ABSTRACT
Three events in the second decade of the twenty-first century have raised the issue of who (and how) international aviation is governed and regulated. The first event was the June 2010 start of the new US–EU multilateral Air Transport Agreement extending the investment and market opportunities of the 2008 multilateral agreement which granted Open Sky access. The second event involved an effort by the EU to include all flights to and from the EU in their Emissions Trading Scheme, an effort to curb carbon emissions through the trading of carbon permits. The third event was the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines (MH) Flight 370. The world watched as the aviation authorities from various countries in the region argued over responsibilities, jurisdictions, rules, and ways to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again. The International Civil Aviation Organization could become the forum for resolving the carbon issue and establishing new standards for safety, security, and global aviation cooperation and coordination.
