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The article discusses the 2009 regulation in the European Union (EU) on computer reservation systems (CRSs) that were meant to revise the 1989 CRS regulation. The rationale for the new regulation reportedly aims to avoid competitive abuses such as denial to the access systems, discrimination in the provision and imposition of unreasonable conditions among carriers. The assessment of the EU deregulation is also compared with the CRS deregulation in the U.S.

The article discusses legislative and regulatory activity based on the Airport Package issued by the European Commission. It explores initiatives related to airport capacity problems. The article also provides an overview of efforts to improve the use of existing capacity and discusses the issue of airport infrastructure. A Commission proposal for a Directive on Airport Charges (ACD) which aims to establish common principles for the levying of airport charges at community airports is also discussed.

The article presents the regulatory package for the airports as proposed by the European Commission in 2008. The regulatory package is comprised of the action plan for airport capacity, efficiency and safety in Europe, the proposal for a directive dealing with airport charges and the implementation of the Ground Handling Directive. This action plan was reportedly formulated to address solutions to air transport problems and to bring air transport platform at a global level.