This book explores what the consequences of a deregulated EU air transport market are for Airline Network Development and Airport Planning. It provides airports with information on how to deal with increased uncertainty as a result of changing airline network behavior. The book describes the changes in airline network strategies after the deregulation of the EU aviation market.
This book explores what the consequences of a deregulated EU air transport market are for Airline Network Development and Airport Planning. It provides airports with information on how to deal with increased uncertainty as a result of changing airline network behavior. The book describes the changes in airline network strategies after the deregulation of the EU aviation market.
This book explores what the consequences of a deregulated EU air transport market are for Airline Network Development and Airport Planning. It provides airports with information on how to deal with increased uncertainty as a result of changing airline network behavior. The book describes the changes in airline network strategies after the deregulation of the EU aviation market.
in Europe and its Implications for Airport Planning This book explores what the consequences of a deregulated EU air transport market are for air- line network development and airport planning. The book analyzes changes in airline route reconfigurations, changes in airport hierarchy and individual airport network quality, and changes in strategic airport capacity planning. The book provides airports with information on how to deal with increased uncertainty as a result from changing airline network behavior.
A book review by Frank Witlox
It is fair to say that, today, there is no structures on the connectivity of air- tives. In addition, the book contains real shortage of useful academic ports. This is a second important nov- numerous airline case studies (includ- books that deal with airline econom- elty that is characteristic for the book: ing KLM, BA, Iberia, Swiss, ics, network optimization and airport how can airline networks be concep- Braathens, Meridiana, Régional planning. The traditional existing con- tualized (chapter 2), how can they be Airlines, easyJet, Air Berlin, tributions written by e.g. Button, described and measured (chapters 3- Germanwings, Virgin Express, Dempsey, Doganis, Gillen, Goetz, 5), how can they be illustrated (chap- BMIBaby), and an extensive airport Graham, Morrell, Williams, and oth- ter 6) and, more important, how can case study (Schiphol) to make its ers, are well-known and well-cited. they be assessed (chapter 7)? point. So, the question is: what makes Different approaches are suggested Guillaume Burghouwt’s book on and explained: e.g. a spatial approach Conclusion Airline Network Development in using graph theory, location-alloca- The aim of this book is to explore the Europe and its Implications for tion models and spatial concentration complex relationship between airline Airport Planning so different from the measures leading to an assessment of network development, airport connec- already existing books? Well, in my the spatial configuration of airline net- tivity and airport planning in a view, there are several reasons. For works in Europe, and a temporal European air transport market setting. one, the main focus in Burghouwt’s approach taking into account wave- In my view, it does so quite convinc- book is on Europe. As a result of the system structures, network reconfigu- ingly, as it strikes a good balance three 'packages' of deregulation meas- rations and dynamics in airport hierar- between theoretical conceptualization ures, the European aviation market chy leading to an evaluation of the and real-world case studies and prac- underwent drastic changes. The temporal configuration of airline net- tices. The book thus provides good deregulation measures are responsible works in Europe. value for money. for the gradual removal of a series of restrictions to airline competition A third issue concerns the identifica- About the Author within Europe. And with each pack- tion of the effects of changing market Dr. Guillaume Burghouwt is a age, the opportunities for airlines to circumstances and network structures researcher at Amsterdam Aviation alter airfares, frequency and capacity on the planning of airport infrastruc- Economics, the air transport research have increased. Clearly, this process - ture (chapters 8 and 9). The new air cluster of SEO Economic Research, and academic director of Airneth. and experiences after deregulation in transport regime and the adoption of the United States was introduced hub-and-spoke systems have also About the Reviewer show this as well - has lead to impor- changed the context of airport plan- Dr. Frank Witlox is professor of tant changes in the way airlines organ- ning. An important element in this Economic Geography at the ize their networks and how airport discussion is the volatility of airport Department of Geography at Ghent authorities plan their infrastructure. It traffic, and how airports react when University. is precisely this issue that forms the using a flexible strategic planning core of this book. It describes the style. Book Information changes in airline network strategies Author: Guillaume Burghouwt after the deregulation of the EU avia- Fourth and finally, Burghouwt Title: Airline Network Development tion market and identifies the factors deploys an interesting mix of research in Europe and its Implications for Airport Planning that have been crucial to these methods: quantitative research (net- Publisher: Ashgate changes. work analyses, spatial concentration Publishing date: March 2007 indices) and qualitative research ISBN: 978-0-7546-4506-1 In addition, the book also assesses the based on document analysis and inter- Ashgate website: effects of changing airline network views with airline and airport execu- http://www.ashgate.com
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