Essays on Aviation : a reconnaissance Flight for Policy Renewal

The Dutch Directorate-General of Civil Aviation continuously assesses how continuity and policy change fit into the overall picture. In order to give policy renewal an additional impulse some experts were asked to write thought-provoking essays about a specific aspect of aviation policy. The essays date from just prior to the catastrophe of 11 September 2001 and are subdivided into four sections reflecting the chief objectives of aviation policy : safety, capacity, market regulation and environment. Contains : - Future Developments and Challenges in Aviation Safety / S. Matthews. - Safety and Aviation Policy : Trends / U. Rosenthal, G.E.M. Saeijs. - Social Demand for Aviation and Airport Capacity / C.T. den Braven. - Airport Capacity in the Netherlands : from Imposition to Co-operation and from Explanation to Understanding / A. de Ruiter. - Airspace, the final frontier ? / S.S. Koopmans. - A Tango for Three : essays on an Effective Civil Aviation System / B. Grin. - Privatisation, Regulation and the Quality of Life / D. Stanley. - Efficient Air Route Networks / B. Veldman. - A Flight to Heaven / H.A. Keuzenkamp. - The Decentralisation of Small and Regional Airport Tasks to the Provinces : Where do we currently stand ? / R.W. Welschen, R.M. Schnitker. - How Regional is the Regional Airport Policy ? / J.G. de Wit. - Aviation Returns to Earth / R.J. in't Veld. - Civil Aviation at any Price ? / W. Passchier-Vermeer, W.F. Passchier. - Schiphol and the illusion of a No-Annoyance Society / P.J.M. Stallen, H.R. van Gunsteren