The first part of this series discussed the changes to the aviation sector as a result of three major factors the restructuring of Malaysia Airlines, the emergence of Air Asia, and Firefly, and the future Asean Open Sky Policy.

The benefits of a competitive, liberalized aviation sector were examined and evaluated against the impact on other areas in the transportation industry such as the passenger rail industry.

Part II of this series discusses how the government can and should improve the transportation sector by building better and more complete transport networks, using multiple transport modes.