This is the first book to explain how the government regulates the aviation industry. Chapter 1 defines key terms and provides an overall view of the industry. Chapter 2describes the evolution of regulations and regulatory agencies. The third chapter explains how federal regulators exercise authority. Chapter 4 discusses regulatory powers in state and local governments. Chapter 5 explains how a regulation is formulated. Chapter 6 examines four categories of aviation: regulations related to airline business practices, to safety, to the environment, and to miscellaneous factors. Chapter 7 discusses ways in which major segments of the industry are actually regulated. And Chapter 8 forecasts future directions in aviation regulation.
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 categories come numerous subjects that require attention of the aviation industry as well as the States. In six chapters, this book engages in detailed discussions on these subjects as they unravelled in events of recent years. The issue of safety is addressed first, following an introduction of the regulatory regime covering the four issues. Within the area of safety, the book covers such areas as safety management systems, safety and aeromedicine, safety and meteorology, the use of airspace, unmanned aircraft systems and safety oversight audits. In the security area, subjects covered include cyber terrorism, the integrity of travel documents, full body scanners, civil unrest and aviation, the suppression of unlawful acts on board aircraft and the financing of terrorism. The chapter on the environment focuses mainly on climate change - particularly on carbon credits, market based measures, the carbon market and emissions trading schemes and their effect on air transport. Finally, the chapter on sustainability discusses in detail market access along with such issues as slot allocation, open skies, the use of alternative fuels as an economic measure and corporate foresight. The concluding chapter wraps up with a discussion on where air transport is headed.