ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the emergence of illegal charters as a movement developed within a wider context of general aviation regulation, encompassing the clash of norms regulating public and private transport. In adopting an historical framework in which to analyse contemporary illegal charters, a starting point is to examine the creation and evolution of a private jet. The list is by no means exhaustive and is given for educational purposes only to demonstrate a wide variety of forms that illegal charters may have. Reflecting on the use of illegal charters, it needs to be mentioned that cost is a big incentive for people to book an illegal charter over a charter flight that uses a fully licensed commercial operator. The emergence of illegal charters is a gradual, continuous process of evolution and reinforcement of concepts, conduct, ‘dialogue amongst actors on the international plane, and assimilation of international principles into domestic law, policies, and practices’.
