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Mintel Marketing Intelligence: Various Airline Industry reports, including 1) Airlines – US, 2007; 2) Airlines: Volume 1 - Major Airlines – US, Dec. 2004; Airlines: Volume 2 - Discount Airlines – US, Jan. 2005; Travel Loyalty Programs – US., Jul. 2007.
Various airline industry reports noted above assess the overall state of the US and international airline industries. Includes analyses of major financial conditions and trends affecting major airlines; identifies market drivers; reports fuel trends, employment trends; and airline operating performance. Includes profiles of major airline companies.

Economic Report: A Review of the U.S. Airline Industry. Air Transport Association. Annual. (Current and historical reports are available online.) Reports traffic statistics, and operational and financial summaries for the U.S. airline industry as a whole. Also briefly analyzes the major economic issues facing the industry; ranks leading U.S. airlines according to revenue passenger miles and other characteristics; reports fleet size for major airlines; ranks U.S. airports according to number of passengers and other characteristics; and ranks top US air routes according to origin and destination passenger numbers.

Airlines Industry Profile [various countries]. Datamonitor. Annual. (Available through Business Source Premier.)
Included in each country and regional report is an overview; information on market value, volume, and segmentation; competitive landscape; leading companies; and forecasts.

Industry Surveys: Airlines. Standard & Poor’s. Bi-annual. Available through Market Insight.
Analyzes industry trends, competitive structure, airline costs and revenues, key ratios, fare trends, and more.

Airlines Industry Profile [various countries]. Datamonitor. Annual. (Available through Business Source Premier.)
Included in each country and regional report is an overview; information on market value, volume, and segmentation; competitive landscape; leading companies; and forecasts.

Industry Surveys: Airlines. Standard & Poor’s. Bi-annual. Available through Market Insight.
Analyzes industry trends, competitive structure, airline costs and revenues, key ratios, fare trends, and more.

Plunkett's Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Almanac. Plunkett Research, Ltd. Annual. (Reference HE9803 .A2 P58).
Provides a directory of travel companies, including airlines. Reports growth plans, brief financial overviews, salaries, and contact information for top executives, and summaries each company’s competitive advantage. Includes U.S. aviation industry statistical tables.

The Aviation & Aerospace Almanac. Aviation Week Group Newsletters, McGraw-Hill. Annual. (Management Library Reference HE9803 .A1 A9).
Provides comprehensive statistical reports, tables, and forecasts of worldwide aviation, aerospace, and defense industries.

Jane's World Airlines. Jane's Air Transport Data. Bi-Annual. (Reference HE9776 .J36).
Reports operating results and company histories of international scheduled airlines. Also lists major alliances, air routes; fleet details; and some financial data.

International Air Transport Association Annual Report. The Association. Annual.
The annual report PDFs analyze and forecast financial performance, marketing initiatives, and technological and service innovations and their impacts on profitability, customer satisfaction, safety, security, and operating efficiency in the scheduled airline and freight industries.

Mintel Marketing Intelligence: Various Airline Industry reports, including (1) Airlines – U.S., 2007; (2) Airlines: Volume 1 - Major Airlines – U.S., Dec. 2004; Airlines: Volume 2 - Discount Airlines – U.S., Jan. 2005; Travel Loyalty Programs – U.S.., Jul. 2007.
Various airline industry reports noted above assess the overall state of the U.S. and international airline industries. Includes analyses of major financial conditions and trends affecting major airlines; identifies market drivers; reports fuel trends, employment trends, and airline operating performance. Includes profiles of major airline companies.

Airlines Industry Profile [various countries]. Datamonitor. Annual. (Available through Business Source Premier.)
Included in each country and regional report is an overview; information on market value, volume, and segmentation; competitive landscape; leading companies; and forecasts.

Industry Surveys: Airlines. Standard & Poor’s. Bi-annual. Available through Market Insight.
Analyzes industry trends, competitive structure, airline costs and revenues, key ratios, fare trends, and more.

Plunkett's Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Almanac. Plunkett Research, Ltd. Annual. (Reference HE9803 .A2 P58).
Provides a directory of travel companies, including airlines. Reports growth plans, brief financial overviews, salaries and contact information for top executives, and summaries each company’s competitive advantage. Includes U.S. aviation industry statistical tables.

Nestle Library Ranking Articles
Airline and airport ranking articles from leading hospitality industry journals.

The Airline Industry Guide. Reed Business Information. Annual. (Reference HE9768 .A46).
Provides statistics and forecasts for fleets, airports, top 100 airline groups, top 100 airline operations, regional airlines, and alliances. Also discusses IT trends and includes an airline directory.

