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DOMESTIC AVIATION COMPETITION

2004
1st Quarter
25.
Jet Blue Enters Boston
2003
4th Quarter
24.
Major Network Carrier Exposure to Low-Fare Competition
3rd Quarter
23.
Air Tran's Westward Expansion
2nd Quarter
22.
Low-Fare Service Developments
1st Quarter
21.
Fare Structure Experimentation
2002
4th Quarter
20.
Legacy Carrier Revenue Premiums
3rd Quarter
19.
The Low-Fare Evolution, Part II
2nd Quarter
Not Available
1st Quarter
Not Available
2001
4th Quarter
Not Available
3rd Quarter
18.
The Low-Fare Evolution
2nd Quarter
17.
New Entry in the Northeastern U.S.
1st Quarter
Not Available
2000
4th Quarter
16.
Fare Premiums by Airport
3rd Quarter
15.
Changes in Pricing Since Deregulation
2nd Quarter
14.
JetBlue's Effect on the NYC-Buffalo Market
1st Quarter
13.
Competition in the Northeastern U.S.
1999
4th Quarter
12.
Southwest Service to Raleigh/Durham
3rd Quarter
11.
New Top 1,000 + City-Pair Markets
2nd Quarter
10.
Price Discrimination in the Presence of Low-Fare Competition
1st Quarter
Not Available
1998
4th Quarter
9.
Airtran’s Influence on Atlanta Fares
3rd Quarter
8.
Fare Premiums by City
2nd Quarter
7.
Low-fare Competition Price Effects (Comparison to SIFL)
1st Quarter
6.
Passengers Distributed by Fare Increment in Markets Under 750 Miles
1997
4th Quarter
5.
State of Low-Fare Competition in the US Domestic Airline Industry, 1997
3rd Quarter
4.
Detailed Fare Information for Ten City-Pairs Under 1,000 Miles with the Highest Average Fares
2nd Quarter
3.
Illustrations of New Entry Effects on Price and Traffic (Providence, RI)
1st Quarter
2.
Illustrations of New Entry Effects on Price and Traffic (various markets)
1996
4th Quarter
1.
Illustrations of New Entry Effects on Price and Traffic (various markets)

Individual City Data

1.
Albany, New York
2.
Bangor, Maine
3.
Buffalo, New York
4.
Burlington, Vermont
5.
Charleston, South Carolina
6.
Norfolk, Virginia
7.
Portland, Oregon and Spokane, Washington

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Domestic Competition Policy Statement Reports

  • Press release - Issued with Proposed Policy Statement, April 6, 1998
  • Full policy statement - Statement of the Department of Transportation’s Enforcement Policy Regarding Unfair Exclusionary Conduct in the Air Transportation Industry

Related GAO Reports

Airline Competition: Issues Raised by Consolidation Proposals.
February 7, 2001
Airline Competition: Issues Raised by Consolidation Proposals.
February 1, 2001
Airline Competition: Cargo Airline Has Enhanced Competition in Hawaii but Faces an Uncertain Future.
June 18, 1998
Airline Competition: Barriers to Entry Continue in Some Domestic Markets.
March 5, 1998
Airline Deregulation: Changes in Airfares, Service and Safety at Small, Medium, and Large Communities.
April 19, 1996
 

Press Releases

DOT Proposes Revised Computer Reservation System Rules
11/12/02
DOT Issues U.S. Air Travel Consumer Report for July
9/5/02
DOT Report Looks at Low-Fare Airline Expansion Into New Markets
8/5/02
Secretary Mineta Announces Commission On Consumer Information in Airline Industry
5/16/02
DOT Sets New Date for Comments on Market-based Solutions to Relieve Airport Congestion and Delay
4/19/02
DOT Airfare Report Shows Impact of Low-Fare Competition
4/11/02

Interesting Links

The following links will take you off of the DOT webserver.

American Antitrust Institute websiteAmerican Antitrust Institute
Find Articles website Merger Concerns Spur Momentum for New Competition Laws. March 16, 2001
CNN.Com website Transportation secretary urges closer look at airline competition January 17, 2001
AAAE Website AAAE calls for more airline competition. November 1998 and Airline Deregulation '96
General Accounting Office websiteGeneral Accounting Office Reports



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