| Seminar
on the Liberalization of International Aviation
~ Is the Chicago Convention fit for aviation in the 21st century
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PURPOSE
It has been about 60 years since the Chicago Convention, the
Convention on International Civil Aviation, was agreed upon
in 1944. Nothing has been as dramatic in the development of
international aviation business since then. International
aviation, which started as very limited services for elites,
is now fully enjoyed by those in every walk of life now. The
business is forecasted to fly even higher in the future. Despite
the dramatic growth in the past and its sure path to further
growth into the future, international air transport is still
governed by the international rules which originated from
the thoughts and situations during and immediately after WWII.
While there have been a lot of reforms in other areas of the
economy to move from protectionism to liberalization in trade
and from government-controlled economy to market economy,
these international rules, called the Chicago Regime, have
placed very strict quantitative limits on international air
travel. Leaving details of the rules to bilateral negotiations,
the Chicago Regime produced the very inconvenient reality
in which rules for international air services, which should
be universal by right, differ from one bilateral agreement
to another. The Chicago Regime not only loses out on the merit
of market economy where the most efficient survives in competition,
but it also fosters various forms of protectionism based on
the bilateral agreements. It is clear that the Chicago Regime
is outdated. This seminar points out the problems of the Chicago
Regime and explores the way to resolve these problems, thereby
facilitating various international discussions on how a new
regime on international aviation should be.
AGENDA:
OPENING REMARKS
President, Japan International
Transport Institute
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE CHICAGO
CONVENTION
Senior Representative, Japan International Transport Institute
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
Vice Chairman, Hill & Knowlton Inc. (Former U.S. Secretary
of Transportation)
Senior Advisor, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA)
Distinguished Research Scholar and Senior Lecturer, New York
University School of Law (Moderator)
PANEL DISCUSSION
Distinguished Research Scholar and Senior Lecturer, New York
University School of Law (Moderator)
Principal, The Brattle Group
Vice President, Public Affairs, United Parcel Service
Senior Attorney, Legal Department, Air Line Pilots Association,
Int'l
Executive Vice President & COO, ANA Strategic Research Institute
Director, Planning and Strategy, Japanese railway Construction,
Transport, and Technology Agency
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