What is it about?
Challenges and prospects for African states in their quest for a single interoperable African sky. The article looks at the steps taken so far, the international treaties adopted, and the role of the RECs (SADC, EAC, ECOWAS etc) in liberating African skies.
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Why is it important?
It comes as a time when Africa is involved in adopting a model of upper airspace management similar to the single European sky initiative (SES). It complements the efforts of major aviation role players such as South Africa, in regulating and developing global aviation.
Perspectives
This article breaks new ground, and analyses a subject which is rarely addressed, the confluence of law and aviation. It highlights the development of upper airspace management in the various African blocs, and how these feed into the broader scheme of a single African sky. It highlights the legal, financial and political challenges that lie ahead of such a momentous yet long overdue task.
Dr Angelo Dube
University of the Western Cape
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This page is a summary of: Towards a Single African Sky: Challenges and Prospects, African Journal of International and Comparative Law, June 2015, Edinburgh University Press,
DOI: 10.3366/ajicl.2015.0120.
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