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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION |
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1.1 Hub Network Design and Optimization Analysis |
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1.2 Analysis of the Impact of Hub-and-Spoke Network on Airline Operation |
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CHAPTER 2 ECONOMIES OF AIRLINE HUB-AND-SPOKE NETWORK AND IMPLICATIONS |
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2.1 Economies of Airline Hub-and-Spoke Network |
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2.1.1 Economies of Traffic Density |
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2.1.2 Economies of Network Structure |
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2.1.3 Economies of Hub-and-Spoke Network |
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2.2 Air Travel and Convenience Considerations |
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2.2.1 Demand for Scheduled Air Travel |
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2.2.2 Convenience of Scheduled Air Service |
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2.3 Implications of Airline Hub-and-Spoke Network for Air Passengers |
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2.3.2 Diseconomies of Route Distance |
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2.3.3 Congestion and Delay at Hubs |
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2.3.4 Airline Hub Dominance and Monopoly Price |
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CHAPTER 3 DIRECT OR STOPPED TRIPS: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROUTING |
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AND ORIGIN-DESTINATION DISTANCE AND DEPARTURE AIRPORTS |
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3.1 Air Passenger Database |
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3.2 Routing by Origin-Destination Distance |
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3.3 Association between Routing and O-D Distance: A Correspondence Analysis |
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3.4 Origin Airports: Will They Make A Difference in Routing? |
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CHAPTER 4 DOMESTIC AIRLINE PRICING ANALYSIS |
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4.2 Air Fares and Routings |
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4.3 Air Fares and Origin Airports |
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4.3.1 Fare Analysis of FAA Airports |
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4.3.2 Chicago O'Hare and Midway Airports |
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CHAPTER 5 A MODEL OF AGGREGATE PASSENGER ROUTE ANALYSIS |
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5.1 Formulation of Passenger Route Analysis - Theoretical Background .... |
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5.2 Attribute Variables in Passenger Route Analysis |
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5.3 The Logit Passenger Route Model and Model Calibration |
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5.4 Analysis of Elasticity and Substitution |
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5.4.1 Route Choice Elasticity |
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5.4.2 Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS) and Value of Time |
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CHAPTER 6 RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL PASSENGER ROUTE ANALYSIS |
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6.1 Characteristics of Atlanta-Based Routes |
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6.2 Calibration and Discussion of Passenger Route Model |
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6.3 Analysis of Route Elasticity and Marginal Rate of Substitution |
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CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH |
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7.1 Development of Airline Hub-and-Spoke Network and Its Passenger Implications |
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7.2 Air Fare Variations in the Hub-and-Spoke System |
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7.3 Structure of Air Passenger Routes |
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APPENDICES |
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A. THIRTY ONE MAJOR PASSENGER AIRPORTS |
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B. AIRPORT CODES AND CITIES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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INDEX |
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