Aviation in the Digital Age: Legal and Regulatory Aspects

Algorithms significantly impact aviation, including sovereignty, cybercrime, drones, air traffic services, and aeronautical communications. The Chicago Convention, a 75-year-old treaty, needs to be reviewed to address its relevance and applicability in the digital age, particularly with Moores Law. Data sovereignty and ownership raise privacy issues, and the duty of care principle applies to all aviation-related activities. The book provides a detailed analysis of key areas, including megatrends, AI and international law, blockchain and aviation, drones, aviation and telecommunications, cybersecurity, and digital identification of passengers and privacy, and suggests how to best manage this transition.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 26 June 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Algorithms have a significant impact on a wide range of topics, including sovereignty, cybercrime, drones, passenger identification, and privacy. This book argues that the Chicago Convention, a 75-year-old treaty that governs aviation-related aspects, needs to be reviewed in light of Moores Law, which predicts that transistors in computer microchips will double in speed, power, and performance every two years, while the cost of computers will be halved.

In terms of traditional territorial sovereignty, the concept of data sovereignty and ownership raises issues of privacy. Data transmission becomes ambiguous in terms of territorial sovereignty, and the Westphalian model may not be the perfect answer. Whether it be the manufacture of airplanes, the transfer of data on individuals, or the transmission of aeronautical and telecommunications information, all must be carried out in accordance with the same fundamental principle: the duty of care.

Against the backdrop of the relevant provisions of the Chicago Convention and its Annexes, the detailed analysis presented in this book covers key areas such as megatrends, AI and international law in the digital age, blockchain and aviation, drones, aviation and telecommunications, aviation and the Internet, cybersecurity, and digital identification of passengers and privacy. The book suggests how we can best manage this transition.

Weight: 605g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030482206
Edition number: 1st ed. 2020