04517nam a22006015i 4500 978-3-031-61864-2 DE-He213 20251030113055.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240920s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031618642 978-3-031-61864-2 10.1007/978-3-031-61864-2 doi HE1-9900 KNG bicssc BUS070100 bisacsh KNG thema Samunderu, Eyden. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 84713 The Economic Effects of Air Transport Market Liberalisation [electronic resource] : A Perspective Analysis of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) / by Eyden Samunderu. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIV, 730 p. 231 illus., 216 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, 2198-7270 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. Transportation. 67710 Production management. 67141 Business. 58353 Africa. 67670 Africa Economic conditions. 70538 Microeconomics. 58393 Transportation Economics. 67711 Operations Management. 67304 African Business. 67672 African Economics. 70540 Market Structure and Economic Design. 73162 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031618635 Printed edition: 9783031618659 Printed edition: 9783031618666 Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, 2198-7270 67673 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61864-2 ZDB-2-ECF ZDB-2-SXEF 63567 63567