Assessing the potential economic impacts of aviation policy measures is a recurrent topic. Examples of such policy measures are public investments in aviation infrastructure, the liberalisation of air transport markets, the introduction of aviation taxes or environmental restrictions on airport...

The competitive threat of the Gulf carriers has been increasingly answered in Europe by protectionist measures. This policy was justified by allegations of unfair competition and an unlevel playing field. Indeed it is obvious that the playing field for the competition between European and Gulf...

Today, many low cost carriers (LCCs) continue to enjoy rapid growth and still have a fair number of new aircraft on order. There are signs however that the market for LCCs is limited, owing to increasing route density problems, primarily in Europe but seemingly also in North America: the fact...

We examine the competitive landscape for commercial aviation in North America and the effects of ‘Open Skies' agreements (OSAs) signed between the USA and various countries or regions on these markets. We argue that strategic competition brought about by OSAs inevitably creates incentives to...