This book has two aims. First, it lays out the forces that shaped the international aviation industry and changed the rules in the drive for liberalization. Second, it looks at the choices facing the airline industry in general and the international aviation industry in particular. This second edition is thoroughly revised from the 2003 original, in light of many significant developments in (and affecting) the industry during the intervening years.

The international community has succeeded in developing rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere from international civil aviation. This book examines the development of international law and policy in an area that has remained largely outside the general framework of international environmental law.