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"Global Airlines" presents an overview of the changing scene in the airline industry covering current issues of privatization, de-regulation and the emergence of transnational airlines. One of the leading academic authorities on the industry discusses and interprets topics such as: mergers and alliances; code-sharing, franchising and block spacing; increasing concentration; and changing patterns in the configuration of route networks. "Global Airlines" surveys airline companies around the world and the services they operate. This second edition includes: new material on airline alliances; updates to reflect recent developments; extended discussions of the major transatlantic alliance galaxies (the Star Alliance, the BA/American group, the KLM/Northwest group and the Delta/Swissair/Sabena group); greater space devoted to airports slots issue; deeper analysis of customer loyalty schemes and their implications for the future of airline competition; and a revised section on pro and anti-competitive effects of global airline groupings reflecting the intense focus that has been placed on this debate. It also includes: substantial expansion on final chapter to debate the pros and cons of various policy options both for airlines and competition authorities; and comparisons drawn with developments taking place in other industries, in particular the telecommunications industry. It draws on author's own research and is completely up-to-date. It is concerned only with current issues. Readers are given a forward-looking analysis of the coming shape of the industry in the next decade.