Key International Aviation Conventions

Question-and-answer flashcards covering official titles, dates, locations, article counts, and key facts for major international aviation conventions from 1919 to 1999.

Which convention, signed on October 13, 1919, is formally titled the “Convention Relating to the Regulation of Aerial Navigation”?

The Paris Convention of 1919.

How many chapters and articles make up the 1919 Paris Convention?

9 chapters and 43 articles.

Which convention, signed in Warsaw on October 12, 1929, unified certain rules relating to international carriage by air?

The Warsaw Convention of 1929.

How many chapters and articles are contained in the Warsaw Convention?

5 chapters and 41 articles.

What year and city marked the signing of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation?

December 7, 1944, in Chicago, USA.

How many articles are included in the Chicago Convention of 1944?

96 articles (across 4 parts and 22 chapters).

Which convention addresses damage caused by foreign aircraft to third parties on the surface and where was it signed?

The Rome Convention of 1952, signed in Rome, Italy.

How many chapters and articles form the 1952 Rome Convention?

6 chapters and 39 articles.

Which 1961 convention supplements the Warsaw Convention for carriage performed by someone other than the contracting carrier?

The Guadalajara Convention of 1961.

How many articles compose the Guadalajara Convention?

18 articles.

Which convention deals with offences and certain acts committed on board aircraft and where was it signed?

The Tokyo Convention of 1963, signed in Tokyo, Japan.

How many chapters and articles comprise the Tokyo Convention?

7 chapters and 26 articles.

Which 1970 convention focuses on the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft?

The Hague Convention of 1970.

How many articles are included in the Hague Convention, and how many states have now signed it?

14 articles; 185 states have signed.

Which convention, signed in Montreal on September 23, 1971, addresses unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation?

The Montreal Convention of 1971.

How many articles are found in the 1971 Montreal Convention, and how many parties have joined?

16 articles; 188 parties have signed.

Which convention signed in 1999 modernized rules for international carriage by air and where was it signed?

The Montreal Convention of 1999, signed in Montreal, Canada.

How many chapters and articles constitute the Montreal Convention of 1999?

7 chapters and 57 articles.