Strategic Issues in Air Transport Legal, Economic and Technical Aspects

There are broadly four strategic issues in aviation: safety; security; environmental protection; and sustainability in air transport. These issues will remain for a long time as key considerations in the safe, regular, efficient and economic development of air transport. Within these four broad cate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abeyratne, Ruwantissa
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Strategic Issues and Regulation
  • Prelude to the Assembly
  • The Assembly
  • Safety Issues
  • Safety Management Systems
  • The Use of Airspace
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Meteorological Issues
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  • Regional Safety in Air Transport
  • Safety Oversight Audits
  • Security Issues
  • Cyber Terrorism
  • Attacks on the Integrity of Travel Documents
  • Full Body Scanners and Emergent Issues
  • Suppressing the Financing of Terrorism
  • Civil Unrest and Aviation
  • The Beijing Convention 2010
  • Extraordinary Rendition
  • Environmental Issues Climate Change
  • Sustainable Development of Air Transport
  • The Nature of Air Transport
  • Market Access
  • Open Skies
  • Slot Allocation
  • Corporate Foresight
  • The Use of Alternative Fuels as an Economic Measure
  • Conclusion.