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LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS ................................ iv
I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1
II. RESEARCH APPROACH ................................. 2
III. DEFINING THE CRAF ................................ 2
IV. POTENTIAL OUTCOMES OF AIR TRANSPORTATION
DEREGULATION WHICH COULD AFFECT THE CRAF .......... 6
V. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS ON THE CRAF OF
AIR TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION ........... 9
VI. CONCLUSION ......................................... 24
ENDNOTES ................................................. 25
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................. 28
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1. Mean and Predicted Engine Shutdown Rates .......... 15
2. Mean and Predicted Crew Training
Deficiency Rates .................. 18
1. Mean Engine Shutdown Rates Per 1,000 Hours
of Operation ........ 14
2. Mean Crew Training Deficiency Rates Per
1,000 Hours of Operation ........... 16
INTRODUCTION
This research examines the deregulation of the air transportation industry in the United States, and the effects of this governmental action on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). This examination is not intended challenge the role of government in the regulation or deregulation of air transportation in the United States, nor is their any effort to assess the economic objectives of air transportation deregulation in this country. Rather, the purpose of this examination is to identify the outcomes of air transportation deregulation which may, in turn, result in unintended effects either positive or negative on the CRAF. Outcomes of air transportation deregulation w...