Datamonitor's Airlines: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the airlines industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 5 individual country markets

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global economic downturn has severely affected the expansion of the airlines industry worldwide.

A major trend within the global airlines industry has been for companies to seek strategic alliances with other airlines in order to benefit from synergies in operations.

The success of low cost airlines and the increasing airline alliances should contribute to the improving airline industry

Why you should buy this report:

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Definition

The airlines industry is defined here as comprised of passenger air transportation. Industry values are generated according to revenues from passenger transportation (including chartered and scheduled flights). Industry volumes reflect total passengers enplaned and deplaned for all airports within a country.

For the purposes of this report, Asia-Pacific is composed of Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Europe is comprised of Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

The global industry is comprised of the US, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Africa.