Includes bibliographical references and index

Foreword / by Peter-M. Milling -- Foreword by / R. John Hansman -- Preface -- The airline profit cycle as a persistent phenomenon -- Potential causes of the airline profit cycle -- System dynamics model of airline industry profit development -- Examination of airline profitability dynamics in model experiments -- Conclusions for the airline industry -- References -- Appendix a: Cost classification -- Appendix b: Background information ata cost index -- Appendix c: Airline profit cycle model data and equations -- Index