RIGAS DOGANIS

In the 1950s and 1960s, airports were seen as an inconsequential arm of government. Over the past twenty years, however, it has become apparent that airports can be run as successful and profitable businesses. Until now, there has been no defined economic theory within the industry. "The Airport Business" provides an overview of the field, examining patterns of ownership and control of the world''s largest airports. Rigas Doganis covers the key issues which will affect airport managers during the 1990s, such as privatization, the growing shortfall in airport capacity, and the need to develop new and innovative sources of finance. Doganis analyzes the traditional cost and revenue systems that have developed for aircraft landing fees and passenger charges. He compares this with more recent structures, such as marginal (as opposed to average) cost pricing. The need for a commercial strategy and the question of how to maximize airport revenue from the various airport activities are also discussed. "The Airport Business" is international in scope. There is a separate chapter devoted to systems practiced in the US, and a chapter on the difficulties experienced in the Third World. As the airport industry continues to grow, "The Airport Business" offers insight on how to overcome the major economic and financial problems it will confront in the 1990s.

Esta obra pretende contemplar esta actividad de negocio dentro de un marco conceptual de conjunto. El autor examina los aspectos más importantes a los que se enfrentan estas empresas a través del mundo y ofrece indicaciones acerca de como tratar las principales dificultades tanto economicas como financieras, que presumiblemente emerjan en la proxima decada.Indice Extractado: Prologo. El negocio aeroportuario. Criterios en la gestion aeroportuaria. La estructura de costos y ganancias de un aeropuerto. Cargos aeronauticos y politica de precios. Estrategias alternativas de fijacion de precios. El desarrollo de una estrategia comercial. Maximizacion de los ingresos por concesiones. El seguimiento de la actuacion y eficiencia del aeropuerto. Los aeropuertos en USA, por Anne Grabam. Los aeropuertos de los paises en vias de desarrollo.

Airlines spell glamour, high profits and big business. Television viewers watch airline programmes spellbound. The charismatic heads of certain airlines are known to everyone. But few know the real story. This book for the first time sets the record straight. The Airline Business in the Twenty-first Century focuses on the major issues that will affect the airline industry as we enter a new millennium. It tells of an industry working on low margins, of cut-throat competition resulting from 'open skies'. It analyses the low-cost airlines and the impact of electronic commerce, and fuels the debate on global airline alliances. In a particularly poignant chapter, the author -- a former airline chairman and CEO -- lays bare the perils and problems of privatising state-owned airlines. Most importantly, the book carefully analyses the strategies that are needed for airlines to succeed in the twenty-first century. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in aviation and a core text for those working in the industry.