restricted to routes generally in the south-western portions of the U.S.A. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Center for Transportation Studies, Room 1121
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • SIMPSON, R
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air routes; Air transportation; Airlines; Economics; Mathematical models; Networks; Planning; Policy; Regulations; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Economics; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176719
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: CTS 77-8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM