EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This book addresses the combination of code sharing agreements and computer reservation systems in air transport and the legal aspects of these activities. The book serves as a substantial study and a useful source of reference on legal issues and would be of value to aviation lawyers, commercial and trade lawyers, researchers and academics, as well as aviation regulatory authorities.

(Extracted from the back cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Introduction.

-Preface.

-Abbreviations.

-Part One: Precursors to Code Sharing and Computer Reservation Systems.

-Chapter A: Airport Congestion and Related Issues.
-Chapter B: Air Traffic Rights.

-Part Two: Code Sharing and Computer Reservation Systems.

-Chapter A: General Overview.
-Chapter B: Features of Code Sharing and Computer Reservation Systems.

-Part Three: Contractual Liability Arising Out of Code Sharing Agreements and Computer Reservation Systems.

-Chapter A: General Legal Aspects.
-Chapter B: Contractual Liability Under International Law and Common Law.

-Part Four: Issues of Evidence.

-Chapter A: The Evidential Value of Computer Data.
-Chapter B: Regulatory and Judicial Issues.
-Chapter C: Academic and Judicial Issues.

-Part Five: Dispute Resolution in Computer Reservation Systems.

-Chapter A: General Principles.
-Chapter B: Dispute Resolution Relating to Other Aviation Issues.

-Conclusion.

-Attachment 1.

-Attachment 2.

-Selected Bibliography.

OUR REVIEW

The third volume of the Forum for Air and Space Law enters a most important situation for the future development of the air market: the introduction of computer reservation systems and the use of code sharing, two methods that are revolutionizing the market and the competition in this field. Thanks to computer reservation, civilian airlines have adopted an essential tool that allows for speeding up the transfer of information in a global form. At the same time, the code sharing have contributed to promoting international cooperation and to improving the operations.

However, the use of these new systems for the management and control have awakened different legal considerations that have not been solved yet in their entirety. This book by Abeyratne intends to analyze the legal problems that stem from their utilization and offers some possible solutions, eliminating at the same time a certain literary void in this respect. The author, besides the central theme of this work, leads us to the past, the present and the future history of this question, helping us to make it understandable for a varied readership, and not only for the legal experts.