By Jochen Meulman on October 10, 2010
In the past year, the European Communities’ legislative adopted a Directive regulating airport charges; meanwhile, a proposal for a Directive on airport security charges was submitted for approval by European Parliament and the Council of Ministers.
Posted in Air Law & policy | Tagged Competition Law, EU, European Union, Issue 48, Jochen Meulman, regulation |
By WJ on June 17, 2008
By Mubashar Hasan
Civil aviation is one of the major carriers of globalisation; it helps businesses to cross the state boundaries; it reduces the time for travelling and fosters migration. In other words, civil aviation brings speed and connectivity into human life. Despite… Read more…
Posted in Air Law & policy | Tagged Civil Aviation & Globalisation, Issue 40, Mubashar Hasan, regulation, Transatlantic Open Aviation Area |
By WJ on December 20, 2007
By Athar Husain Khan and David Henderson
The airline industry has been struggling under a regulatory regime that at best could be called inconsistent; argue Husain Khan and Henderson of the Association of European Airlines. They stress the need for coherent policy and coherent legislation,… Read more…
Posted in Air Law & policy | Tagged Athar Husain Khan, David Henderson, regulation |
By WJ on December 20, 2007
By Kenneth Button
The past 30 years have seen the radical liberalization of many parts of the air transport industry. Domestic reforms in the US were followed by changes within Europe and within many other markets that freed fares setting, market entry, or embraced… Read more…
Posted in Air Law & policy | Tagged Blue Skies, Kenneth Button, Open Skies, regulation, Transatlantic Air Market |
By Daan on April 9, 2006
By Lucia Helena Salgado
As it has been widespread in market economies, air transportation in Brazil has a history of strict regulation. Curiously, the activity does not present any characteristic of natural monopoly: there is no relevant scale and… Read more…
Posted in Air Law & policy | Tagged brasil, Lucia Helena Salgado, market intervention, regulation, TAM, Transbrasil, Varrig, VASP |