Air Transport and the European Union - Europeanization and its Limits

European aviation has undergone a revolution since the late 1980s. Liberalization has transformed a sector historically characterized by state interventionism, protectionism and collusion. Despite member state opposition to its involvement, the European Union has become a major force in aviation and the driver of far-reaching change. The book explores how the EU emerged as an actor in aviation, investigates the broadening of policy and examines the impact of EU action on policy and policy-making in the member states and on the industry and its governance beyond. Challenging existing theories and approaches, it argues that greater attention needs to be paid to the international context at all stages of policy development. In exploring the effects of its action on national policy and policy-making in four leading aviation states, the book demonstrates that the EU's impact can most accurately be measured by beginning the analysis at the national level. Reviews: 'A very important contribution to the theoretical debate about European integration and Europeanization ... the definitive account of how European air transport has been deregulated.' - Martin Staniland, Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, USA "comprehensively researched …. authoritative, well written and thoughtful" - Daniel Calleja, Director for Air Transport, European Commission '…the most comprehensive history of the remarkable transformation of this sector to date; it is also a thorough analysis of the effects of EU politics on its member states and the outside world and a fascinating study of the conditions under which European authorities extended their competences. Anybody who believes that governments and company interests are sufficient to explain the dynamics of economic integration needs to read this book.' - Cornelia Woll, Research Fellow, Sciences Po Paris, France and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany "… a masterful treatment of the politics of international aviation that will be of great interest to political scientists, lawyers, and practitioners... Scholars will find an original perspective on Europeanization and its wider international context; practitioners will find a compelling narrative about the emergence of a new and powerful actor in international aviation." - Yannis Karagiannis, Researcher, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain

Introduction PART I: AIR TRANSPORT UNDER THE TRADITIONAL REGIME From the Chicago Conference to the New US Aviation Policy National Aviation in Europe PART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON AIR TRANSPORT POLICY From the Sidelines to the Margins The Liberal Breakthrough Completing the Single Market in Air Services Extending the Scope of the Common Air Transport Policy Beyond the Borders of the Single Market PART III: THE IMPACT OF EU ACTION Regulating the Single Market The EU and the Transformation of European Aviation Conclusion: Revolution in the Air