2-YEAR M.A. (AVIATION LAW & AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT)

SEMESTER – II

1.2.5. Domestic Air Laws in India

Module I: Domestic Implementation of International Law and International Air Law in India, UK and USA; Customary Principles and International Law, Domestic Implementation of International Treaties, Indian Constitution and International Treaties, EU development of regionalism, EU and Air Transport Regulations, UK Air Transport Regulations, Domestic Implementation and Leading cases, Air Transport Regulations of USA;

Module II: Domestic Implementation of International Air Law in India; Historical Development of Aviation Regulations in India, Aircraft Act and Rules 1911, Aircraft Act 1934 and Aircraft Rules 1937, Civil Aviation Regulations Pre-Nationalization and Post-Nationalization Phase of Civil Aviation Sector in India;

Module III: Governance of Civil Aviation in India, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Airports Economic Regulation Authority;

Module IV:Aviation and Dispute Settlement in India: Consumer Protection Jurisprudence in Civil Aviation Sector, Critique of Landmark Judgements,

Module V: Contemporary Issues in Aviation Sector in India, Liberalization and Open skies policy, Airport Privatization: Emerging Legal Issues, FDI in Aviation Sector, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs):Indian Perspective, Airport Slot Allotment, Need Of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Economic Impact Of Airport Infrastructure

1.2.6. Aviation Safety, Security and Liability Laws

Module I: Global Air Safety Regulations: An Overview, Concept and Problems of Aviation Safety, State Sovereignty under Public International Air Law, Air Sovereignty and the Exchange of Air Traffic Rights, The ICAO and Aviation Safety, Safety Oversight Programme, Effect of Liberalization, Safety Over sight Manual, Safety Management System (SMS), ICAO Global Air Safety Plan;

Module II: Global Air Security Regulations, Problems relating to aviation security, The ICAO and Aviation Security, Annex 17 Security Safeguarding International, Conventions Relating to Aviation Security, Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft Tokyo 1963, The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft Signed at the Hague 1970, Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation Montreal 1972, Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, (Supplementary to the Montreal Convention 1971) 1988, Conventions on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection 1991;

Module III: Anti-Hijacking, Aviation Terrorism and Global Regulations, Causes, Impact and Categories of Terrorism, International legal regime for aircraft hijacking,

Module IV: Aviation Liability: The Warsaw Convention of 1929, The Hague Protocol, 1955, Montreal Agreement of 1966, Guatemala City Protocol in 1971, Montreal Protocols of 1975, The IATA and ATA Inter-Carrier Agreement, 1997, Montreal Protocol No. 4 and Cargo Operations, Rome Convention on damage caused by foreign aircraft to third party on the surface, 1952, The Montreal Convention (1999)

1.2.7. Airline Management

Module I: Introduction to Airline Management, Characteristics and Challenges of Air Transportation Industry; Airline Planning and Operations: An Overview, Airline organization structure, Airline Business and Marketing Strategies, Airline Product Marketing;

Module II: Airline Revenue Management; Revenue Management in Airline Sector, Pricing and Seat Inventory Management, Group Travel Management;

Module III: Airline Terminal and Service Quality Management, Customer Service Management, Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry, Network, Fleet and Schedule Planning, Usage of Information and Communication Technology in Airline Industry;

Module IV: Airline Management in India, Indian Airline Industry, Airline Alliances, Mergers and Acquisition in India, Management of Code Sharing Arrangements, DGCA and Role of DGCA in Airline Management;

Module V: Global Trends in Airline Management, Public Private Participation in Airline Industry

1.2.8. Air Space and Air Traffic Management

Module I: Introduction to Air Space and Air Traffic Management, Conceptual Framework, Air Traffic Services, Controlled Air Space, Separation Standards, Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM), International Emergency Procedure, Aviation Meteorological Services, Legal Framework for Air Space and Air Traffic Management: An Overview, Aerodrome Data and Warning, Clear Air Turbulence, Air Navigation;

Module II: Air Space and Air Traffic Management, Introduction to Air Space and Air Traffic Management, Capacity and Safety of Air Traffic Management, Throughput and Efficiency, A Functional View of the Current Concept, Throughput and Safety, Flight and Flow Planning ,Separation Assurance and Technical Performance, Dense Terminal Airspace, National Flow Management, Proposed CNS/ATM Technology Improvements, Human Factors in Air Traffic Management, The Role of Human Factors In Enabling Change;

Module III: Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/ Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM), Meaning and Background, CNS Systems: An Overview, ICAO’s Planning Structure for the CNS/ATM System, Global Planning Methodology, Communication Systems, Navigation Systems , Surveillance Systems, Meteorology, Aeronautical Information Services ;

Module IV: ICAO and Air Space and Air Traffic Management, ICAO Institutional and Regulatory Framework, Civil and Military Inter-operability, Air Space Organization and Management, ATM Security and ATM in crisis situation, State Aircraft Operations, Civil/Military Collaboration — A New Global Challenge, Legal Issues Concerning Communication/Navigation and Surveillance Systems