http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/aviation Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 23 May 2026 15:50:27 -0400 Sat, 23 May 2026 15:50:27 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/645/sovereignty-over-airspace-international-law-current-challenges-and-future-developments-for-global-aviation By Chrystel Erotokritou - The issue of sovereignty lies at the very heart of international aviation because all aviation relations are built upon it. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the spectacular evolution of the concept of sovereignty in the air by adopting a multifaceted approach to this issue. In the first part the concept of sovereignty under general international law is briefly explained, before defining it in the more specific framework of public international air law. This discussion is followed by an analysis of the way states open their airspace for the purpose of entering into commercial agreements... Mon, 21 May 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/645/sovereignty-over-airspace-international-law-current-challenges-and-future-developments-for-global-aviation http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/613/the-legal-liability-of-air-traffic-controllers By Chrystel Erotokritou - The very first air traffic controller was Archie League at Saint Louis Airport in Missouri. His control tower was a wheelbarrow with an umbrella for shade during the summer heat, a notepad and flags. He was instructing the pilot to proceed by raising a checkered flag and was requesting the pilot to wait before being cleared to land or take off by waiving a red flag.[1] At that time aviation was an infant industry but flights across the United States and across European countries started to operate.[2] In the thirties runways were extended and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCO’s) were now stationed... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:15 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/613/the-legal-liability-of-air-traffic-controllers http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1163/securing-the-skies-threats-to-civil-aviation-from-international-terrorism By Paul Williams - Threats to international security may assume many guises all of which deserve thorough analysis. Indeed, as we approach the new millennium, there are a multitude of ‘morbid symptoms’ which threaten to thwart any attempts at achieving global security; these include international terrorism. Yet despite the obvious hurdles that threats and vulnerabilities present there is, at present, a more fundamental problem which precludes the fulfilment of international security; namely, there is no consensus as to what it is that we seek or how it is to be attained. Like Jason aboard the... Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1163/securing-the-skies-threats-to-civil-aviation-from-international-terrorism