Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Aviation Law

Edited by Anna Masutti, University of Bologna, Italy, and Partner, RP legalitax and Pablo Mendes de Leon, Professor of Air and Space Law, The Hague, the Netherlands

‘The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Aviation Law, published by Edward Elgar Publishing, stands out as an essential contribution to the evolving field of aviation law. The entries, edited by a panel of distinguished legal scholars and practitioners, offer an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the key concepts, principles, and challenges characterizing modern aviation regulation and governance. Edited by two of the most distinguished academics in the field, Anna Masutti, Tenured Professor of Air & Space Law at the University of Bologna, and Pablo Mendes de Leon, Emeritus Professor of Air & Space Law at Leiden University, the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Aviation Law represents a significant addition to the scientific literature on aviation law. Notably, Professor Masutti and Professor Mendes de Leon have curated a comprehensive and accessible reference work that successfully addresses both the enduring fundamentals and the emerging complexities of aviation law.’

• Contents:Topics with an asterisk next to them function as aids to navigation, each recommending a set of connected topics within the Encyclopedia for readers to explore.Preface xvi1 Accident* 12 Aerial Navigation 2Anna Masutti3 Aeronautical Information 5María Jesús Guerrero Lebrón4 Air Cargo 9Pietro Benintendi and Marc Wiesner5 Air Carrier 13Moritz G. Heile6 Air Commerce 17Moritz G. Heile7 Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZs) 20Pai Zheng8 Air Mail 25F. Robert van der Linden9 Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP) 29Francis Schubert10 Air Operator Certificate 32Iva Savić11 Air Piracy and Crime 36Jinyoung Choi12 Air Services Agreements 39Katja Brecke13 Air Traffic Management 43Francis Schubert14 Air Traffic Services 46João Marques de Almeida15 Air Waybill 49Morten Hans Jakobsen and Jens Erik Kundby Nielsen16 Aircraft 52Mariagiulia Previti17 Aircraft Accident Investigation 56Annemarie Schuite18 Aircraft Collision 60María Jesús Guerrero Lebrón19 Aircraft Documentation 64Kate Staples20 Aircraft Financing (Dry and Wet Lease) 69Sam Jonkeren21 Aircraft Financing (Finance and Operating Leasing) 71Donal Patrick Hanley22 Aircraft Financing (Purchase of Aircraft) 75Donal Patrick Hanley23 Aircraft Ownership and Registration 79Timothy Ravich24 Aircrew 83Neil Montgomery, Drielle Amate Matta, and Larissa Paganelli25 Airlines Alliances 87Marco Di Giugno26 Airport Charges 91Stamatis Varsamos27 Airport Congestion 95Cinzia Ingratoci28 Airport Development 100Ajay Kumar and Saachi Juneja29 Airport Ground Operations 103Anna Konert30 Airport Managing Body 106Massimiliano Musi31 Airport Security 110Sofia Mateou and Andreas Mateou32 Airports and Aerodromes 114Bastiaan de Bruijne and Benjamyn I. Scott 33 Airspace 118Małgorzata Polkowska34 Airspace Sovereignty 123Anna Masutti35 Airworthiness 128Francesca Berni36 Annexes to the Chicago Convention 132Maria Piera Rizzo37 Arbitration in Aviation 136Jae Woon Lee38 Aviation Emissions: The Global and EU Approaches 139Pablo Mendes de Leon39 Aviation Insurance 143Katherine B. Posner and Mary Dow40 Aviation Law 147Christos Clerides41 Aviation Reinsurance 151Ali Kartal42 Aviation Safety 154Luca Zamparini and Joseph Szyliowicz43 Aviation Security (EU) 158Francesco Faiulo and Máté Gergely44 Aviation Security (International) 161Joseph Szyliowicz and Luca Zamparini45 BASAs* 16546 The Beijing Convention (2010)* 16647 Bermuda Agreements 167Francesca Berni48 Brexit (Aviation) 171Robert Lawson49 Business Aviation* 17450 Cabotage 175Alessandra Romagnoli51 The Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol 179Carlos Sierra52 The Chicago Convention (1944) 182Maria Piera Rizzo53 Civil Aviation Authority 186Anna L. Melania Sia54 Code Share Agreements 190Alessandro Zampone and Alessandro Cardinali55 Combined Single Limit 195Claudia Hess56 Competition in Aviation 197Ravi Nath57 Contract of Air Transport 202Mia Wouters58 Cost and Freight in Air Cargo Transportation 205Ravi Nath and Dhruv Chawla59 Cybersecurity 208Sorana Păun Pop, Helena Hallauer, and Rebekah Tanti-Dougall60 Delay under Private International Air Law 213Ricardo Pazos61 Deregistration of Aircraft 217Serap Zuvin and İlke Işın Süer62 Deregulation of International Civil Aviation 219Francesca Pellegrino63 Drones* 22264 Emission Trading Scheme