International Air Law for Lawyers and Legal Professionals (LIVE virtual classroom)

Did you know that in the past 5 years, 120 participants from 57 countries have taken this course with IATA?

5-day (22.5 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

Over this 5-day course, you will be attending daily live sessions with an IATA instructor and you will have access to self-study material. You will receive guidance that will enhance your learning experience. This course is designed to strengthen your understanding of the context and requirements of international air law, air service agreements, open skies agreements and traffic rights while giving the flexibility of attending the class from your own home or office. At the end of the training, you will demonstrate sound skills in applying airline liability regimes and international security treaties and you will also learn how to negotiate both, public and private international air law treaties.

Course code: TALL-01-VC

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 22.5 hours to complete and be held over 5 consecutive days.
• There will be 3 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 90 minutes.
• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Technical requirements

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Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Entry-level and Intermediate.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the B2B Training Specialist in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• Recognize the Chicago Convention 1944, its importance for aviation and what led to bilateralism
• Analyze and understand the Freedoms of the Air
• Analyze and understand private international air law instruments on liability (Warsaw system and ground liability) and its provisions
• Describe the concepts and provisions of code sharing, interlining and their respective agreements

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Public International Air Law
  • The Chicago Convention 1944
  • Sovereignty and Freedoms of the Air
  • Multilateral agreement on international air transportation (Open Skies)
• Private International Air Law (liability rules)
  • Warsaw and Montreal Conventions
  • Third party surface damage claims
  • Code share agreements and liability
  • International aviation security regimes

This course is recommended for:

• Airline in-house counsel
• Aviation lawyers in private practice
• Government officials involved in the air transport sector
• Lawyers in related fields seeking an understanding of the international aviation industry

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.