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Aviation Law

Code: 108231
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Aeronautical Management OB 1

Contact lecturer

Name :
Jorge Miquel Rodríguez
Email :
jorge.miquel@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Eliseo Sierra Noguero
Isidro Galobart Regas

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites


There are not prerequirements

Objectives



To have a good knowledge of the Air law.

Learning outcomes

  • CM06 (Work in a team in the management of administrative procedures and business and aeronautical management.) Work in a team in the management of administrative procedures and business and aeronautical management.
  • CM07 (Recommend efficient methods in aeronautical management in accordance with commercial and aeronautical legal regulations.) Recommend efficient methods in aeronautical management in accordance with commercial and aeronautical legal regulations.
  • CM08 (Report, orally and in writing, on the scope of application of Spanish and Community aviation law.) Report, orally and in writing, on the scope of application of Spanish and Community aviation law.
  • KM10 (Recognise national, European and international legal standards on commercial activity and contracting.) Recognise national, European and international legal standards on commercial activity and contracting.
  • KM11 (Identify the legal forms of commercial companies in the aeronautical sector, analysing their operation, associated commercial contracts and the applicable legal framework.) Identify the legal forms of commercial companies in the aeronautical sector, analysing their operation, associated commercial contracts and the applicable legal framework.
  • KM12 (Identify the protocol for handling complaints from air passengers and owners of goods transported by air.) Identify the protocol for handling complaints from air passengers and owners of goods transported by air.
  • KM13 (Select national, community and international aeronautical regulations as a key documentary source to support decisions in aeronautical management, considering their scope of application in different jurisdictions.) Select national, community and international aeronautical regulations as a key documentary source to support decisions in aeronautical management, considering their scope of application in different jurisdictions.
  • KM14 (Select the procedures for authorisation of air operations before AESA and EASA as key documentary sources, comparing them and using them to support decisions in the management of air operations.) Select the procedures for authorisation of air operations before AESA and EASA as key documentary sources, comparing them and using them to support decisions in the management of air operations.
  • SM13 (Effectively apply aeronautical legislation by interpreting the procedural requirements to obtain authorisations and their impact on the operational management of the aeronautical sector.) Effectively apply aeronautical legislation by interpreting the procedural requirements to obtain authorisations and their impact on the operational management of the aeronautical sector.
  • SM14 (Use legal documentary sources, comparing different types of companies and evaluating their impact on business ownership and management within the aeronautical sector.) Use legal documentary sources, comparing different types of companies and evaluating their impact on business ownership and management within the aeronautical sector.
  • SM15 (Apply documentary sources related to commercial contracts and relevant aeronautical contracts, as a support for decision-making in the field of aeronautical management.) Apply documentary sources related to commercial contracts and relevant aeronautical contracts, as a support for decision-making in the field of aeronautical management.

Contents


Content

Concept and sources of aeronautical law.

Legal regulation of airspace.

Aeronautical institutions.

Air circulation.

The aircraft.

The aeronautical company, with special reference to the rights of passengers.

The airport

Air safety.

Aeronautical contracts.

Aeronautical accidents.


Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
EXERCISES 30 1.2 KM12, KM14
STUDY AND WORK OUTSIDE THE CLASS 45 1.8 CM06, CM07, KM12
THEORY 30 1.2 KM11, SM15


Teaching will be offered on campus or in an on-campus and remote hybrid format depending on the number of students per group and the size of the rooms at 50% capacity.

Lecturers will put into practice the educational activities they deem appropriate in order to facilitate the study and learning of the student.

The development of the teaching of the subject and of the learning of the student is based on the following formative activities:

1. Guided activities: activities where the teacher develops the active part of the class. It includes master classes where the student reaches the conceptual bases of the subject and its legal and regulatory framework and jurisprudential.

Also, the practical classes, where students, individually or in small groups, analyze and solve along with the professor practical cases. Supervised activities: activities that students will develop individually or in small groups, with the support of the lecturer, in order to prepare the evaluable practices, such as discussion and resolution of cases, comments, debates, simulations of judgments, others.

