An overall look at the structure of air transportation, 1. -- Economic regulation defined, 2. -- Regulatory reform, 2. -- The federal aviation act, 3. -- Special economic charateristics, 4. -- Other economic characteristics, 7. -- Characteristics of internation service, 8. -- Struture of the U.S. airline industry, 9. -- How airline serve the public interest, 13. -- U.S. public interest objetives, 13. -- Objectices of international airline service, 16. -- Entry and exit, 21. -- Airline antry and exit policies, 21. -- Government regulation of entry, 24. -- Government regulation of exit, 40. -- Mergers and acquisitions, 41. -- International entry - bilateral agreements 46. -- Current trends in international airline service, 57. -- The costs of airline service, 67. -- Accounting categories, 67. -- Analysis of costs, 69. -- The production function and factor costs, 74. -- The two major airline cost areas, 77. -- Aicraft selection as a determinant of costs, 86. -- Impact of technological advances on costs, 92. -- The demand for airline service, 97. -- Some demand characteristics, 97. -- Methods of estimating demand, 103. -- Passenger options, 107. -- Travel agencies and computer reservations systems, 111. -- Airline rates, 119. -- Basic ratemaking factors, 119. -- The changing structure of airline passenger fares, 123. -- Rate regulation, 130. -- International rates - dealing with foreign governments, 141. -- Air cargo, 151. -- Types of aicraft and their impact on cargo, 159. -- Terminal facilities, 163. -- Pickup and delivery service, 168. -- Air freight forwarders, 169. -- Competition with other moders, 174. -- Competition for cargo between U.S. and foreign airlines, 178. -- The selling of air freight service, 179. -- Unitization - containers and pallets, 181. -- Cargo rates, 184. -- Contract and private carriage of cargo, 188. -- Some current problems, 190. -- Current problem areas, 195. -- Airport - airline relations, 195. -- Questions for the future, 200