Aviation Law after September 11th.

Aviation Law after September 11th

By Timothy M. Ravich

Although airplane travel is a routine part of contemporary life, the contest between customer service and convenience, on the one hand, and safety and security, on the other hand, has never been more challenging. Airline passengers fume at airline automation, overbooking practices, delays, congestion at airports, and invasive security protocols, including profiling initiatives and "no-fly" lists.

At the same time that passengers demand an expansion of rights in the form of an "airline passengers' bill of rights," lawmakers are pressured by circumstance to restrict travel rights in order to avoid a repeat of the terrorist attacks of September 11.

In Aviation Law after September 11th, Timothy M. Ravich, chair of The Florida Bar Aviation Law Committee and a Florida Bar board certified aviation lawyer, introduces the topic of aviation law with emphasis on the subject post-September 11, 2001.

In the book, Ravich presents the main legal, business, and political aspects of the nation's air transportation system. Although a definite set of laws and regulations exists with respect to the ownership, operation, maintenance, and use of aircraft, airports, and airspace, "aviation law" is contextual, involving and requiring the study of other areas of substantive and doctrinal law, including administrative, bankruptcy, constitutional, contract, labor, procedural, property, and tort law, as applied in a specific industry. Aviation Law after September 11th features each of these subject areas under the broader heading of aviation law.

Additionally, Ravich incorporates a business perspective into his legal text by juxtaposing the major tensions in the commercial and general aviation marketplace...