TY - BOOK AU - Stevenson,Garth TI - The Politics of Canada's Airlines from Diefenbaker to Mulroney T2 - Heritage SN - 9781487574147 AV - HE9815.A35 S73 1987 U1 - 387.7/0971 19 PY - 1987///] CY - Toronto PB - University of Toronto Press KW - Aeronautics and state KW - Canada KW - History KW - Aeronautics, Commercial KW - Government policy KW - Airlines KW - TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Preface --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1. Air transport in a Canadian setting --; 2. Policy structures and processes --; 3. Air Canada versus CP Air --; 4. The regional airline policy --; 5. The rise of the local carriers --; 6. The STOL adventure --; 7. The collapse of the regional policy --; 8. Nordair and Quebecair: the politics of confusion --; 9. The search for new policy --; 10. An overview of air transport policy --; Notes --; Index; restricted access N2 - Few industries in Canada have developed as quickly, or under as much government control, as air transport. It has been dominated by two large corporations, one public, one private, but also includes a number of smaller firms. Regulated by federal government, it has deeply involved regional and municipal interests too. Garth Stevenson provides a comprehensive analysis of recent policy in domestic air transport, examining the technological and social changes that have influenced policy, and how policy has in turn contributed to those changes. Beginning with a general overview of the industry, Stevenson considers its geographical, technical, legislative, and institutional background. He then presents seven case studies, each highlighting a specific issue in domestic air policy: the relationship between the two major carriers; the evolution and application of regional air policy in two Quebec-based airlines; the influence of trends towards competition and deregulation, and the development of local and STOL carriers. From these studies emerges a detailed picture of domestic air policy under a series of governments over the past twenty-five years UR - https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487574147 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487574147 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487574147/original ER -