Air Transport System

✍ Scribed by Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Wien
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 383
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book addresses all major aspects to be considered for the design and operation of aircrafts within the entire transportation chain.

It provides the basic information about the legal environment, which defines the basic requirements for aircraft design and aircraft operation. The interactions between airport, air traffic management and the airlines are described. The market forecast methods and the aircraft development process are explained to understand the very complex and risky business of an aircraft manufacturer. The principles of flight physics as basis for aircraft design are presented and linked to the operational and legal aspects of air transport including all environmental impacts.

The book is written for graduate students as well as for engineers and experts, who are working in aerospace industry, at airports or in the domain of transport and logistics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The Air Transport System....Pages 1-17
Historical Development of Air Transport....Pages 19-38
Market Aspects....Pages 39-71
The Regulatory Framework of the Air Transportation System....Pages 73-106
Aircraft Characteristics....Pages 107-155
Aircraft Manufacturer....Pages 157-186
Airlines....Pages 187-223
Airport and Infrastructure....Pages 225-269
Air Navigation Services....Pages 271-310
Environmental Aspects of Air Transport....Pages 311-345
Challenges and Competition of Air Transport....Pages 347-377

✦ Subjects

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Innovation/Technology Management