Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril

by National Research Council, Studies and Information Services, Transportation Research Board

As recently as the summer of 2001, many travelers were dreading air transportation because of extensive delays associated with undercapacity of the system. That all changed on 9/11, and demand for air transportation has not yet returned to peak levels. Most U.S. airlines continue to struggle for survival, and some have filed for bankruptcy. The situation makes it difficult to argue that strong action is urgently needed to avert a crisis of undercapacity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309090695
• ISBN13: 9780309090698
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"