LEGAL REGULATION OF AIR TRANSPORTATION: ANALYSIS OF MODERN RESEARCH

Bely Ivan Dmitrievich

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal regulation system of air transportation in the Russian Federation and abroad. Key problems of the correlation between national legislation, in particular the Air Code of the Russian Federation, and international law norms, including the 1999 Montreal Convention, are considered. Special attention is paid to the issues of civil liability of the carrier for flight delays, loss of baggage, and harm to the life or health of passengers. The author examines the legal nature of the air carriage contract, analyzes the status of electronic transportation documents, and identifies gaps in the legislative regulation of liability for overbooking and unilateral refusal of the carrier to execute the contract. The paper raises the question of the need to reform Article 120 of the Air Code of the Russian Federation to bring the amount of penalties in line with modern economic realities. The study is based on an analysis of judicial practice and doctrinal sources, which allows formulating specific proposals for improving transport legislation. The relevance of the topic is due to the growing mobility of the population and the need to ensure a balance of interests between air carriers and consumers of transport services in the context of globalization and external sanctions pressure.

Keywords:air transportation, carrier liability, Air Code, Montreal Convention, flight delay, passenger rights, carriage contract, aviation safety