Air Transportation
Edition: 17
Copyright: 2021
Edition: 18
Copyright: 2025
Edition: 18
Copyright: 2025
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For forty-five years and sixteen editions, Air Transportation was the passion of Bob Kane. Now, Professors Steve Adams and Don Gallion have picked up and carried Kane’s work into a new streamlined edition that takes a more holistic approach to air transportation.
The 18th edition broadens the scope to focus on the operation of the industry and the interdependence of its components. We hope you find it to be an easy-to-read overview of the fundamentals of air transportation, including:
- Regulatory processes
- Aircraft, airports, and airmen
- Careers in aviation
- Airspace and air traffic control
- Aviation safety and security
- Aircraft manufacturers and airlines
- Influence of aviation on the economy, people and culture, and the environment
The impact of aviation has been felt in all fields of human endeavors. Open up to examine the building blocks of this incredible industry that has so much changed the history of human civilization.
Chapter 1: Development of Air Transportation
Development of the Lighter-than-Airship
Development of the Airplane
The Birth of the Aviation Industry
The Beginning of Commercial Air Transportation
Chapter 2: The Air Carrier Industry and Federal Regulation
History of Federal Regulation
Regulatory Agencies
The Regulatory Process
Chapter 3: International Aviation
General History of International Aviation
International Deregulation
International Air Transportation Organizations
Chapter 4: Aircraft and Airmen
Aircraft
Airmen
Chapter 5: Careers in Aviation
The “Big Three”: Pilots, Mechanics, Flight Attendants
Air Traffic Controllers
Other Careers
Emerging Professions
The Aviation Professional
Chapter 6: Air Traffic Control
Introduction
Airspace Designation
Special Use Airspace
Other Airspace
ATC System and Next Gen
Navigation
International
Chapter 7: Aviation Safety
Safety Regulation
Safety Certificates
Reinspection
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Aviation Accident Investigation
Aviation Accident and Safety Performance
Chapter 8: Aviation Security
Hijacking or “Armed Interference”
Explosives as a Weapon for Terror, Crime, or Suicide
Solutions to Hijacking and Bombings in Civil Aviation
Airport Security Program Today
General Aviation
The Future
Chapter 9: Airports: The United States and International
Airports in the United States
History of Airports
Airport Components
Terminal Buildings—History and Evolution
Airport Legislation and Federal Funding
Airport Organization & Administration
Airports Council International
Chapter 10: Aircraft Manufacturers
The Martin Company
The Boeing Company
The Lockheed Martin Corporation
The Douglas Corporation
The McDonnell Corporation
The McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC)
Airbus Industries
Manufacturer Consolidation
Chapter 11 Air Carriers
Early Air Carriers
Air Carrier Classification
Major U.S. Airlines
Evolution of U.S. Airlines
Airlines for America (A4A)
Chapter 12: Airline Administration
Air Carrier Management and Organization
Characteristics of Air Carriers
Air Carrier Organization
Air Carrier Product
Principles of Air Carrier Management
Air Carrier Marketing
Air Carrier Financial Management
Chapter 13: Influence of Aviation
Economic Benefits
The Social Impact of Aviation
Aviation and the Environment