George Williams, Senior Lecturer in Air Transport, Air Transport Group, Cranfield University, Beds, UK.

• Contents: Introduction. Extent and impact of deregulation; Impact in European domestic markets; Impact in other regions’ domestic markets; Impact of low cost carriers in Europe; Europe - the world’s first fully deregulated region; Air transport provision in remoter regions; Competition on the North Atlantic; Prospects for global deregulation; A new role for regulators; Conclusion; Index.

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