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Aviation Policy

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Procedures for Filing a Public Charter Prospectus

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) public charter regulations (14 CFR Part 380) require all persons who wish to arrange public charter flights to first submit and obtain DOT acceptance of a charter prospectus.  This document outlines the procedures for completing and submitting a charter...

Fuel and Nonfuel Costs and Annual Yields (SIFL)

The Department of Transportation has continued to calculate the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) adjustment factor to aid in its evaluation of carrier pricing in the free market. The SIFL is also used by the Internal Revenue Service in imputing the value of free transportation provided on...

Fare Formulas 1979 to Present (SIFL)

The Department of Transportation has continued to calculate the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) adjustment factor to aid in its evaluation of carrier pricing in the free market. The SIFL is also used by the Internal Revenue Service in imputing the value of free transportation provided on...

Methodology for Determining Change in Operating Expense (SIFL)

The Department of Transportation has continued to calculate the SIFL adjustment factor to aid in its evaluation of carrier pricing in the free market. The SIFL is also used by the Internal Revenue Service in imputing the value of free transportation provided on corporate aircraft.

Global Deregulation Takes Off

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Air transportation is a large and growing part of the word’s economy. The Air Transport Action Group estimated the global economic impact of air transport at over $1 trillion in 1994, accounting for 24 million jobs – 3.3 million employed by the industry, 7.4 million by related...

TransAtlantic Deregulation: The Alliance Network Effect

Open skies agreements in Europe have been in place for several years now and have fostered the development of many types of multinational airline alliances. Both broadbased strategic alliances and less integrated code-share alliances have changed the structure of the airline industry over the...