Recently added articles from Journal of Air Transportation:

THE VERY LIGHT JET ARRIVES: STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS

Jan 01, 2007; Cobb, Richard; Thomas, James L; Cobb, Laura A ... ABSTRACT This article summarizes the initial results of a systematic study that addressed issues related to the direct and indirect market impact of very light jet (VLJ) aircraft. Although reports in the popular press offer wide-ranging estimates of the impact that these new jets will ...

The Editors

Jan 01, 2007; Anonymous ... BRENT D. BOWEN Dr. Brent Bowen is Director and Distinguished Professor, Aviation Institute, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the University's Director of Aviation and Transportation Policy and Research. Bowen attained his doctorate in Higher Education ...

Introduction

Jan 01, 2007; Bowen, Brent D; Fink, Mary M ... The Journal of Air Transportation begins its twelfth year of publication with Volume 12, Number 1. This edition contains five manuscripts from scholars worldwide. Air transportation is an ever-changing industry. As such, the Journal continues to serve as a medium for non-engineering based ...

Sorenson Best Paper Award

Jan 01, 2007; Anonymous ... The Journal of Air Transportation is proud to present the Sorenson Best Paper Award, named in honor of Dr. Frank E. Sorenson. This award gives recognition to the author(s) with the best literary and scholarly contributions to the field of air transportation. The Editor, on the basis of reviewer ...

DATA MINING METHODS APPLIED TO FLIGHT OPERATIONS QUALITY ASSURANCE DATA: A COMPARISON TO STANDARD STATISTICAL METHODS

Jan 01, 2007; Stolzer, Alan J; Halford, Carl ... ABSTRACT In a previous study, multiple regression techniques were applied to Flight Operations Quality Assurance-derived data to develop parsimonious model(s) for fuel consumption on the Boeing 757 airplane. The present study examined several data mining algorithms, including neural ...

CARVING A NICHE FOR THE NO-FRILLS CARRIER, AIR ARABIA, IN OIL-RICH SKIES

Jan 01, 2007; McKechnie, Donelda S; Grant, Jim; Fahmi, Mona ... ABSTRACT The concept of introducing a no-frills airline to the wealthy Arab region presented its risks. This independent study sought to position the new airline in the marketplace. After three focus groups and 400 self-administered surveys, safety (#1) and price (#2) are low-fare ...

FINANCIAL COMPARISONS ACROSS DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS IN THE CANADIAN AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Jan 01, 2007; Flouris, Triant; Walker, Thomas ... ABSTRACT This paper examines the accounting and stock price performance of two Canadian airlines, WestJet and Air Canada, over a five year period, taking into account the aftermath of the systemic shock to the airline industry produced by the September 11, 2001 (9-11), terrorist attacks ...

SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Jan 01, 2007; Arvidsson, Marcus; Johansson, Curt R; Ek, Åsa; Akselsson, Roland ... ABSTRACT In high-risk environments such as air traffic control, leadership on different levels plays a certain role in establishing, promoting, and maintaining a good safety culture. The current study aimed to investigate how leadership styles, leadership style adaptability, and over and ...