2. Autonomous activities: activities that students will develop autonomously. It includes among others the search and reading of bibliography, norms and jurisprudence, study, preparation of practical cases.

The proposed teaching methodology may undergo some modifications according to the restrictions imposed by the health authorities on on-campus courses.



Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
WORKS ANDR PRACTICES 30% 5 0.2 KM12, KM14, SM13, SM14
EXAM 50% 5 0.2 CM06, CM07, CM08, KM10, KM11, KM12, KM13, KM14, SM13, SM14, SM15
CLASS PARTICIPATION 20% 35 1.4 CM08, SM13, SM14, SM15


Transparency in the use of AI: For this subject, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks such as information search, text correction, translations or information organization. The student must clearly identify the use he has made of AI, share with the teaching staff the interactions maintained with AI tools and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases


The virtual platform used for communication with students will be the Virtual Campus of the Moodle classroom.

For each group, the specific date or the week of carrying out the evaluable activities will be published before the beginning of the teaching, notwithstanding

the fact that, exceptionally and due to force majeure, these may, with advance warning and anticipation enough, be modified.

The mark of the assignments and the participation in class will be made public before the final exam.

To pass the subject, the student must have obtained a minimum mark of 3.5 in the final exam and participated in the other two evaluation activities.

Students who have not pass the subject, have right to retake the final exam if they have obtained at least 3 in each of the three evaluation activities (final exam, assignments and participation in class).

These three evaluation activities will be taken into account to determine the final grade resulting from the evaluation as well as the reevaluation. Students who retake exam may obtain a maximum grade of 7.

There is no differentiated treatment in the evaluation of repeating students.

A student was considered non-evaluable (NA) if he had not participated in any of the assessment activities. Therefore, it is considered that a student who performs an evaluation exercise can no longer opt for a NA.

Honors: Granting or not qualifying for honors (MH) is a decision of the faculty responsible for the subject. In any case, the UAB regulations limit MH to students who have obtained a final mark equal to or greater than 9.00 and can award up to 5% of MH of the total number of students enrolled.

This subject does not admit the comprehensive evaluation.

In accordance with the current regulations, "in case the student makes any irregularities that may lead to significant variation of the qualification of an evaluation act,

this evaluation act will be described as zero (0), Irrespective of the disciplinary process that can be instructed.

In case there are several irregularities in the assessment acts of the same subject, the final grade of the subject will be 0 "(article 116.10 academic regulations UAB).



Bibliography


Bibliography

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

GONZÁLEZ LEBRERO, Rodolfo, Curso de Derecho aeronáutico, Dykinson, 2020.

MARTÍNEZ SANZ, Fernando y PETIT LAVALL, María Victoria (dirs.): Estudios de derecho aeronáutico: aeronave y liberalización, Marcial Pons, 2009.

MORILLAS JARILLO, María José, PETIT LAVALL, María Victoria, GUERRERO LEBRÓN, María Jesús. J., Derecho aéreo y del espacio, Marcial Pons, 2015.

ALBA, Manuel, FORTES, Antonio. (dirs.), Público y privado en el Derecho aeronáutico. Retos presentes y futuros, Tirant lo Blanch, 2017

SIERRA NOGUERO, Eliseo: Manual de Derecho aeronáutico, Tirant lo Blanch, 2024. 2nd edition



Software


Software

The subject does not have specific software.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TE) Theory 21 Catalan second semester afternoon
(TE) Theory 23 Catalan first semester afternoon
(PAUL) Classroom practices 31 Catalan second semester afternoon
(PAUL) Classroom practices 32 Catalan second semester afternoon
(PAUL) Classroom practices 33 Catalan first semester afternoon
(PAUL) Classroom practices 34 Catalan first semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 71 Catalan second semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 72 Catalan second semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 73 Catalan second semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 74 Catalan second semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 75 Catalan second semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 76 Catalan second semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 77 Catalan first semester afternoon
(SEM) Seminars 78 Catalan first semester afternoon