The core structure of the regulatory regime for international civil aviation (the Chicago System ) is inter national. The features of the Chicago System were designed in an era when the world s airlines were State owned, and the most pressing international concerns were for navigation and safety regulation. Economic liberalization and intense globalization since the Second World War have impacted on the industry; today, it is global.

This book observes the developing governance of global aviation, taking into account the concepts of sovereignty, jurisdiction and...