Regulation of air transport : the slumbering sentinels /

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Author / Creator:Abeyratne, R. I. R. (Ruwantissa Indranath Ramya), 1951- author.
Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11080761
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ISBN:9783319010410
3319010417
9783319010403
3319010409
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Every ten years ICAO holds a worldwide air transport conference. The most recent such event - the 6th Worldwide Air Transport Conference (ATConf/6) - was held in Montreal from 18 to 22 March 2013. The questions posed by this book are: are the clerical and administrative tasks for ICAO which were decided on by ATConf/6 (and other preceding conferences) sufficient to meet the needs of the people of the world for safe, regular, economical and efficient air transport? Should ICAO not think outside of its 67-year-old box and become a beacon to air transport regulators? In other words, shouldnt the bottom line of ICAOs meaning and purpose in the field of air transport be to analyze trends and guide the air transport industry instead of continuing to merely act as a forum for global practitioners to gather and update information on their respective countries policies for air transport? Shouldnt ICAO provide direction, as do other agencies of the United Nations? This book addresses ICAOs inability, unlike most other specialized agencies in their missions, to make a tangible difference in air transport development, through a discussion of key issues affecting the air transport industry. It also inquires into the future of air transport regulation.
Other form:Print version: Abeyratne, R.I.R. (Ruwantissa Indranath Ramya), 1951- Regulation of air transport 9783319010403
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-01041-0