PROPOSALS REGARDING DIRECTIONS OF CHANGES IN THE CONTENT OF NORMATIVE DOCUMENTS REGULATING THE TRANSPORT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE STATE BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT

Ensuring the security of people who hold the most important state positions is one of the most significant tasks for all institutions and people involved in securing the official activities of such people, including their mobility and movement by air. This requires undertaking actions aimed at eliminating security threats and thus minimising risk. Proposals regarding directions of changes in the content of normative documents concerning the transport of the most important people in the state by military aircraft concern: flight experience of crews; selection and assembly of the crew; planning the flight and preparing the crew for the flight; preparation, equipment and technical condition of the aircraft and atmospheric conditions and analysis of them.

DILEMMAS OF MANAGING STATE DEFENCE. POLITICAL, STRATEGIC AND LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE

The study is focused on state defence management, in particular its political, strategic and legal-comparative aspects. The issue of managing the defence of the State has been presented from a systemic perspective as a separate system, being a part of a higher system and at the same time containing subordinate elements. Appropriate government documents of a conceptual nature and provisions in the common law on defence management were chosen as the subject for political-strategic and legislativelegal analysis. The result of the analysis is a presentation of the key gaps and flaws in the legal solutions that may affect the functioning of the State defence management system in wartime1, in particular those related to the decision-making process of system components. In addition, an attempt was made to assess the implementation of security concepts adopted in Poland over the years, mainly in the field of managing national security and defence.

THREAT ASSESSMENT IN THE NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLANS IN POLAND AFTER 2010

The article discusses threat assessment in consecutive National Crisis Management Plans in Poland after 2010. The scope of the article is limited to the assessment of those threats that may have an impact at the state level and which are included in the National Crisis Management Plan. A general approach to threat assessment for the purposes of national crisis management plans has been taken. A reference to the accuracy of consecutive threat assessments in the context of the occurrence of real crises is included later in the article. In the final part of the article, the perspectives for threat assessment are discussed. Due attention is paid to threats which have an increased likelihood of occurring and the severest consequences.

SAFETY IN THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND SPECIAL LOADS BY AIR

The aim of this paper is to examine the international law governing air cargo transport. The basic research problem concerns the application of the existing procedures in practice. The structure of the article covers three basic exploratory issues. The first refers to the general identification of the international law on air freight transport. The second concerns the classification of dangerous goods and special documents required for air transport. The third relates to the procedures for handling hazardous materials and special goods in air transport. The results of the research process are based on an analysis of the literature and self experience.

FLIGHT SIMULATORS – A TOOL FOR REDUCING THE HUMAN FACTOR IN ACCIDENTS

This article looks at the role of flight training devices in the process of instruction and training pilots. It also examines the impact of pilot training using flight simulators on reducing the human factor in accidents.

LEGAL CONDITIONS AND THE ALLOCATION OF SLOTS AT POLISH AIRPORTS

The ever-growing imbalance between the demand for air transport and the availability of suitable airport infrastructure to meet this demand has made it necessary to establish rules governing the allocation of slots to air carriers at congested airports. Slots are allocated to ensure the efficient use of airport infrastructure and to maximise benefits for airlines and their passengers. The first part of the article examines the global guidelines in this area that are published periodically by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). A detailed analysis of the European Union (EU) aviation legislation that regulates access to airports which have insufficient runway and terminal infrastructure capacity then follows. The last part of this study is devoted to discussing legal and practical aspects of slot allocation at Polish airports. The results of the conducted analyses are presented in the summary and conclusions.

CHANGES IN THE CONTENT OF NORMATIVE DOCUMENTS AFTER THE AVIATION EVENTS DURING THE TRANSPORT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT

Ensuring the safety of people that hold the most important state positions is one of the most important tasks that all institutions and those involved in securing the official activities of such people are involved in, including their mobility and movement by air. This requires undertaking actions aimed at eliminating security threats and thus minimising risk. Regulations contained in normative documents concerning the transport of the most important persons in the state by military aircraft are not only concerned with protection against the occurrence of human error, but also regulate the issues of additional requirements for aviation equipment used to carry out such transports and in-depth analysis of environmental factors.

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN AIRSPACE – THE LEGAL CONTEXT AND THE EXPERIENCE OF THE NETWORK MANAGER

The article looks at the genesis and evolution of Network Manager (NM) activities in terms of responding to disturbances and crisis situations and mitigating their effects on the European air traffic management network. The objective of these activities, carried out in coordination with the operational stakeholders and other relevant stakeholders, is to ensure the maximum continuity and safety of air navigation services for aircraft operators and airports. The review, analysis and evaluation of how to respond to extraordinary and unforeseen events that have a negative impact on the functioning of the air transport sector in Europe covers the period 2010-2019.

SOLUTIONS ENSURING SAFETY DURING TRANSPORT OF STATE VIPS BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT (PART 3)

It should be noted that for reasons of state security (the so-called “national interest”), the transport of VIPs using military aircraft has a lower acceptable level of risk than is the case for other passengers. Consequently, the regulatory documents relating to these transport operations regulate a much broader and more detailed range of issues than is the case for other passenger transport operations, taking into account the principle of ‘safety first’. The regulations contained in the regulatory documents for the carriage of the most important persons in the state on military aircraft are intended to safeguard against human error, which may affect the possibility of an aviation event occurring during such operations. The regulatory documents also deal with additional requirements for equipment needed on military aircraft carrying VIPs, to reduce the risk of incidents, and a more in-depth analysis of environmental factors to reduce the safety risks due to adverse weather conditions.

THE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT AS AN ESSENCE IN MARKET ACTIVITY. EXAMPLE FROM PASSENGER AVIATION

In the article, on the example of a civil passenger plane used in transport air services, the essence of the value of a marketing product in market activity was presented. In order to answer the question regarding the assessment of the value of a passenger plane, as a marketing product, by two parties - carriers and producers - the method of comparative analysis of available source data on basic technical and operational parameters of the selected civilian passenger aircraft models manufactured and delivered to the aviation market by the corporation Boeing.