International Air Law Diploma

4 courses to be completed in 3 years

The International Air Law Diploma offers a wide range of courses that go from international law, airline contracts, insurance, and aircraft acquisition to data protection and EU law that ensure you are better equipped for your role within the aviation industry. Each course has a unique combination of theory, group discussions, case-studies and role play activities that allow you to better grasp the concepts being taught and learn how to apply them in real life situations. By attending 4 courses of your choice from the diploma you will strengthen your understanding of the context and requirements of international air law, air service agreements, open skies agreements and traffic rights. At the end you will have gained insight into the legal and institutional framework of international air law regimes by studying the role and function of principal organizations involved in regulating the industry. You will learn how air law developments and legal issues directly impact the aviation industry, and explore potential solutions to common air law issues, airline contracts and privacy aspects.



Diploma code: DIPL-35

Upon completion of this diploma you will be able to:

• Analyze and understand the Freedoms of the Air
• Identify critical negotiation points for aircraft and equipment purchase agreements
• Identify the characteristics of the Common Law Legal System and the Civil Law Legal system
• Review, analyse and understand the concepts of the most common airline related agreements
• Evaluate the data protection principles

Key topics

The key topics that are covered during this diploma include:

• Analyze and understand the Freedoms of the Air
• Public International Air Law
• Private International Air Law (liability rules)
• Aviation insurance types and reinsurance
• Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to the automatic processing of personal data
• International aviation security regimes
• Claims management
• Demonstrate sound risk awareness and efficient handling of legal risk allocation tools

This diploma is recommended for:

• Aviation lawyers
• Professional airline managers
• Lawyers in related fields seeking an understanding of international air
• Government officials involved in the air transport sector

How to register

• This diploma program consists of 4 elective courses of your choice, all of which must be completed within 3 years.
• To begin working toward your diploma, go to each required and elective course page and register individually. You must complete all selected courses to be eligible for the diploma.
• Virtual classroom courses (when available for a specific course) are also recognized and accepted toward the completion of this diploma.

How to obtain your diploma

As you complete each course, it will be added to your training history found under My Training << Learn status << Completed. Once all the necessary courses are successfully completed, your diploma will be awarded and made available for download from your training profile.