The Global Airline Industry, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the global airline industry. The perspective is international, drawing on the authors extensive experience with airline and air transport issues around the world.  It features detailed coverage of airline economics, competition, pricing, planning, scheduling, operations, and ticket distribution, as well as survey chapters on airline labor relations, aviation safety and security, airports, air traffic control, environmental impacts, and the international regulatory environment in which the industry operates.  The contributors include faculty and research staff currently or formerly affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), recognized for their expertise on the multiple facets of the air transport sector.  In this second edition, many updates have been included to reflect new developments in the airline industry through 2014, including detailed discussion of the low-cost carrier (LCC) and emerging global airline sectors of the industry. The Global Airline Industry, Second Edition is a must-have textbook for students in transportation programs and is a comprehensive reference for air transportation professionals worldwide.