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ECONOMIC REGULATION DEFINED What do we mean by economic regulation? Formerly it involved having the CAB decide how many airlines and which airlines were going to operate in a particular market (the term market here meaning a pair of cities). Entry by an airline into a market was controlled by requiring that every airline obtain a certificate from the CAB specifying the routes that must be followed. Exit was controlled by requiring an airline to receive CAB approval before dropping service to a city. Prior governmental approval of mergers and acquisitions was another aspect of entry and exit control. This topic will be examined more fully in Chapter 3. Suffice it to say here that entry and exit control for domestic airline service has largely terminated except for minimal essential services at certain small points, regulation of which is exercised by DOT. Control with respect to international services still exists...

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