Strategic Issues in Air Transport: Legal, Economic and Technical Aspects

By Ruwantissa Abeyratne

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642429084
• ISBN13: 9783642429088
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"