Flying the Flag

Since the end of World War II, European airlines have revealed their own operational style. By analyzing seven European flag-carriers, Dienel and Lyth provide a comparative study of the airline business, covering government policy, aircraft procurement, network growth, commercial performance and collaboration with other airlines and transport modes. This study also seeks to explain why national flag-carriers have survived in an age of globalization and strategic alliances. A concluding chapter views the contrasting American air transport industry.

ROGER BILSTEIN Professor of Aviation and Aerospace History, University of Houston MARC DIERIKX Independent scholar based in the Netherlands JOANNA FILIPZCYK Teaches economic history at the University of Cracow in Poland AMILCARE MANTEGAZZA economic historian at the University of Milan NICHOLAS NEIERTZ Professeur Agrégé at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métieers in Paris