The Politics of International Aviation

The Chicago conference revisited - the record and legacy from the DC-3 to hypersonic flight - the changing environment ICAO in the United Nations context - a case history in functionalism decision making in ICAO - who governs in the governing body? international aviation and the Third World - the politics of equal opportunity civil and military aviation - sharing the same sky international conflicts and the safety of air travel flying targets - armed attacks against civil aviation terrorism in the sky - setting security standards terrorism in the sky - the elusive grasp of the law deregulation dilemmas - air transport and European integration deregulation dilemmas - flying the flag in the global market. Appendices: The freedoms of the air convention of international civil aviation (extracts) ICAO conventions dealing with unlawful interference with civil aviation ICAO assembly sessions.