Select a major US commercial air carrier and discuss how your selected airline relates. -Explain the history of your airline and describe its economic, structural, and competitive characteristics pre and post deregulation. -Identify the various route structure and product alternatives, the costs and benefits of each, and means for achieving product differentiation. -Identify the various airline departments and the role of each in planning, development, and execution of flight operations -Describe airline cost structure, the nature of fixed, variable, and controllable costs, and methods employed by your selected carrier to obtain sustainable competitive cost advantages over other carriers. -Discuss the methods of Revenue Management used by your selected air carrier and how it relates to other industries.
