A. INTERNATIONAL AIR LAWThe Chicago Convention and its annexes are but one aspect of a pyramid of international air law which will affect your airline. This course provides an opportunity to become familiar with the system of international air law and the implications it has for the various facets of international airline operations. CONTENT - How the system of International Air Law has developed and how it applies to international airline operations. - The significance of the Chicago Convention and its annexes for airline operations. Bilateral Air Transport Agreements and modem regulatory trends. - Airline liability arising from the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and related instruments. How the liability system has been modernized and the impact of national legislation on Air Transport liability. - How IATA's conditions of carriage for passengers and cargo evolved and how they have been modernized. The influence of IATA Multilateral Traffic Interline Agreements. - An overview of Airline Contract Law as it relates to aircraft purchase, aircraft finance and various aircraft lease arrangements. - The legal framework governing aircraft security, interception of aircraft andair piracy. - How arbitration is used to settle aviation disputes.
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