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... 10 C H A P T E R 1 1.1 Introduction With the continued evolution of the U.S. airline industry, it is important to examine the potential outcomes for smaller airports in terms of the levels and types of commercial air service likely to be available.
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... Using the Guidebook 11 1.2 Organization of the Guidebook This guidebook has the following additional chapters: • Chapter 2: Literature Review of Airline Industry Trends • Chapter 3: Data Analysis, Airline Industry Changes, and Case Study Selection • Chapter 4: Air Service Development Programs • Chapter 5: Case Studies • Chapter 6: Focus Groups • Chapter 7: Lessons Learned • Chapter 8: Assessing Changes in Airport Service • Chapter 9: Strategies The following paragraphs present the chapters in greater detail. Chapter 2 presents the results of the Task 1 literature review.
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... 12 Effects of Airline Industry Changes on Small- and Non-Hub Airports For the literature review, the research team assembled copious information going back to 2001 to assess air travel industry trends and changes, including the effects of consolidation, economic cycles, and fuel prices on airline economics and air services. In addition, the research team reviewed the role that air service plays in the local economy (e.g., enhancing tourism, providing efficient connections to the nation's and world economies, and attracting new companies and making existing ones more efficient)
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... Using the Guidebook 13 decision-making process that airlines go through when considering which routes to serve, a review of various types of community incentives available to local communities (e.g., minimum revenue guarantees and ticket banks) , and discussion of FAA and DOT programs for small community air service.
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... 14 Effects of Airline Industry Changes on Small- and Non-Hub Airports network. This is because in most cases such access depends on how those non-stop services mesh with the schedule banks of the major carriers' hubs.

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