Introduction to Air Transport

Paul Chiambaretto is a full professor of strategic management at MBS School of Business and an associate researcher at École Polytechnique, France. As a specialist in air transport economics and management, he is the director of the Chaire Pégase, a research institute dedicated to these subjects. He is also a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and holds a PhD in management science from the École Polytechnique, France. He has written numerous research articles on the strategies of air transport players (e.g., airlines, airports, manufacturers). Emmanuel Combe is a full professor of economics at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and affiliated professor at Skema Business School, France. He is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and holds a PhD in economics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He was Vice-Chairman of the French Competition Authority from 2012 to 2022. He is the author of Le low cost (2nd edition, 2019) and La politique de la concurrence (3rd edition, 2016), both published in the "Repères" collection.

• Introduction.- The evolution of air transport and its impact.- The air transport ecosystem and its regulation.- The airline business model.- Competition in the air transport industry.- Future challenges for air transport.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.