A level playing field for open skies

This book examines the events that have reshaped the international aviation industry
between 1992 and 2012. It critically analyzes the major developments and the regulatory
responses and highlights some of the incompatible and disjointed regulations that are in
effect at either end of international routes. The author proposes that Australia, Canada, the
European Union (EU), New Zealand and the United States (US) form an international
organization, to be known as the Open Skies International Aviation Block (OSIAB). The
author further argues that such a forum is necessary to ensure that regulations in different
countries are aligned so that competitive distortions potentially caused by regulatory disharmony
are minimized, thus allowing the international airline industry to compete on the
level international playing field. This book is aimed at scholars and practitioners in the field
of (international) aviation regulation.