International Conference on Air Transport, Air Law and Regulation

CIL co-organised the prestigious International Conference on Air Transport, Air Law and Regulation conference with McGill University’s Institute of Air & Space Law (IASL) and the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) from 24 to 26 May 2010. This conference addressed critical issues facing civil aviation with a particular emphasis on Asian air transportation. Held at the Singapore Aviation Academy premises near Changi Village, the conference was attended by civil aviation administrations, airport authorities, air traffic service providers, transport ministries, aviation security providers and professionals directly involved in supporting the aviation business.

Professor Paul Dempsey of McGill’s IASL commended CIL and SAA for the excellent organisation of the conference, while Assoc Prof Alan Tan, Head of CIL’s Air Law & Policy Programme, noted the strong participation of senior aviation policymakers from ASEAN countries. CIL Director Robert C Beckman, who delivered the closing address of the conference on 26 May 2010, observed that many important matters concerning air law in the ASEAN region were raised and discussed at the conference.

Programme

Please click here to download the latest programme in PDF format (updated on 10 May 2010).

Speeches

Mr Yap Ong Heng, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) welcomed delegates to the 3-day conference. He thanked the National University of Singapore’s Center for International Law for joining hands with the Singapore Aviation Academy to organise this Conference and noted that this Conference will greatly benefit from CIL’s regional focus. Prof Dr Paul Demsey, Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University gave the opening remarks. He observed that among the most important infrastructure industries is aviation—important for purposes of facilitating commerce, communications and national defense. The speeches can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the links below.

• Welcome address by Mr Yap Ong Heng, Director-General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
• Opening remarks by Prof Dr Paul Stephen Dempsey, Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Canada

PowerPoint Presentations

Day 3 of the conference:

• Airline Alliances, Predation, Mergers & Competition Laws by Paul Stephen Dempsey, Director of the Institute of Air & Space Law, McGill University
• European Laws, Policies, Regulation & the Middle East by Juan Carlos Salazar, Air Transport Advisor, UAE GCAA
• How European thinking on airport price control regulation is impacting on Asia by Mark Toner, Partner, Webb Henderson
• Liberalization of Aviation Services in Asia by Dr Alan Khee-Jin Tan, Professor, NUS Faculty of Law
• Toward Integrated NE Asian Air Transport Market - Air services liberalization policies & strategies in NE Asia by Jiyoung Shim, Deputy Director, International Air Transport Division, MLTM
• The History and Recent Progress of the Aviation Legislation in China by Hao Liu, Beihang University
• The Future of MALIAT by P. Paul Fitzgerald, Lecturer, McGill University, Canada
• Overview of Recent Developments with the Trans-Tasman Single Aviation Market by Ian Thomas, Managing Consultant, CAPA Consulting
• The Effects of Open Sky and its Prospects in NE Asia by Yeong Heok Lee, Korea Aerospace University
• Darkening Skies? by P. Paul Fitzgerald, Lecturer, McGill University, Canada
• Liberalisation of Air Transport by Sean McGonigle, Manager (Legal), Singapore Airlines

Event brochure

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