The fortunes of air transport gateways

O’Connor, Kevin; Fuellhart, Kurt

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.06.013

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“…Although the scholarly interest in airports has recently grown (e.g. Bowen 2010, Bowen and Cidell 2011, Cidell 2006, Derudder and Witlox 2014, Gillen 2011, Graham 2009, Graham and Ison 2014, Morrell 2010, O'Connor and Fuellhart 2015, many ongoing changes remain largely under-researched.…”

Section: Network Of Air Connections and Global Production Network Imentioning

confidence: 99%

Global production networks in the passenger aviation industry

Niewiadomski

2017

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Although the number of directions which geographical research on transport is taking has recently increased, the extent to which transport geography capitalises on theoretical advancements made in other sub-disciplines of human geography is still fairly limited. This especially pertains to economic geography which, in contrast to the predominantly positivist and quantitative transport geography, has developed over the last few decades a more post-positivist and qualitative profile. By means of focusing on passenger air transportone of the most neglected industries in economic geographythis paper aims to help bridge this gap. Three under-researched aspects of air transport are identified and a combination of two economic-geographical approachesglobal production networks (GPN) and evolutionary economic geography (EEG)is advocated as a useful conceptual basis for further, more qualitative and more critical research on this dynamic sector. The paper argues that GPN and EEG would help research on air transport to (1) employ network thinking beyond the infrastructural understanding of networks of air connections and thus better explain the multi-actor nature of the aviation sector, (2) complement the research on supra-national and national regulatory frameworks with more attention to the array of sub-national environments that shape the aviation industry 'from below', and (3) explore how the relations between aviation and economic development are moulded by different place-specific institutional factors. To lay foundations under further research the paper conceptualises the aviation industry as a global production network and uses the example of Polish passenger air transport to highlight the paper's key empirical implications.

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Section: Network Of Air Connections and Global Production Network Imentioning

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Global production networks in the passenger aviation industry

Niewiadomski

2017

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“…However, once again it is possible that there may be changes in hub roles as airlines shift toward mid-sized long-haul aircraft (initially the A330 and B777, now the A350 and B787), which are better suited to serving smaller cities (O'Connor and Fuellhart, 2015) and so can provide point-to-point links by-passing some hubs. That change may be facilitated by the construction of new airports in some cities.…”

Section: Air Transport Network and City Hierarchiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Business connectivity, air transport and the urban hierarchy: A case study in East Asia

Matsumoto

Domae

O’Connor

2016

Journal of Transport Geography

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This paper explores the effect of business connectivity between cities on their air traffic connections, and in turn on their place in a region's urban hierarchy. Its focus of attention is East Asia, where economic development is underpinned by a complex set of international flows of trade and investment. Business connectivity is a key part of these flows. The research incorporates a measure of business connections in a regression model that previously relied on GDP per head, population and distance to account for international air links. Results confirm that business connectivity is a more important influence on the level of international air links within East Asia, and plays a major role in explaining the changes in city rank over time. The paper concludes with suggestions that possible incorporation of domestic air travel (itself larger than the intra-regional flows in this region) could enrich the insight of this approach.

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“…Meanwhile, there are changes in hub roles as airlines shift toward mid-sized long-haul aircrafts, which are better suited to serving smaller cities (O'Connor and Fuellhart, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%