The transition from regulated to liberalized industries has attracted a substantial amount of research which can be distilled to three main questions: 1. What are the forces that have given rise to regulatory reform? 2. What is the structure of the regulatory change which has occurred to date and is likely to occur in the immediate future? 3. What have been the effects of the reforms on industry efficiency, prices and profits? Liberalization in Aviation brings together academics and practitioners from around the world to address these questions and draw policy conclusions.

1: Introduction and Overview; A: Liberalization and Airline Competition; 2: Market Entry and the Evolution of the US Airline Industry 1995-2009; 3: Competition among European Airlines - on the Role of Product Differentiation; 4: Airline Competition in Connecting Markets; 5: Airline Competition in Liberalized Markets: Effects on Thin Routes; 6: How Liberalization Can Go Wrong: The Case of Alitalia; 7: Airline Liberalization and Implications for Safety: A Theoretical and Empirical Conundrum; B: Liberalization and Low Cost Airline Competition; 8: Liberalization of Air Transport in Europe and the Evolution of 'Low-cost' Airlines; 9: Low-cost Carrier Services in Germany and Europe - from Novel to Normal; 10: À la Carte Pricing to Generate Ancillary Revenue: The Case of Ryanair; C: Liberalization and Airline Cooperation; 11: An Assessment of the Success of Cross-border Airline Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe; 12: Open Skies and Antitrust: Do We Need Them Both? A Review of the Air New Zealand Cases; 13: The Impact of Liberalization on Cross-border Airline Mergers and Alliances; 14: Economic Effects of Antitrust Immunity for Airline Alliances: Identification and Measurement; 15: Parallel Frequent Flier Programme Partnerships: Impact on Frequency; D: Liberalization and Infrastructure; 16: Airport Traffic Growth and Airport Financial Performance; 17: Deregulating Ground Handling Services in Europe - Case Studies on Six Major European Hubs; 18: Comparative Inefficiencies of Various Air Navigation Service Systems; E: Liberalization and Public Policy; 19: Economic Impact of Aviation Liberalization; 20: European Liberalization: A View From Afar; 21: Economic Evaluation of Air Services Liberalization: The New Calculus; 22: Multilateral interlining in Deregulated Air Transport Markets; 23: US Bilateral Air Transport Policy; 24: Canadian international Aviation: Policy and Challenges