in Aviation 223Tuvana Aras65 Environmental Protection in Aviation 227Andrea Marotta66 EUROCONTROL 231Ann Frédérique Pothier67 European Air Law Association 235Pablo Mendes de Leon68 European Civil Aviation Conference 238Alessio Quaranta 69 European Union Agency for the Space Programme 242Yannick Felici, Ezio Villa, Christopher Neville, Fiammetta Diani, Reinhard Blasi, and Christina Giannopapa70 European Union Aviation Safety Agency 248Piotr Samson71 Extraordinary Circumstances 252Vincent Correia72 Flight Duty Time 256Andrea Trimarchi73 Flight Information Region 259Ridha Aditya Nugraha74 Freedoms of the Air 263Roberto Cassar75 Functional Airspace Block 268Elena Orrù76 General Aviation 275Mark Bisset77 The Geneva Convention (1948)* 27978 Global Navigation Satellite Systems for Aviation 280Ingo Baumann, Oliver Heinrich and Malte Krumm79 The Guadalajara Convention (1961)* 28480 Guatemala City Protocol (1971)* 28581 The Hague Convention (1970)* 28682 The Hague Protocol (1955) amending the Warsaw Convention (1929)* 28783 Handling 288Francesco Morandi84 Hijacking of Aircraft 292Federico Franchina85 Hull Insurance 296Ali Kartal86 IDERA 299Jacomo Restellini87 Interception of Aircraft 303Sofia Mateou and Andreas Mateou88 Interlining 307Andrea Trimarchi89 International Air Transport Association 311Massimiliano Musi90 International Aviation Law 315Emilia Vermiglio91 International Civil Aviation Organization 319Massimiliano Musi92 International Conventions* 32393 Jurisdiction in Contract of Air Transport Cases 324Marco Argentini94 Just Culture (Aviation) 328Marc Baumgartner and Anthony Smoker95 Labor Relations in Aviation 335Jacomo Restellini96 Leasing* 33997 Liability* 34098 Liability for Accidents 341Chiara Tincani99 Liability for Damage to Baggage 345Rainer Amann100 Liability for Damage to Cargo 349Maurizio Corain101 Liability for Death and Personal Injuries 353Maurizio Corain102 Liability for Denied Boarding, Delay, and Cancellation of Flights 358Laura Pierallini103 Liability of Air Navigation Services 362Francis Schubert104 Liberalization of the EU Air Transport Market 366Luca Ancis 105 Low-cost Carriers 369Julian D. Lourido Alonso106 Market Economy Investor Principle in the Aviation Sector 373Daniele D’Antonio107 Military Aircraft 376Gilles Fartek108 The Montreal Convention (1999) 380Peter Neenan109 Mortgage of Aircraft* 384110 Multiple Designation 385Anna Masutti111 Nationality Clause 389Gavin Rutter112 Noise* 392113 Non-revenue Flights 393Ricardo Pazos114 Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) 397María Jesús Guerrero Lebrón115 Open Skies* 400116 Operation of European Air Services 401Sybille Rexer117 Overflight 404Elena Carpanelli118 Ownership and Control of Airlines 408Francesco Fiorilli119 The Paris Convention (1919) 412Vincent Correia120 Passenger Name Record 415Ottavia Carla Bonacci121 Passenger Sales Agency Agreement 420Claudia Hess122 Pilot-in-Command 422Elena Carpanelli123 Pool Agreements 425Simone Vernizzi124 Principal Place of Business 428Niall Buissing125 Product Liability 431Jane M. Sigda126 Public Service Obligations 434Vincent Correia127 Repossession of Aircraft 437Serap Zuvin and İlke Işın Süer128 The Rome Convention (1952) on Damage Caused by Foreign Aircraft to Third Parties on the Surface 439Catherine Erkelens129 Rules of the Air 443Elena Orrù130 Sabotage of Aircraft 447Jinyoung Choi131 Safety Handbook 450Elena Carpanelli132 Safety Investigation Authorities 453Bruno Franchi133 Satellite Navigation for Aviation 457Dejian Kong134 Scheduled and Non-scheduled Air Services 461Kate Staples135 Search and Rescue Operations 466Sandeepa Bhat B.136 Single European Sky ATM Research 470Cinzia Ingratoci137 Single European Sky (SES I and SES II) 474Francesca Pellegrino138 Slot Allocation 478Cinzia Ingratoci139 Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs)* 483140 State Aid (Aviation) 484Alessandro Perrone and Gonzalo Torres Picazo141 Subleasing 488Sergio Giménez Binder142 Sustainability in Aviation 492Ottavia Carla Bonacci143 Tariffs (Tariff) 496Ben Graham-Evans 144 The Tokyo Convention (1963)* 499145 Traffic Rights* 500146 Transit Rights* 501147 Unlawful Interference with Aviation 502Timothy Ravich148 Unmanned Aircraft Systems 506Benjamyn I. Scott and Mikko T. Huttunen149 Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management 510Mikko T. Huttunen and Benjamyn I. Scott150 Unruly Passengers 514Jinyoung Choi151 Urban Air Mobility 517Monica Brignardello152 U-space 521Adele Marino153 The Warsaw Convention (1929) 525Peter Neenan154 Wilful Misconduct* 529Index 530