Airline Operators' Insurance Requirements in the UAE: Is the minimum adequate?
Type
E-journal
Date
3 May 2016
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Aviation (Transport Law)
Copyright
LexisNexis
Relevant company
Al Tamimi & Company
Analysis
In the UAE, the General Civil Aviation Authority (“GCAA”) issued an Information Bulletin in January 2010 (“the IB”) with the objective of achieving public protection through the enforcement of minimum insurance requirements for all civilly registered aircraft operating to or from the UAE, in respect of passengers, baggage, cargo and third party liabilities.
From January 2011, the requirements also extended to those flying over UAE territory. The liabilities of aircraft operators in the UAE under the Commercial Transactions Law, Number 18 of 1993, are similar to (but not identical to) those encompassed in the Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage (“Convention”). Those countries that are signatory to the Convention are obliged under Article 50 to ensure that air carriers are adequately insured to cover the liabilities under the Convention. In the UAE, Article 7(6) of the Civil Aviation Act, Number 20 of 1991 also provides a requirement for aircraft operating in or over UAE airspace to hold adequate insurance in respect of ground injury.