The Air Net: The Case Against The World Aviation Cartel
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At a time when the skies were being carved up by powerful alliances of airlines and governments, K.G.J. Pillai's The Air Net: The Case Against The World Aviation Cartel arrives as a sharp and unflinching indictment of the global aviation industry's anti-competitive practices. The book presents a meticulously researched argument that the world's major airlines, operating in concert through international agreements and regulatory bodies, functioned less as competitive enterprises and more as a tightly controlled cartel — one that kept fares artificially high, stifled innovation, and denied ordinary passengers the benefits of a truly free market. Pillai chronicles the hidden mechanisms by which this cartel operated, detailing the backroom deals, route-fixing agreements, and pricing collusions that defined international air travel for much of the twentieth century. Written with the authority of an industry insider and the passion of a reformist, The Air Net sits at a compelling crossroads of investigative journalism, economic analysis, and political critique. Pillai's prose is direct and urgent, stripping away the glamour associated with early commercial aviation to reveal the protectionist machinery humming beneath the surface. The broader themes — of monopolistic power, regulatory capture, and the subjugation of public interest to corporate and state actors — resonate far beyond aviation, speaking to any reader with an interest in how global industries are truly governed. For anyone who has ever wondered why flying costs what it does, this book offers answers that are as troubling as they are revelatory.
Author: K.G.J. Pillai
Format: Hardback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At a time when the skies were being carved up by powerful alliances of airlines and governments, K.G.J. Pillai's The Air Net: The Case Against The World Aviation Cartel arrives as a sharp and unflinching indictment of the global aviation industry's anti-competitive practices. The book presents a meticulously researched argument that the world's major airlines, operating in concert through international agreements and regulatory bodies, functioned less as competitive enterprises and more as a tightly controlled cartel — one that kept fares artificially high, stifled innovation, and denied ordinary passengers the benefits of a truly free market. Pillai chronicles the hidden mechanisms by which this cartel operated, detailing the backroom deals, route-fixing agreements, and pricing collusions that defined international air travel for much of the twentieth century. Written with the authority of an industry insider and the passion of a reformist, The Air Net sits at a compelling crossroads of investigative journalism, economic analysis, and political critique. Pillai's prose is direct and urgent, stripping away the glamour associated with early commercial aviation to reveal the protectionist machinery humming beneath the surface. The broader themes — of monopolistic power, regulatory capture, and the subjugation of public interest to corporate and state actors — resonate far beyond aviation, speaking to any reader with an interest in how global industries are truly governed. For anyone who has ever wondered why flying costs what it does, this book offers answers that are as troubling as they are revelatory.