Like the railroad and the automobile, the airliner has changed
the very geography of the societies it serves. Fundamentally, air
transportation has helped redefine the scale of human geography by
dramatically reducing the cost of distance, both in terms of time
and money. The result is what the author terms the 'airborne
world', meaning all those places dependent upon and transformed by
relatively inexpensive air transportation.
The Economic Geography of Air Transportation answers three key
questions: how did air transportation develop in the century after
the Wright Brothers, what does it mean to live in an airborne
world, and what is the future of aviation in this century? Examples
are drawn from throughout the world. In particular, ample
consideration is given to the situation in developing countries,
where air transportation is growing rapidly and where, to a
considerable degree, the future of the airborne world will be
determined.
The book weaves together the technological development of
aviation, the competition among aircraft manufacturers and their
stables of airliners, the deregulation and privatization of the
airline industry, the articulation of air passenger and air cargo
services in everyday life, and the challenges and controversies
surrounding airports. It will be of particular interest to students
and researchers in air transport history, the geography of the
airline industry, air transport technological development,
competition in the commercial aircraft industry, airport
development, geography and economics. It will also be useful to
professionals working in the airline, airport, and aircraft
manufacturing industries.
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