Abstract In the contemporary world, the aviation industry has experienced a great deal of changes and transformations in the legal, ethical and business realm. One of the prevailing contentious issues is the impact of the Brexit in the industry. A declaration has been made that from the start of 2019, the UK will be considered a third country and for that reason EU aviation rules and regulations will stop being applicable in the United Kingdom. This means UK airline carriers will not be given access to air transport agreements between the EU and third countries. Similarly, airline carriers EU will stop having any airline traffic rights to, from and past the UK. It is palpable that there will be considerable trade-off between national autonomy and the accessibility to the single aviation market of the European Union. However, the magnitude of this aspect remains to be seen in the future.

Introduction

The patterns of business actions and behaviour continue to significantly have an impact on the covering of law and ethics. Ranging from regulations, ethical decisions, mergers and acquisitions, the issues of law and ethics remain at the pole position of business, government, and sports (Emerson, 2015). For instance, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was overwhelmed with remarks and reactions on a suggested rule that would have permitted usage of cell phones on airplanes. In reaction to the uproar and turmoil from flight attendants, pilots, as well as passengers, the independent agency failed to broadcast and disseminate the rule (Jennings, 2015). In recent times, the aviation industry has faced a great deal of business legal, regulatory, and even ethical issues. One of the key issues that continues to have an impact on the industry is a Brexit aviation crisis. Brexit takes into account the forthcoming withdrawal of the United...

This move has prompted several business, statutory, regulatory, as well as judicial issues, which have also affected the airline industry (Centre for Aviation, 2016).
The aviation and travel industries are international industries that are impacted by global trade and politics. As a result, any significant alterations associating to political agreements, trade or regulation have a likelihood of influencing the dynamics of the industry. The result obtained from the United Kingdom referendum has given rise to uncertainty over the manner in which the U.K and the EU aviation industries will continue to conduct their business operations as well as have collaborations in a manner that is mutually beneficial. This is largely for the reason that the removal of the UK from the EU, the nation’s aviation sector could go through a refurbishment that may necessitate major modifications in the way it operates (Deloitte, 2017). One of the major legal and regulatory issues facing the aviation industry in this regard encompasses the collaborations between the UK, which is one of the largest aviation markets in the world, and the global aviation industry. Notably, The European Common Aviation Area (ECAA), an institution which the UK has been a member as part of the EU nations, has played a significant role and made major contributions to the growth and development of the UK civil aviation space. Subsequent to the Brexit, it implies that this particular membership would be revoked except in the event that different agreements are put in place.

In accordance to Walker (2017), there continues to be legal and regulatory issues in the airline industry especially with the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility…