Practical Aviation and Aerospace Law.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, J. Scott.

Contributor:

Nilsson, Sarah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics--Law and legislation--United States.

Aeronautics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 pages)

Edition:

8th ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Washington : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

"Updated and expanded in its eighth edition, Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law and its companion workbook function as a comprehensive instructive package for undergraduate and graduate aviation law courses. This book is an invaluable reference guide for aviation and aerospace business managers, pilots, maintenance personnel, aircraft owners, air traffic controllers, air safety investigators, operators of unmanned aircraft, and others involved in aviation or aerospace as a profession or hobby. Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law provides readers with the basic legal knowledge and perspective to understand how the legal system works in this industry. The authors guide you to recognize and avoid common legal pitfalls, and help you realize when you need to call a lawyer. This eighth edition accounts for new and advancing technology, regulations, and law in commercial spaceflight operations and now includes aerospace law in Advanced Air Mobility. Numerous updates were also made to uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) law to account for regulatory changes that have taken place over thelast several years"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Notes on the Text

About the Authors

Part I: Administrative Law

Chapter 1: Regulatory Agencies and International Organizations

Chapter 2: FAA Enforcement

Chapter 3: Aviation Medical Cases

Part II: Aircraft Accidents

Chapter 4: Basic Principles of Civil Liability

Chapter 5: Organizing the Business to Limit Liability

Chapter 6: Aviation Insurance

Chapter 7: Exculpatory Contracts

Chapter 8: Airline Liability

Chapter 9: Government Liability

Chapter 10: Accident Notification, Reporting and Investigation

Part III: Aircraft Transactions

Chapter 11: Buying and Selling Aircraft

Chapter 12: Aircraft Leasing, Co-Ownership and Fractional Ownership

Part IV: Airports, Airspace, and Aviation Security

Chapter 13: Airports and Terminal Airspace

Chapter 14: FAA Regulation of Airspace

Chapter 15: Crimes, Civil Offenses, and Aviation Security

Part V: Labor and Employment Law

Chapter 16: Labor and Employment Law, Generally

Chapter 17: Air Carrier Labor Law

Part VI: Evolving Law

Chapter 18: Commercial Spaceflight Operations

Chapter 19: Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility

Appendix: FAA Form 8500-8

Key Aviation Organizations

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781644253847

1644253844

9781644253854

1644253852

OCLC:

1460464789