The Civil Liability of the Air Carrier

(An Analytical Study in The Framework of the Jordanian Legislation and International Conventions)

Abstract

The study aimed to show the importance of the air transport contract in the modern era, so that it became one of the most important means used in transport unlike other means, it is necessary to define the concept of the air transport contract and its nature, so that countries sought to put in place the necessary legal efforts to regulate the subject of transport air, and these efforts were represented by international agreements and domestic legislation. However, the difference and variation in the internal legislation of each country from others led to the emergence of the idea of unifying laws or unifying the legal rules regulating international air transport so that one law is applied as much as possible in all cases, in order to get rid of the idea of multiple laws and different provisions thereof, thus avoiding conflicts of interests and conflicts. , and to avoid increasing the problem and exacerbating the conflict between parties between the parties to the air transport process. The research problem revolves around the extent of the air carrier's responsibility for the physical damage to passengers resulting from aircraft accidents, and as it is known that most of the accidents that occur in the air are accidents of unknown origin, and therefore it is difficult for the injured party to prove the responsibility of the carrier. It also requires the obligation to ensure the safety of the passenger, as any damage that befalls the passenger during his transportation due to the error of the air carrier is a breach of an obligation arising from the air transport contract.