Diploma in Aviation Law with Special Focus on Aircraft Leasing

Every legislation is made keeping in mind the changing needs of the society. After invention of the aircraft and its operation in the Indian continent, during British period, the Indian Aircraft Act, 1934 was made to regulate the activities related to aviation industry. Aviation law is amongst the most complex branches of law because it is intermingled with various laws related to use of Land, Air including Economic laws of different countries. The most vital part of the law of aviation is to give a structure that keeps the aeronautics business protected, reasonable, and skilful.The Diploma in Aviation law with special focus on Aircraft Leasing is brought to you by one of the eminent law firms in the field in India, Vikrant Pachnanda Law Chambers, in association with Enhelion. It discusses in detail, the fundamental principles of aviation law, and the significance of aircraft leasing in modern times. According to the law firms and our policy, the course fees will not be refunded.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers having experience of more than 40 years in the profession, who also form a part of core Enhelion team
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Enjoy the special voice over features in the presentations
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online examination as well as online submission of assignment

The curriculum has been designed to provide an insight of the legal framework regulating the aviation sector. It discusses in detail, various international conventions relating to aviation law with special emphasis on the concept of aircraft leasing and financing.  

The following modules are covered under the course-

• Module 1:Introduction to Aviation Law
• Module 2:The Chicago Convention and Fundamental Principles
• Module 3:Carriers’ Liability under the Warsaw Convention and Montreal Convention
• Module 4:Legal Regime Governing Crimes on Board Aircrafts
• Module 5:Domestic Air 
• Module 6:Introduction
• Module 7:The Cape Town Convention
• Module 8:The Cape Town Convention Bill, 2018
• Module 9:Repossession and export of leased aircraft
• Module 10:Clauses in an Aircraft Lease Agreement

Vikrant Pachnanda is an Advocate having pursued his B.A. LL.B (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU), an LLM from Cornell Law School and an LLM in Advanced Air & Space Law from the International Institute of Air & Space Law at Leiden University, Netherlands. He presently judges both the National and International Rounds of the Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot, which is held annually and is the one of the only moot court competitions in the field of air law in the world. He had also participated in the said moot court competition both as a GNLU student and as a coach of the GNLU team in the past. He is also an aviation law consultant advising on several aviation related issues such policy related issues amongst others. He was one of the 8 students who were part of the first batch of students that enrolled in the inaugural course of air law at GNLU.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The evaluation will be conducted in a two-fold manner. There will be two MCQ tests which would test the basic understanding on the topics covered in the course. Furthermore, there will be one Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the same.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can take the MCQ test and submit the project assignment as per your convenience.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent overall.

Vikrant Pachnanda, practicing advocate is the founder of the Law Chambers. He practices aviation and space law in India and has an extensive experience in the field.