L93 - Air TransportationNávrat zpět

The paper focuses on liberalization of air transportation services in the European Union and USA. After analyzing historical developments and current situation on the markets we proceed to identify main similarities and differences between liberalization paths in respective regions. We come to the conclusion that liberalization in the EU is on the higher level than in the USA. Having achieved sufficient level of liberalization, regulators in both EU and USA now concentrate on strengthening air passenger rights. We expect that the biggest obstacles for further liberalization will continue to be composed of a mix of economic and military security concerns and social security of air transportation sector employees.

The author thinks about food problem of the Sub-Saharian Africa's countries. Among factors contributing to the food crisis there are demographic development with a sharp rise of population, degradation of natural environment, also political instability and military conflicts. Solving of the unfavourable nutrition situation will have a long-term character and advanced states will have to partake in it. In the paper, a special air transport activity of the UNO in Sub-Saharian Africa is characterized which is unsubstitutable in places hardly accessible with land transportation or in areas with a strained safety situation. After good experience with planes Let L-410 in the service of the UNO other opportunities for Czech aircraft industry are outlined.