The article attempts to define the role and functions of regulators in air transport, as well as the division of competencies between national regulatory bodies in air transport against a broader international context, as air transport, due to its global nature, is subject to international regulations and regulators responsible for the safe and efficient functioning of civil aviation.
The aim of the article is to provide an objective assessment of the tasks and functions of national air transport regulators in light of the Aviation Law Act, and in particular the competencies of the minister responsible for transport in relation to civil aviation and the body established by the Act – the Civil Aviation Authority. This is therefore an approach consistent with the concept of positive economics, which aims to present certain phenomena based on objective knowledge of reality, including the legal status of a given industry, the manner of its regulation, and supervision. The international levels of regulation of the air services sector, as well as the competencies and tasks of international organizations that create the legal environment for this sector – international regulators – are also discussed. An attempt was also made to assess the existing legal status and indicate necessary changes in this area in the vein of normative economics, which evaluates the facts and states described by positive economics, thus formulating certain directions for change and recommendations regarding the future development of the studied phenomena. Of course, such a research approach involves a large degree of subjectivity, which is characteristic of this school of research. However, in order to mitigate the subjectivity of the assessments, the research process included interviews with representatives of air market regulators – the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy (MTBiGM) and the Civil Aviation Authority, as well as with parliamentarians who play a major role in the process of enacting aviation law.
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Source: Logistyka Magazine
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