A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF PIEDMONT AIRLINES.

Abstract

The development and progress of Piedmont Airlines from its origin to the present as a local air carrier are traced, and Piedmont's accomplishments are compared with those of similar air carriers. Emphasis is placed upon the following areas of airline management as applied specifically to Piedmont Airlines and generally to other local air carriers: (1) Certification, route structure, financing, subsidies, and operational policies; (2) Organization structure, industrial relations, and employee training; (3) Transition from the Douglas DC-3 to the Fairchild F-27 and Martin 404 aircraft.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0620399

Entities

People

  • Frank E. Moore

Organizations

  • University of Tennessee system

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Industrial Relations
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Organizational Structure
  • Performance Tests
  • Training
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Economics