Wings Across Europe: Towards An Efficient European Air Transport System

In the midst of a cyclical down turn in economic activity and in the wake of the September 11th attacks on the US, the Association of European Airlines commissioned a study on the long-term future of European air transport. Button (public policy, George Mason U., US) has slightly updated the 2002 report and restructured it into book format. It pivots on a number of questions: whether Europe needs air transport, how the market is developing, whether the market is segmenting, and whether the current structure is sustainable. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr Kenneth Button is Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA. He is also Director of the Center for Transportation Policy and Operations and Director of the Center for Aerospace Policy. He has published, or has in press, some 80 books. He is editor of the academic journals Transportation Research D: Transport and the Environment and of the Journal of Air Transport Management.