The purpose of this paper is to exam the regulatory failures in the Brazilian air transport sector, evidenced by the crisis started after the tragic aircraft crash in 2006.Initially, it presents a historical review of the regulation in the sector, pointing out the legal and infralegal norms and...

Die Bodendienste auf den Flughäfen bilden ein wichtiges Element des Luftverkehrs. Hier hat der Wettbewerbsgedanke jedoch noch nicht in gleichem Umfang Einzug gehalten wie im Bereich der Fluggesellschaften. Die Europäische Union hat im Jahr 1996 eine Richtlinie für die Bodendienste...

The Department of Transportation's announced plan to terminate all federal regulation of airline computer reservation systems (CRS) in 2004 is somewhat surprising in light of modern economic theories of regulation that highlight barriers to reform. This Article presents evidence on how CRS...

This paper examines forms of airport regulation and privatization, taking into account of behavior of public administration and both the aeronautical and non-aeronautical services. We find that with higher costs associated with public operations, a public airport cannot be identified as a...

Avenues for local government participation in UAV regulation reside in the land planning and zoning processes of cities and metropolitan areas (including via regional transportation planning). My essay explains how land use governance relates intimately to aerial regulation of commercial drones....

We examine the slot management regime used in the EU and investigate how it may in the short run lead to inefficient outcomes and in the long run discourage support for expanded airport capacity. Slot administration is used to balance demand and supply when capacity is in short supply. Because...