CONTENTS I. Introduetion, 3 II. Introduetion to Minimum Standards, 3 III. Legal Principles, 5 A. Challenges to Minimum Standards, 5 B. Reasonableness of Minimum Standards, 5 C. Enforcement of Minimum Standards, 6 D. Judicial Challenges to Minimum Standards, 8 E. Amendments to Minimum Standards, 8 IV. Summary of Research Results, 9 A. Literature Review, 9 B. Minimum Standards Questionnaire, 9 C. Interviews, 10 V. Compendium of Comparative Minimum Standards, 11 VI. Summary of Common Industry Practices, 13 APPENDIX A-Index of Case Law on Airport Minimum Standards, 14 APPENDIX B-Questionnaire and Results, 16 APPENDIX C-Interviews and Results. 35 APPENDIX D-Compendium of Comparative Minimum Standards, 44 APPENDIX E-Abbreviations and Definitions, 56 APPENDIX F-Samples of Airport Minimum Standards, 58