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An airline is an organization providing aviation services to passengers and/or cargo. It owns or leases aircraft such as airliners with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for reasons of mutual benefit. Airline - Industry overview. The scale and scope of airline companies are from those with a single airplane carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating many hundreds of airplanes in various types. Airline services can be ...

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• Airline - Industry overview
• Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S.
• Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe
• Airline - Development of airlines post-1945
• Airline - Regulatory considerations
• Airline - Government regulation
• Airline - International regulation
• Airline - Economic considerations
• Airline - Financing
• Airline - Operating costs
• Airline - Ticket sales
• Airline - Related topics
• Airline - Airport operations
• Airline - Business-to-business relations
• Airline - Customs and conventions
• Airline - Airline personnel
• Airline - Lists

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The scale and scope of airline companies are from those with a single airplane carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating many hundreds of airplanes in various types. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intracontinental, regional or domestic and may be operated as scheduled services or charters. These variations in the types of airline companies, their operating scope, and the routes they serve makes analysis of the airline industry somewhat complex. Nevertheless, some patt ...

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Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

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The scale and scope of airline companies are from those with a single airplane carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating many hundreds of airplanes in various types. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intracontinental, regional or domestic and may be operated as scheduled services or charters. These variations in the types of airline companies,their operating scope,and the routes they serve,makes analysis of the airline industry somewhat complex. Nevertheless, some patter ...

See also:

Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Related topics, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

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Although many countries continue to operate state-owned or parastatal airlines, most large airlines today are privately-owned and are therefore governed by microeconomic principles in order to maximize shareholder profit. Airline - Financing. Airline financing is quite complex, since airlines are highly leveraged operations. Not only must they purchase (or lease) new airline bodies and engines regularly, they must make major long-term fleet decisions with the goal of meeting the demands of their markets wh ...

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Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

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The various types of airline personnel include: Flight crews, responsible for the operation of aircraft while airborne. Flight crew members include: Pilots (captain and first officer: some older aircraft also require flight engineers and/or navigators) Flight attendants (led by a purser on larger aircraft) In-flight security personnel on some airlines (most notably El Al) Ground crews, responsible for operations at airports. Ground crew members include: Airframe and powerp ...

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Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

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Airline - Government regulation. Many countries have national airlines that are owned and operated by the government. Even fully privatized airlines are subject to a great deal of government regulation for economic, political, and safety concerns. Airline labor actions, for instance, are often halted by government intervention in order to protect the free flow of people, communications, and goods b ...

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Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

Read more here: » Airline: Encyclopedia II - Airline - Regulatory considerations

Although many countries continue to operate state-owned or parastatal airlines, most large airlines today are privately-owned and are therefore governed by microeconomic principles in order to maximize shareholder profit. Airline - Financing. Airline financing is quite complex, since airlines are highly leveraged operations. Not only must they purchase (or lease) new airline bodies and engines regularly, they must make major long-term fleet decisions with the goal of meeting the demands of their markets wh ...

See also:

Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Related topics, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

Read more here: » Airline: Encyclopedia II - Airline - Economic considerations

Airline - Government regulation. Many countries have national airlines that are owned and operated by the government. Even fully privatized airlines are subject to a great deal of government regulation for economic, political, and safety concerns. Airline labor actions, for instance, are often halted by government intervention in order to protect the free flow of people, communications, and goods b ...

See also:

Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Related topics, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

Read more here: » Airline: Encyclopedia II - Airline - Regulatory considerations

The various types of airline personnel include: Flight crews, responsible for the operation of aircraft while airborne. Flight crew members include: Pilots (captain and first officer: some older aircraft also require flight engineers and/or navigators) Flight attendants (led by a purser on larger aircraft) In-flight security personnel on some airlines (most notably El Al) Ground crews, responsible for operations at airports. Ground crew members include: Airframe and powerp ...

See also:

Airline, Airline - Industry overview, Airline - Early development of airlines in the U.S., Airline - Early development of airlines in Europe, Airline - Development of airlines post-1945, Airline - Regulatory considerations, Airline - Government regulation, Airline - International regulation, Airline - Economic considerations, Airline - Financing, Airline - Operating costs, Airline - Ticket sales, Airline - Related topics, Airline - Airport operations, Airline - Business-to-business relations, Airline - Customs and conventions, Airline - Airline personnel, Airline - Lists

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