International Aviation Labour Law explores the status quo of the international regulation of labour and employment within the air transport industry and provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory endeavours undertaken at the international, European and domestic level to harmonise aviation labour regulations and ensure adequate labour standards for aircrew members.
Offering an original insight into the regulation of labour in the aviation sector and airline industry, it analyses regulatory endeavours undertaken at the international, European and domestic level, exploring the main challenges arising from non-uniform and fragmented regulation of labour standards in the air transport sector. In particular, it investigates whether aviation labour regulations are sufficiently harmonised at an international level to ensure adequate labour standards for aircrew members. Key concerns relating to aviation labour are dealt with from a regulatory and practical perspective, and the current normative gaps are examined in view of potential future regulatory trends and solutions via a thorough analysis of the applicable legislation, landmark court decisions and the use of practical examples, to provide an overview of the various nuances of the topic.
The book identifies and explore the main implications and repercussions of regulatory asymmetry and highlights the critical role of labour for air transport and how discrepancies in labour regulation may affect the practice of flying and the essence of aviation safety. It emphasises a strong need for international regulatory coordination and is a key reference for a varied audience of students, academics, professionals and rule-makers involved in the air transport arena and for all those who have an interest in the regulation of labour and employment in aviation.
About the Author: Dr. Andrea Trimarchi graduated in Law at the University of Roma Tre (LL.M. (Hons.)), in Rome, Italy. He further obtained an LL.M. (Adv.) (cum laude) in Air and Space Law from the International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, the Netherlands. He obtained his Ph.D. in Aviation Law (magna cum laude) from the International Institute of Air, Space and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne, Germany.
Andrea has a vast expertise in the field of aviation law and policy. Besides having acquired professional experience in private aviation law firms, he has worked as legal advisor for a number of companies operating in the aerospace industry, including airlines. He has also worked as Researcher and Lecturer at the International Institute of Air, Space and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne.
He is the author of numerous scientific contributions, book chapters and academic articles in the areas of aviation law, public international law, aerospace policy, competition law, as well as European Union law; his most notable publication being the 2019 textbook Fundamentals of International Aviation Law and Policy (Routledge). Finally, Andrea is a member of professional and academic associations and organisations, and he is regularly invited to lecture at foreign universities and speak at international aviation conferences.
