Flying Too Close to the Sun: The Success and Failure of the New-Entrant Airlines

Author:   Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson ,  Dr. Keith J. Mason
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781840143669


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   28 March 1999
Format:   Hardback
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Flying Too Close to the Sun: The Success and Failure of the New-Entrant Airlines


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Author:   Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson ,  Dr. Keith J. Mason
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781840143669


ISBN 10:   1840143665
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   28 March 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: New-Entrant Airlines’ Success and Failure: Theory, Strategy and Policy: The new entrants; The operating environment; The anatomy of a new-entrant; Competition strategy. Airline Success and Failure Assessment: Theory and Application: The question of success or failure; The survey research; Looking into the crystal ball; Assessing new entrant airlines; Critical factors; Appendices; References; Index.

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'...an excellent analysis and overview of the problems facing new entrant airlines from both a practical and an academic angle...a substantial achievement and recommended to all involved in the industry.' The Aerospace Professional 'This is an interesting and highly relevant topic and the book succeeds in providing an objective and impartial analysis...it is strong on empirical data...one of the few books to address this important subject...contains much that is both stimulating and original.' Journal of Air Transportation World Wide 'Gudmundsson provides an authoritative voice that simply states what he sees in the tables, charts and statistics and analyses them to great and, I would say, sturdy conclusions. ...A no nonsense guide to a complicated business which always, financially at least, lives on the edge.' M2 Best Books website, January 2004


'...an excellent analysis and overview of the problems facing new entrant airlines from both a practical and an academic angle...a substantial achievement and recommended to all involved in the industry.' The Aerospace Professional 'This is an interesting and highly relevant topic and the book succeeds in providing an objective and impartial analysis...it is strong on empirical data...one of the few books to address this important subject...contains much that is both stimulating and original.' Journal of Air Transportation World Wide 'Gudmundsson provides an authoritative voice that simply states what he sees in the tables, charts and statistics and analyses them to great and, I would say, sturdy conclusions. ...A no nonsense guide to a complicated business which always, financially at least, lives on the edge.' M2 Best Books website, January 2004


’...an excellent analysis and overview of the problems facing new entrant airlines from both a practical and an academic angle...a substantial achievement and recommended to all involved in the industry.’ The Aerospace Professional ’This is an interesting and highly relevant topic and the book succeeds in providing an objective and impartial analysis...it is strong on empirical data...one of the few books to address this important subject...contains much that is both stimulating and original.’ Journal of Air Transportation World Wide 'Gudmundsson provides an authoritative voice that simply states what he sees in the tables, charts and statistics and analyses them to great and, I would say, sturdy conclusions. ...A no nonsense guide to a complicated business which always, financially at least, lives on the edge.' M2 Best Books website, January 2004


Author Information

Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson is Professor of Strategy at the Toulouse Business School, Toulouse, France. Previous to this, he was Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands and Principal Lecturer in Transport at the London Guildhall University. He gained a PhD in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University, UK and studied at the School of Aeronautics and the School of Management at Florida Institute of Technology, USA.

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