Role of Civil Aviation Authorities & Freedoms of the Air

What are the main roles of the civil aviation authorities (CAA)

• Support

• Regulate

• Inspect

• Control

• Develop and operate a national air transport system.

True or false: “the CAAs of all contracting states have relations with ICAO”

True!

(CAAs is responsible for advising ICAO of any differences between national aviation regulations and ICAO standards)

Give 3 examples of the US safety and economic regulatory organization

• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

• TSA (The Transportation Security Administration)

• CAB (The Civil Aeronautics Board)

What are things that CAA receives its funding from?

• Issuing licenses

• Operating certificates

• Aircraft registration

• Providing other services (e.g. air navigation)

What is “Civil Aviation Master Planning (CAMP)”

• A proposed course of action for the development/improvement of the civil air transportation system.

What are the 4 scopes/content of the CAMP?

• Airlines

• Airports

• Air Navigation Services

• Regulatory Authority

What do airlines have to be concerned about when it comes to economic regulation?

• Controlling tariffs

• Access to routes

• Capacity (number of routes, size of airplanes, frequency of flights)

• Ownership

True or false: “the traffic rights (freedom of the air) was established by the Chicago Convention”

True!

How many freedoms of the air are there?

There are 9 freedoms

Explain the “1st” freedom of the air

• “Overflight”

• The right to fly over another country without landing

Explain the “2nd” freedom of the air

• “Technical stop”

• The right to land for non-commercial reasons (fuel, maintenance, emergency) without picking up/dropping off passengers/cargo

Explain the “3rd” freedom of the air

• “Outbound traffic”

• The right to carry passengers or cargo from your own country to another country.

Explain the “4th” freedom of the air

• “Inbound traffic”

• The right to carry passengers or cargo from another country back to your own country

Explain the “5th” freedom of the air

• “Beyond traffic”

• The right to carry traffic between 2 foreign countries, as long as the flight starts or ends in your home country

Explain the “6th” freedom of the air

• “Via home country”

• The right to carry traffic between 2 foreign countries through your home country (combo of 3rd-4th freedom)

Explain the “7th” freedom of the air

• “Stand-alone international”

• The right to operate flights between 2 foreign countries without touching your home country

Explain the “8th” freedom of the air

• “Consecutive Cabotage”

• The right to carry domestic traffic within a foreign country, as part of a flight that originated or ends in your home country

Explain the “9th” freedom of the air

• “Full cabotage”

• The right to operate domestic flights entirely within a foreign country, with no connection to your home country.

What are the 2 types of agreements made for freedoms of the air?

• Bilateral Agreements (made between 2 countries)

• Multilateral Agreements (made between more than 2 countries)

What is “liberalization”?

• Any loosening of government controls

• Typically no traffic restrictions (cabotage)

• Resulting in the growth of LCC

• Generates higher connectivity and greater productivity