WHERE THE BUCK STARTS!

There are three forcing factors which mandate the appearance--but not necessarily the timing--of new commercial jet transport aircraft in the world's civil air fleets. These factors are traffic growth, old age-efficiency-economy-energy, and environment. While the need, and the potential market, for new commercial jet transport aircraft is abundantly clear, the availability of financial -- not technical -- resources to launch these new aircraft is far less evident.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ASCE, Air Transportation Division Special Conference: Inst Air Transp Conference Proceeding, Washington, D.C., April 4-6, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Browne, S D
• Conference:
  • ASCE, Air Transportation Division Special Conference: Inst Air Transp Conference Proceeding, Washington, D.C., April 4-6, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-60

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Aircraft; Civil aviation; Costs; Economics; Energy; Environment; Operating costs; Transport aircraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Energy; Finance; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00178459
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM