The purpose of this book is twofold. First, it lays out the forces that shaped
the international aviation industry and that changed all the rules in the drive
for liberalization. Second, it looks at the many interesting and difficult
choices ahead that the airline industry in general and the international
aviation industry in particular face. These choices include many dichotomies:
pulling back from the trend toward liberalization or embracing the
liberalization trend, merging in search of profitability or fragmenting the
industry in search of economies. These possible futures are explored including
the pros and cons of each future from a national, consumer, employer, and
employee perspective.As with the