This truly unique publication is your practical and comprehensive guide to aviation regulation in the United States. It is an essential resource for veterans and newcomers alike.

It introduces the various institutions that govern aviation in the US and it covers the international framework -– legal and institutional, multilateral and bilateral -- within which U.S. regulation takes place. Written by a distinguished panel of experts, requirements applicable to every aspect of the aviation industry are clearly explained with citations.  These topics include:
 
   •Airports
   •Airlines
   •Private aircraft
   •Air navigation
   •Labor-management relations
   •Aircraft transactions
   •Environmental impact of aviation
   •Accident investigation
   •Marketing and distribution
   •Airline mergers and alliances
   •Aviation safety and security

Experienced practitioners, practitioners new to aviation, journalists, or merely curious users of the system, will find this bountiful new reference makes a hugely important body of law far more accessible than ever before.