... their profibility through maximization of revenue. There are several ways to increase revenue. The easiest of which is to increase passenger load factor . Southwest flew at a 68.1 percent load factor in 2001 . Non-profitable companies such as United Airlines and U.S. Air Ways flew at less than 50 percent load factor. The passenger load factor is extremely important since "75 percent of U.S. ... airline industry's revenue comes form passengers" according to the Air Transportation Association. Of that 75 percent "nearly 80 percent comes from domestic travel". For this reason airlines shou...

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... and barriers to entry or exit. An anti-competitive industry was promoted for decades under the CAB, in which prices were adjusted to meet the rising operating costs of the airlines. Airlines became highly inefficient under regulation, and allowed costs and capacity to soar without regard to profitability. After numerous price increases during the early 1970's, the consumers demanded a more ... fare wars with major carriers in certain markets. Other more successful low-cost carriers also developed during this time, typically in the highly competitive west and southwest region of the US. ...

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... facilitates economic growth, world trade, international investment and tourism and is therefore central to the globalization-taking place in many other industries. In the wake of recent world events major airlines are facing significant losses and potential bankruptcy, the largest annual loss in the history of the industry. As a result of terrorism the industry is faced with a global economic slowdown, ... (International Air). "A war would present us with real problems," said Gordon M. Bethune, the chief executive of Continental Airlines. "Every airline in this country will be stressed...

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... facilitates economic growth, world trade, international investment and tourism and is therefore central to the globalization-taking place in many other industries. In the wake of recent world events major airlines are facing significant losses and potential bankruptcy, the largest annual loss in the history of the industry. As a result of terrorism the industry is faced with a global economic slowdown, ... (International Air). "A war would present us with real problems," said Gordon M. Bethune, the chief executive of Continental Airlines. "Every airline in this country will be stressed...

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