International agreements and organisations

Question 1

5 freedoms of the air

Answer 1

1st = right to overfly
2nd = right to land for technical reasons
3rd= right to set down pax or freight in state of arrival
4th = right to pick up pax and cargo to be returned to home state
5th = right to transport between 2 non-home states

Question 2

For loss, destruction, damage or delay of baggage the carrier is liable to pay a fixed amount of compensation. How much?

Answer 2

1131 sdr per passenger

Question 3

IATA objectives

Answer 3

Represent, lead and serve the airline industry.

Question 4

EASA primary objective

Answer 4

Establish and maintain a high, uniform end of civil aviation safety in the Eu

Question 5

Hard law uses

Answer 5

Regulations
Delegated acts - supplement or amend but cannot change basic legal element
Implementing acts - legally binding to ensure regs are applied fairly and uniformly
Implementing rules - binding legislation,specifies high level of safety with uniformity and compliance.

Question 6

Soft law uses

Answer 6

Certificate specifications (cs) - tech standard to meet requirements.
Acceptable means of compliance (AMC) - acceptable examples of applied law.
Guidance material (GM) - non-binding explanations and interpretations.

Question 7

Reg 965/2012 (EU Air ops) covers all types of operations. It’s 5 annexes are:

Answer 7

• 1 - definitions
• 2 - authority requirements - competent authority for each member state
• 3 - rules on air operations
• 4 - rules on commercial ops
• 5 - specific approvals for operators (e.g lvps)