{"product_id":"airline-deregulation-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289122256","title":"Airline Deregulation: Changes in Airfares, Service, and Safety at Small, Medium-Sized, and Large Communities: Rced-96-79","description":"Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the deregulation of the airline industry, focusing on: (1) airfares and the quantity, quality, and safety of air service since deregulation. \u003cbr\u003e GAO noted that: (1) the average fare per passenger mile is 9 percent lower at small-community airports, 11 percent lower at medium-sized airports, and 8 percent lower at large-community airports; (2) the largest increase in fares occurred in the Southeast and Appalachian regions, and the largest decrease occurred in the West and Southwestern regions; (3) this geographic disparity exists because of the intense competition between low-cost, new carriers in the west and dominant, high-maintenance carriers in the Southeast; (4) the overall quantity of air service at airports has increased, but large communities have experienced the largest increase; (5) air service quality is difficult to measure and depends on the number of destinations served by nonstop flights and one-stop connections, and the type of aircraft used; (6) air service quality since deregulation has been mixed largely due to the airlines hub networks and greater use of turboprop aircraft; and (7) the overall accident rate since deregulation has dropped, but there are no statistically significant differences in air safety trends for any of the airport groups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1289122253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781289122256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.19d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453519048959,"sku":"9781289122256","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_443e7044-13e3-48e4-94dd-f0d32ff43cd5.jpg?v=1777300661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/airline-deregulation-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289122256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}