The Institute of Air & Space Law hosted a Workshop and Conference on Air & Space Law, in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India, and the Center for Aviation Studies at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies.
The Workshop (April 21-23) served as a basic comprehensive introduction to Air Transport, Law and Regulation. The Conference (April 23-25) addressed contemporary, cutting edge issues in air transport, law and regulation.
Asia is the fastest growing aviation market in the world, and India is an integral driver of that robust growth. Information and knowledge are essential to capitalize on the economic opportunities being created in this part of the world. Full program: 2008 New Delhi Aviation Conference Event Brochure [.pdf].
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Conference proceedings
Ram Jakhu: Notes for a Vote of Thanks [.pdf]
Below are some of the papers delivered during the conference, available for download.
April 23, 2008
1.45 pm - Roundtable Discussion
- Gautam Acharya: The Airline Industry in India [.pdf]
- K.C. Gandhi: Growth of Aviation Markets in Pacific Rim, China, South east Asia, South Asia, India and Middle East [.pdf]
- P.K. Gupta: Contemporary Issues In Asian Aviation [.pdf]
3.30 pm - European Laws, Policies and Practices and their Impact on Indian Air Transport
- Julianne Oh: India's S.W.O.T. in the Making of the EU-US Open Aviation Area [.pdf]
- Ludwig Weber: EU Aviation Safety and Impact on Indian Air Transport [.pdf]
- Martin Bartlik: Consumer Rights in the EU [.pdf]
- Martin Bartlik: The EU Emissions Trading System [.pdf]
April 24, 2008
9.00 am - Airline and Aerospace Industries – Supply and Demand, Technology and Finance
- Anil Patel: Global Market Review and Forecast [.pdf]
- Qian Chen: New Challenges for China in Aircraft Financing [.pdf]
10.00 am - Emerging Environmental Issues
- Martine de Serres: ETS for aviation: Financial Risk or Regulatory Benefit? [.pdf]
- Nasim Zaidi: Aviation and the Environment [.pdf]
11.20 am - Emerging Issues for Airports
- Billie H. Vincent: Airport Issues, Lessons from the past half century; a retrospective look at the future [.pdf]
- Brian Havel and Yaw Nyampong: Emerging Issues for Airports [.pdf]
- Francis Schubert: The role of Civil Military Coordination in respect of ANS Performance [.pdf]
- Pradeep Panicker: Impact of Airport Privatization on Infrastructure and Charges [.pdf]
2.30 pm - Emerging Issues for Air Navigation Services
- Anna Masutti: CNS/ATM systems: framework regulation on GNSS; Experiences in Europe [.pdf]
- Francis Schubert: Is a global/regional framework governing GNSS desirable/necessary? [.pdf]
- N.V. Atale: How can Air Navigation Services help reduce Fuel Burn? [.pdf]
- Paul Dempsey: Air Navigation [.pdf]
3.50 pm - Government Regulation, Bilaterals and Liberalization of Air Transport
- Dhiraj Mathur: Era of Liberalization in the Air Transport Sector – the Role of Government [.pdf]
- Emilie Baronnat:The application of EC competition law to air transport services [.pdf]
- Martin Bartlik: Liberalizations in the Past: Lessons for the Future [.pdf]
- Martine de Serres: Redefining the Role of Government in Aviation [.pdf]
April 25, 2008
9.00 am - Airline Liability and Insurance
- Alaa Naji: Liability Regime from the Islamic Law Point of View; and Efforts to Update the Rome Convention [.pdf]
- Ludwig Weber: Liability and Insurance Issues in Aviation: A perspective on the current status of Modernization [.pdf]
- Michael Milde: Montreal Convention of 1999 – Merits and Flaws [.pdf]
- Michael Milde: Warsaw System and the Montreal Convention of 1999 [.pdf]
- Ranjana Kaul: India: Carrier Liability for Passengers [.pdf]
10.50 am - Aircraft Manufacturer and Air Navigation Liability
- Ludwig Weber: Aircraft Manufacturer and ATC Liability: Current Issues [.pdf]
- Ranjana Kaul: India: Liability in Context to the Air Navigation Service Provider [.pdf]
- Yaw Nyampong: Privatization and/or Commercialization of Air Navigation Services and its Liability Implications [.pdf]
1.30 pm - Aviation Safety
- A.C. Kher: Aviation Safety [.pdf]
- Brian Havel and Yaw Nyampong: Aviation Safety [.pdf]
- Paul Dempsey: Blacklisting: the Conflict between National and International Aviation Safety Standards [.pdf]
2.50 pm - Aviation Security
- Billie H. Vincent: Aviation Security Issues: Building or Expanding Airports [.pdf]
- Paul Dempsey: Government Security Responsibility [.pdf]
- Vivek Pattanayak: Aviation Security: An Indian Perspective [.pdf]
4.00 pm - Is it Time to Revisit or Reinvent the Chicago Convention?
- Michael Milde: Does the Chicago Convention require Modernization? [.pdf]
- Sanat Kaul: 1944 Chicago Convention Revisited… 64 Years Later [.pdf]
