TRB Webinar: Factors that Influence Air Service Development

TRB conducted a webinar on February 24, 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on airline service decisions. Webinar presenters discussed factors that affect airline service decisions and passenger choice in regions with multiple airports.

This webinar was organized by the Airport Cooperative Research Program in collaboration with the TRB Standing Committee on Aviation Economics and Forecasting (AV040).

This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits.

TRB Webinar: Factors that Influence Air Service Development from The National Academies.

Webinar Presenters

• Barney Parrella, InterVISTAS
• Steven Martin, InterVISTAS

Moderator: David Ballard, Gellman Research Associates (GRA), Inc.


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: Overview of committee activities and ways to get involved
• PART 2: ACRP Report 98: Understanding Airline and Passenger Choice in Multi-Airport Regions
  • Factors that drive airline service decisions and passenger choice in multi-airport regions
  • Insight into the decisions of airlines regarding which airport(s) to serve and the decisions of passengers regarding which airport(s) to use
• PART 3: ACRP Report 18: Passenger Air Service Development Techniques
  • Techniques that airports and communities can employ in their efforts to develop passenger air service
• PART 4: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Summarize airport choice factors and decision motivations of airlines and passengers;
• Discuss how these factors affect air service development efforts in competitive airport situations; and
• Explain the nature of air service development (ASD) within the general context of the airport, community, and airline business perspectives.

Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.


Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.


American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar has been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.

To report your CM credits, visit www.planning.org/cm
1. Login using your ID# and password
2. Select My CM log
3. Select Add Credits
4. Under Browse you have the option of searching by Date, Provider, or Distance Education and using the search box to type in the name of the event or activity and clicking go
5. A pop-up box will appear. If this is a multi-part event you will have the option to select from a list of activities
6. Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
7. Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log

If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact AICPCM@planning.org.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.