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.
