airport systems planning & design rdn dr richard de neufville professor of engineering and civil environmental massachusetts institute technology current status the airline industry air transport y objective to define 4current situation 4major new factors topics 4airline rankings trends shake up disappearance network airlines coming going transfer hubs commercialization privatization airports principal drivers transportation long term 6 annual decrease in fares 4 driving comparable worldwide traffic growth market economy management replaces government ownership control a regulated environment low cost carriers southwest airtran jet blue westjet ryanair easyjet etc globalization transnational alliances groups technical innovation e commerce rjs a380 nla satellite based navigation major recent events twa swissair sabena mergers japan 2002 france klm sept 04 bankruptcies united us airways canada others near
