04458nam 22007095 450 991088859950332120250807152823.09783031618642303161864510.1007/978-3-031-61864-2(MiAaPQ)EBC31683198(Au-PeEL)EBL31683198(CKB)36129183200041(DE-He213)978-3-031-61864-2(EXLCZ)993612918320004120240920d2024 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Economic Effects of Air Transport Market Liberalisation A Perspective Analysis of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) /by Eyden Samunderu1st ed. 2024.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2024.1 online resource (740 pages)Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,2198-72709783031618635 3031618637 The Scope of the Global Aviation Industry -- Contextual Setting of the African Air Transport Market -- The Deregulation of Air Transport – An International Perspective -- African air transport liberalisation – The Yamoussoukro Decision -- Economic Benefits and Passenger Developments under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) -- Challenges and complexities affecting African air transport market development – A skills, competency and capacity building perspective -- Liberalisation of trade regime under AFCFTA – A perspective analysis on Africa´s single market.This book rigorously examines the air transport market liberalisation process on the African continent and presents key highlights, challenges, and impediments to embracing an “open skies” market environment in Africa. It focuses on the economic impact of air transport liberalisation, policy constraints, challenges of harmonisation, and regional economic integration and its impact on air transport development, employing a quantitative assessment based on the Air Transport Liberalisation Index (ALI) to evaluate how an open skies policy would change the competitive dynamics of air transport in Africa. Adopting a two-tier gravity model, it explores how demand and route networks would be impacted by the deregulation of the air transport market. It also applies a historical perspective by evaluating the initial ratification of the Yamoussoukro Declaration (1999), which acted as a catalyst for Africa’s 2063 regional agenda, focused on establishing the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), exploring its multifaceted impacts on Africa’s single market from economic, regulatory, and sustainability perspectives. It examines the capacity and competency building of African aviation personnel. Training gaps and skills are extensively evaluated to ensure that the African region is prepared for the “new” competitive equilibrium post SAATM. Moreover, the book raises critical questions regarding the status of the African air transport market. This book i978-3-031-61863-5transport landscape.Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,2198-7270TransportationProduction managementBusinessAfricaAfricaEconomic conditionsMicroeconomicsTransportation EconomicsOperations ManagementAfrican BusinessAfrican EconomicsMarket Structure and Economic DesignTransportation.Production management.Business.Africa.AfricaEconomic conditions.Microeconomics.Transportation Economics.Operations Management.African Business.African Economics.Market Structure and Economic Design.387.7096Samunderu Eyden1362819MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910888599503321The Economic Effects of Air Transport Market Liberalisation4253667UNINA