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Alternative Title:
Impact of Advanced Air Transport Technology: Part III, Air Service to Small Communities
Corporate Creators:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Air Charter Service Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) Commuter Airlines Commuter Small Transport Aircraft Technology (STAT) Program Economic Factors Essential Air Service(EAS) Local Service Airlines Low Density Air Service Markets Rural Transportation Short-haul Airlines Supplemental Airlines
Resource Type:
Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Congress
Abstract:
This background paper is the third of four parts of an OTA assessment of the economic, environmental, and societal impacts of advances in the technology of transport aircraft entitled "Impact of Advanced Air Transport." Air service to small- and medium-size communities is presently undergoing a rapid and sometimes disruptive transition from a regulated environment to a deregulated, competitive market. Past Government regulation has affected not only the level of service to small communities, but also the aircraft that were (or were not) developed for this market by U.S. manufacturers. Foreign aircraft (many of them government-subsidized) are starting to dominate key segments of the U.S. commuter airline fleet, and several programs have been suggested to assist U.S. aircraft manufacturers, as well as commuter airlines and the small communities they serve. The future growth of commuter airlines will ultimately depend on their ability to provide convenient and competitive service in short-haul markets. This in turn depends on demographics and general economic conditions, the cost and availability of fuel, and access to the Nation's airport and air traffic control system, as well as the introduction of a new generation of cost-cutting aircraft. The latter, however, depends on the ability of the commuters to pay for new aircraft through profits or financing, both of which-like traffic levels-have been adversely affected by the restrictions imposed as a result of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization strike. Due to the speed of change in all of these areas, this assessment can provide only a "snapshot" of the current situation. It is hoped, however, that the report may furnish a basis for understanding the changes that are yet to come. The link from this record is to an interactive Table of Contents from which the viewer can download the entire report (1143K) or separate sections.
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PDF
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42958/dot_42958_DS1.pdf
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