IFT

• The Paris Convention

  Year 1919
• The Paris Convention

  • First international convention to address international aerial navigation
  • Regulated nationality of aircraft, admission to air navigation above foreign territory, rules to be observed on departure, underway, and on landing, prohibited transport, ICAN (int commission for air navigation)
• • Before 1913, aircraft were used only for carrying mail and cargo
• • St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat line is the first passenger-carrying airline flight happened in 1913
• • World War 1, aircraft were being operated internationally to carry cargo and military assets
• The Chicago Convention

  Year 1944
• The Chicago Convention


  • To create and preserve friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the world
  • ICAN, monitors developments in civil aviation and proposes measures to States to keep abreast of developments
  • ICAO, a specialized agency of the United Nations, is charged with coordinating and regulating international air travel
• • World War 2, vast network of passenger and freight carriages
• The Warsaw Convention

  Year: 1929

  Month/Day: October 12
• The Warsaw Convention


  • Define the liability of the carriers, spell out procedures for claims and restitution, requirements for ticketing and documentation, Montreal convention
• The Warsaw Convention amended in the Hague, Netherlands



  Year 1955
• The Warsaw Convention amended in Montreal, Canada



  Year 1975
• The Montreal Convention

  Year 1999
• The Montreal Convention


  • Fairer compensation
  • Better protection
  • More convenient litigation for third-party air shippers
  • Replaced paper documents of carriage with electronic versions
  • Greater certainty of airlines governing their liabilities
• The Paris Convention

  • Nationality of Aircraft
• The Paris Convention

  • Admission to Air Navigation above foreign territory
• The Paris Convention

  • Rules to be observed on departure, underway, and on landing
• The Paris Convention

  • Prohibited Transport
• The Paris Convention

  • International Commission for Air Navigation
• The Chicago Convention

  • Sovereignty of Airspace
• The Chicago Convention

  • Issuance of Certification for Aircraft Worthiness/Air Operator Certificate
• The Chicago Convention

  • Freedoms of the Air
• The Chicago Convention

  • Licensing for Pilots and Air Controllers
• The Chicago Convention

  • International Civil Aviation Organization
• The Warsaw Convention

  • Define the liability of the carriers
• The Warsaw Convention

  • Spell out procedures for claims and restitution
• The Warsaw Convention

  • Requirement for ticketing and documentation
• The Warsaw Convention

  • change to The Montreal Conventions
• The Montreal Convention

  • Fairer compensation better protection
• The Montreal Convention

  • More convenient litigation for third-party air shippers
• The Montreal Convention

  • Greater certainty of airlines governing their liabilities
• The Montreal Convention

  • Replaced paper documents of carriage to electronic versions
• Nationality of Aircraft

  • Carry the country they represent
• Admission to air navigation above foreign territory

  • Pass through foreign territories
• Rules to be observed on departure, underway, and on landing

  • Documents that aircraft must have in all circumstances
  • List of obligations and rights of States concerning aircraft flying over or landing on its territory
• Prohibited transport

  • Prohibitions of transport of weapons or ammunion
• League of Nation

  • Established after WW1 to maintain world peace and order
• Non-stop Flight


  No stop-overs
• Direct Flight 


  Same flight number even if there are stopovers.
• Connecting Flight

  • reach the final destination through 2 or more flights
  • change aircraft/ flight number.