Economic Report: A Review of the U.S. Airline Industry. Air Transport Association. Annual. (Current and historical reports are available online.)
Reports traffic statistics, and operational and financial summaries for the U.S. airline industry as a whole. Also briefly analyzes the major economic issues facing the industry; ranks leading U.S. airlines according to revenue passenger miles and other characteristics; reports fleet size for major airlines; ranks U.S. airports according to number of passengers and other characteristics; and ranks top U.S. air routes according to origin and destination passenger numbers.

Airline Quality Rating. Headley, D. E., and B. D. Bowen. Wichita State University and University of Nebraska at Omaha. Annual.
Measures airline performance in the following categories: on-time arrivals; denied boardings; mishandled luggage; and various aspects of customer service (based on complaints).

 Skytrax: Global Airline Ranking
Provides 5-star ratings for international airlines. Includes some news reports on the industry as well.

Mintel Marketing Intelligence: Various Airline Industry reports, including 1) Airlines – U.S., 2007; 2) Airlines: Volume 1 - Major Airlines – U.S., Dec. 2004; Airlines: Volume 2 - Discount Airlines – U.S., Jan. 2005; Travel Loyalty Programs – U.S., Jul. 2007.
Various airline industry reports noted above assess the overall state of the U.S. and international airline industries. Includes analyses of major financial conditions and trends affecting major airlines; identifies market drivers; reports fuel trends, employment trends, and airline operating performance. Includes profiles of major airline companies.

 Economic Report: A Review of the U.S. Airline Industry. Air Transport Association. Annual. (Current and historical reports are available online.)
Reports traffic statistics, and operational and financial summaries for the U.S. airline industry as a whole. Also briefly analyzes the major economic issues facing the industry; ranks leading U.S. airlines according to revenue passenger miles and other characteristics; reports fleet size for major airlines; ranks U.S. airports according to number of passengers and other characteristics; and ranks top U.S. air routes according to origin and destination passenger numbers.

World Air Transport Statistics. International Air Transport Association. Annual. (Management Library Reference TL720.A1 W92).
In addition to reporting global air transport statistics, includes regional traffic flow statistics and IATA industry and member statistics.

Airfinance Annual. Airfinance Journal Ltd. Annual. (Reference HE9782 .A29).
Analyzes aviation industry financial markets. Includes articles on airline insurance, maintenance, management, and more.

Plunkett's Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry Almanac. Plunkett Research, Ltd. Annual. (Reference HE9803 .A2 P58).
Provides a directory of travel companies, including airlines. Reports growth plans, brief financial overviews, salaries, and contact information for top executives, and summarizes each company’s competitive advantage. Includes U.S. aviation industry statistical tables.

The Aviation & Aerospace Almanac. Aviation Week Group Newsletters, McGraw-Hill. Annual. (Management Library Reference HE9803 .A1 A9).
Provides comprehensive statistical reports, tables,, and forecasts of worldwide aviation, aerospace, and defense industries.

Below is a selective list of the airline industry’s major trade magazines, academic journals, and newsletters. For an exhaustive list of periodicals, please use the library catalog or consult a reference staff member. (Tip: use “periodicals” as a subject keyword search term.) The library catalog will also link to the location of any available electronic full-text (e.g., ProQuest Direct (ABI/Inform), Business Source Premier, or Hospitality & Tourism Complete).

Airline Business. Reed Business Publishing. Monthly. (HE9761.1 .A46). Available electronically.
Provides airline industry executives with analyses of industry trends and strategic developments.

Airfinance Journal. Hawkins Pub. Monthly. (HE9782 .A29). Available electronically.
Provides airline industry lessors, investors, insurance firms, and lawyers with analyses of industry trends and strategic developments.

Air Transport World Almanac. Penton Media. Monthly. Available electronically.
Reports on managerial, technical, and operational innovations in airline equipment, supply, and support.

Journal of Air Transport Management. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann. Monthly. Available electronically.
Analyzes trends in management and operations from the perspective of industry practitioners and academics. Provides a forum for developing creative solutions to managerial and operational challenges.

The Airline Encyclopedia, 1909 - 2000. Smith, M. J. Scarecrow Press. 2002. (Olin Library Oversize HE9780 .S65x).
From the Library Journal: “Fascinating facts combine with profiles that include aircraft, routes, services, personnel, alliances, accidents and incidents, terrorism and in-flight crime, government service in war and peace, natural disasters, literary or film references, and unusual anecdotes.”

Aviation Internet Directory: A Guide to 500 Best Aviation Websites. Merry, J. A. McGraw-Hill. 2001.

To locate materials on airlines, airports, air transportation, air travel, and airplanes, browse through both the reference and stacks shelves in the following call number ranges:
Air Travel. HE9700
Airline Safety. TL553.5-TL697
Airport Management. TL725.3
Commercial Airlines. HE9761-HE9900
Freight Airlines. TL720s