Regionalism in International Air Transportation: Cooperation and Competition
REGIONALISM IN INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION: COOPERATION AND COMPETITION Papers from an International Conference organized by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, held at the Amman Chamber of Commerce, Amman, Jordan, April 19-21, 1983 Under the auspices of Alia: The Royal Jordanian Airline. Copyright0 1984 Alia: The Royal Jordanian Airline P.O. Box 302, Amman, JORDAN PREFACE Alia: The Royal Jordanian Airline is very pleased to present this collec- tion of papers originally presented at the international conference entitled, "Regionalism in International Air Transportation: Cooperation and Com- petition", held in Amman, Jordan during April 19-21, 1983. Regionalism, a method which ideally, allows groups of nations and airli- nes to work together efficiently in air transport operations, while competing with other similar groups, has been proposed as a means to help solve many of the problems currently plaguing the airline industry. Regionalism has been practised in the past, with some difficulty and some success, but its many possibilities have yet to be fully explored. Thus, Alia, a commercial air carrier with a long commitment to regional cooperation and progressive thinking, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an academic institution with an international reputation for excellence in the ideas and practical applications relating to modern technologies, decided to cooperate in organizing an international forum for discussion of this important concept. As a result of long and dedicated cooperation between the MIT's Depart- ment of Aeronautics & Astronautics, its Center for Advanced Engineering Study Seminar Office, Alia staff members and a wide range of local institu- tions in Amman, the conference was a great success.
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