Ohio State University Press
Airline Executives Federal Regulation: Case Studies in American Enterprise from
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- W David Lewis
- Ohio State University Press
- Hardcover
- 9780814208335
- 9.24 X 6.31 X 1.07 inches
- 1.51 pounds
- Transportation > Aviation - History
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Each essay in the book focuses on a particular airline executive, such as Eddie Rickenbacker, Robert Six, and Donald Nyrop. Lewis has been careful to give a variety of perspective: Airlines of various types are represented -- large and small, scheduled and unscheduled. Some of the executives profiled were known for having adversative relationships with federal regulators, whereas others wholeheartedly accepted regulation and thrived under it.
There have been public calls for a return to airline regulation, and Lewis thinks it is not inconceivable that regulation may ultimately return if problems continue and conditions deteriorate further. But, he say's, it is well to remember that deregulation occurred because there were flaws in the regulatory system it replaced. This collection of essays -- scholarly and well documented but written in a lively style suitable for specialists and nonspecialists alike -- provides a long-range perspective on the issue of airline deregulation.
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