Aviation Trends in the New Millennium

Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

528 Seiten

2001
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-1299-5 (ISBN)

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This timely and authoritative book addresses the commercial and liability issues following commercial aviation into and beyond the year 2000. It is of special interest to transport economists.

Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne works as a senior professional with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada, co-ordinating air transport programmes of the Organization. He is also Chairman, Advisory Joint Appeals Board of ICAO. Previously he worked with Air Lanka as the airline's Chief Co-ordinator and Head of International Relations and Insurance, holding both positions concurrently, until he joined ICAO, in 1990. He holds the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws from McGill University, is a masters graduate in law of Monash University, Australia and a law graduate of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr Abeyratne has published several books and articles on international law and air law.

Contents: Commercial Issues: Strategic alliances of airlines; Aircraft leasing; Slot allocation and airport congestion; Privatization of airports; The display of airline computer reservation systems on the Internet; The use of the Smart card; The exchange of trade secrets relating to information technology; Trademarks of the airline industry; Carriage of inadmissible passengers and refugees; The fuel tax and emissions trading as market-based options in air transport. Liability Issues: Turbulence and personal injury; The spread of Tuberculosis in the aircraft cabin; Wilful misconduct of the airline; Mental injury; Negligence of the airline pilot; Unruly passengers; Transportation of abducted children; State liability for the global navigation satellite system; Liability issues: prevention of controlled flight into Terrain. The Future of Aviation in the Regions: The American region; The Asian region; The African region; The European region; The South American region; Conclusion; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.4.2001
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	1140 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	0-7546-1299-6 / 0754612996
ISBN-13	978-0-7546-1299-5 / 9780754612995
Zustand	Neuware