Air Transport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23718929 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John T Bowen (0000-0001-9817-9552, Central Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Encyclopedia of Geography (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0596 |
| OpenAlex | W4255798450 |
| ISBN | 9781118786352 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Air transportation is among the most important elements in the global circulatory system. The diffusion of aviation and its increased significance have enlarged the scale and accelerated the pace of everyday life across much of the world. Technological advances, economic development, and deregulation have fueled rapid air traffic growth. Particularly in recent decades, the emergence of many new low‐cost carriers has been catalytic in democratizing air travel. The airline industry's dominant players, however, are still mainly full‐service network carriers. Through alliances, the largest carriers have extended the reach of their networks to the global scale. That reach is vital because, while developed countries dominate air traffic flows, growth is concentrated in emerging markets. The potential for further aviation growth is vast, but containing the externalities associated with air transportation – especially its role in global climate change – will be a key challenge in the twenty‐first century.
Air transport · Air travel · Aviation · Business · Deregulation · Economics · Externality · Geography · Industrial organization · Low-cost carrier · Market economy · Pace · Scale (ratio) · Transport engineering · Air Traffic Management and Optimization · Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends · Engineering · Marketing · Transportation Planning and Optimization
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |