Browsing Air Transportation Research by Author "Wittman, Michael D."
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Evolving Trends of U.S. Domestic Airfares: The Impacts of Competition, Consolidation, and Low-Cost Carriers
Wittman, Michael D.; Swelbar, William S. (2013-08-15)This paper investigates the effects of flight reductions and disciplined airline capacity management strategies on average one-way domestic airfares at 445 U.S. airports from 2007-2012. Average one-way airfares are found ... -
Modeling Changes in Connectivity at U.S. Airports: A Small Community Perspective
Wittman, Michael D.; Swelbar, William S. (2013-06-11)There currently exists no industry-standard model for measuring an airport's level of connectivity to the global air transportation network. This discussion paper introduces the Airport Connectivity Quality Index (ACQI)--a ... -
Public Funding of Airport Incentives: The Efficacy of the Small Community Air Service Development Grant (SCASDG) Program
Wittman, Michael D. (2014-01-08)As U.S. airlines began to restrict available domestic capacity at smaller airports in 2008 as a result of higher fuel prices and an economic downturn, these airports have increasingly started to rely on incentive ... -
Trends and Market Forces Shaping Small Community Air Service in the United States
Wittman, Michael D.; Swelbar, William S. (2013-05-07)This report, Trends and Market Forces Shaping Small Community Air Service in the United States, is the first in a series of papers written under the umbrella of the MIT Small Community Air Service White Paper series. The ...