Aviation Industry Regulation

This is the first book to explain how the government regulates the aviation industry. Chapter 1 defines key terms and pro vides an overall view of the industry. Chapter 2 describes the evolution of reg ulations and regulatory agencies. The third chapter explains how federal regu lators exercise authority. Chapter 4 dis cusses regulatory powers in state and lo cal governments. Chapter 5 explains how a regulation is formulated. Chapter 6 examines four categories of aviation: reg ulations related to airline business prac tices, to safety, to the environment, and to miscellaneous factors. Chapter 7 dis cusses ways in which major segments of the industry are actually regulated. And Chapter 8 forecasts future directions in aviation regulation.