Aviation Policy

100 per cent FDI under automatic route is permissible for greenfield airports.
For existing airports, FDI up to 74 per cent is permitted through automatic approvals and
up to 100 per cent through special permission (from FIPB).

Private developers allowed to setup captive airstrips and general airports 150 km away
from an existing airport.

100 per cent tax exemption for airport projects for a period of 10 years.

49 per cent FDI is permissible in domestic airlines under the automatic route, but not by
foreign airline companies. 100 per cent equity ownership by Non-Resident Indians
(NRIs) is permitted.

74 per cent FDI is permissible in cargo and non-scheduled airlines.

The Indian government plans to set up an Airport Economic Regulatory Authority to

provide a level playing field to all players.

Functions of the AAI Department of Law

A team of motivated empowered people meeting organizational needs, keeping pace with the
time finding effective solutions are present at major Airports for interaction with various Airlines
and agencies in respect to Legal Affairs at station. The major fields for interactions are as follows
:

Issues related to Aviation Law.

Handling Domestic and International arbitration.

Searching Constitutional provisions for employees rights and duties.

Issues related to Corporate Planning.

Suggesting modalities for BOO, BOLT, BOT

Advising and assisting on Contract Management

Drafting required Legal Instruments Regulations, Bye Laws for effective management
and for effective Administration.

Advising on out sourcing measures.

Finding effective solutions to the problems posed with facts and data based decisions.

Imparting expert advice and information on legal issues to various Deptts

the Aircraft Act, 1934

the Aircraft Rules

the Civil Aviation Requirements

the Aeronautical Information Circulars

National Legislation
I

The Air Corporations Act, 1953 (27 of 1953)

II

The Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Ordinance, 1994 (4 of 1994)

III

The Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 1994 (13 of 1994)

IV

The International Airports Authority of India Act, 1971 (43 of 1971)

The National Airports Authority of India, 1985 (64 of 1985)

VI

The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994)

VII

The Carriage by Air Act, 1972 (69 of 1972) See Notification S.O. 1283(E)

VIII

The Tokyo Convention Act, 1975 (20 of 1975)

IX

The Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 (65 of 1982)

X
The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 (66 of
1982)
XI
Notification regarding application of the Carriage by Air Act, 1972, to carriage by air
which is not international
The Chicago Convention, 1944
II

The International Air Services Transit Agreement, 1944

III

The International Air Transport Agreement, 1944

IV
Protocol on the Authentic Trilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil
Aviation, 1944
V
International Conventions
I
The Protocol on the Authentic Quadrilingual Text of the Convention on International
Civil Aviation, 1944
VI

The Warsaw Convention, 1929

VII

The Hague Protocol, 1955

VIII

The Guatimala City Protocol, 1971

IX

The Additional Protocol No. 1, 1975

The Additional Protocol No. 2, 1975

XI

The Additional Protocol No. 3, 1975

XII

The Montreal Protocol No. 4, 1975

XIII

The Guadalajara Convention, 1961

XIV

The Geneva Convention, 1948

XV

The Rome Convention, 1952

XVI

The Tokyo Convention, 1963

XVII The Hague Convention, 1970

XVIII The Montreal Convention, 1971
XIX

The Montreal Protocol, 1988

XX

The Montreal Convention, 1991

XXI

The Montreal Convention, 1999

XXII The Cape Town Convention, 2001

XXIII The Cape Town Protocol, 2001
XXIV The Consolidated Text of the Cape Town Convention and Protocol