Examines the social consequences of restructuring and investigates the role social dialgue can play in finding socially responsible ways to mitigate the effects of restructuring. Includes brief comparisons with the banking and financial services industry, postal services and public utilities.

Discusses the impact of the crisis on the various aviation industry markets and segments on a regional, subregional and interregional basis, including both developed and developing countries.

Reviews the relationships between management and employees in the industry so as to better understand their responses to the crisis that followed the terrorist attacks of September 11.

This paper examines the case for internationally coordinated indirect taxes on aviation (as a source of general revenue-not (necessarily) as a source of development finance). The case for such taxes is strong: the tax burden on international aviation is currently limited, yet it contributes...

For the most part, airports are publicly or semi-publicly owned and operated with fixed assets. As such, airports have been often considered little more than infrastructure providers for airlines. However, as airports have begun to offer a variety of ancillary services including passenger...

In the past decades, many countries have increased the presence of various forms of private sector involvement in airport ownership and management. This paper discusses 'if' and 'under which conditions', various ownership forms - as public/private shareholders - can affect the financial...

Reform of airport governance structures through corporatization, privatization and other approaches to commercialization is intended to attain a number benefits for air transport system stakeholders. While reformers often want managers to bring a commercial and strategic orientation to the...

This paper examines the different commercial activities that have been pursued by airport authorities. It maintains a number of external factors over which individual operators have no control, have prompted a series of strategies designed to increase non-aeronautical revenues. The paper first...