P/B/115. What were the Competitive Effects of Deregulation in the United States Airline Industry?

This paper looks at the competitive aspects of deregulation in the United States airline industry, demand for air transport, Airline Market Structure and the Theory of Market Contestability, Route Network Structure, Barriers to Entry and Exit in the Airline industry and Pricing practices and policies in the industry. This paper emphasises the difference between the regulatory and liberalised environment and analyses to what extent the effects of deregulation had on different groups: suppliers, consumers and other stakeholders.