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On February 2, 1998, Lance Gokongwei, the 31-year-old CEO of Cebu Pacific Air, learned that Flight 5J-387, from Manila to Cagayan de Oro, failed to arrive at its destination on schedule and was believed to be missing. Barely three years old, Cebu Pacific was just beginning to gain significant...
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On February 2, 1998, Lance Gokongwei, the 31-year-old CEO of Cebu Pacific Air, learned that Flight 5J-387, from Manila to Cagayan de Oro, failed to arrive at its destination on schedule and was believed to be missing. Barely three years old, Cebu Pacific was just beginning to gain significant...
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The aim of this working paper is to explore the domain of aerial warfare through the lens of economic thought, drawing upon rudimentary but salient economic perspectives to discuss the nature of air forces, aerial warfare, and aerospace sectors, particularly in light of the emergence of the...
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Carriers' liability for passenger death or injury during the transportation by air has become a major area of controversy in India especially post Mangalore air crash. The Carriage by Air Act 1972 dealing with carriers' liability in India incorporates Warsaw Convention, Hague Protocol and...
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This paper develops a new methodology for calculating the "carbon footprint" of air travel whereby emissions from travel in premium (business and first) classes depend heavily on the average class-specific occupied floor space. Unlike methods currently used for the purpose, the approach properly...
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The regulation of atmospheric pollution is one of the earliest and best-developed areas of international cooperation and regulation in the field of the environment. This chapter briefly analyzes customary rules as they apply to atmospheric pollution and then continues with a more detailed...
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The evolution of a standoff anti submarine warfare solution involving use of aircraft in detecting a submarine at sea and attacking it with depth charges and air launched torpedoes has its genesis in the devastation caused by the German submarines during WWI. The armament carried today by...
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