Aviation Law and Professional Pilot Licence

Programme description

A report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicates that global demand for civilian pilots will reach more than half a million by 2044. In addition, data from the same organization says the number of airline customers is expected to reach a record 4.7 billion by 2024. Thus, the aviation sector is currently developing extremely rapidly.

The Aviation Law and Professional Pilot License course is your ticket to an international career. During your studies, you will gain knowledge in the field of law, as well as gain access to a course that prepares you to pass the exams necessary to obtain an Air Transport Pilot License (or ATPL, which allows you to work as a pilot for airlines).

Applied tools and certificates

As a graduate of our course of study, you gain the right to pass the ATPL exams, enabling you to later work as an airline pilot. You also gain comprehensive knowledge of aviation law, which further increases your value on the job market.

In this specialisation you have the opportunity to take additional online training culminating in an official IATA certificate.

Career Perspectives

Graduates of this field of study can take up employment as:

airline pilot
corporate pilot,
flight instructor,
aviation law specialist,
operations manager,
air traffic controller,
air safety specialist,
aviation consultant
aviation analyst,
employee of international institutions.

Programme benefits

Benefits of choosing the specialisation:

classes conducted by experts - pilots and lawyers, for years working in the aviation industry, including PLL "LOT", Central Communication Port, Civil Aviation Authority, Ryanair (full list of staff below),
flight internships carried out at ATO Goldwings Flight Academy, taking place under the supervision of experienced flight instructors employed by airlines.
theoretical training ATPL, giving full right to pass state examinations for air transport pilot,
access to extensive knowledge of aviation law and professional aviation terminology in English,
work in small teaching groups,
students and graduates from, among others. Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Cyprus and the United States, classes are conducted exclusively in English,
integration meetings and occasional events (e.g. international Christmas dinner), study visits to PKBWL, the Polish Parliament, the headquarters of PLL "LOT"),
access to a superbly equipped flight simulator with installed programs Microsoft Flight Simulator, XPlane (Air Navigation Laboratory),
meetings with experienced air transport pilots.

Additional benefits:

opportunity to participate in meetings of the AVION Interdepartmental Aviation Law Circle,
practical training carried out at the controls of aircraft such as. PS-28N CRUISER, Diamond DA-42, or Piper Seneca III, and on a professional simulator Alsim AL250,
opportunity to participate in aviation conferences organized at the university,
access to participation in industry competitions for aviation students,
work experience in reputable institutions,
individual consultations with the coordinator of the direction,
rest areas available exclusively for students of the direction,
special halls adapted for the study of aviation subjects,
access to training materials from the Goldwings Flight Academy database of materials.

Partners

International Air Transport Association

(Międzynarodowe Zrzeszenie Przewoźników Powietrznych) IATA

International Air Transport Association

Academic staff

Anna Konert
Programme Director

Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, judge at the arbitration court in Bucharest, member of the board of the European Air Law Association. Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2005). She obtained her doctorate at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2009). She obtained her habilitation degree at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2015). Lecturer in law.

Mateusz Osiecki PhD Internationalist lawyer. Assistant Professor at the Lazarski University Department of Aviation Law.

dr inż. Tomasz Balcerzak Lazarski University, Institute of Aviation and Space Law

dr Agnieszka Kunert-Diallo Director of the Compliance and Regulation Office at PLL "LOT" S.A. and in the Polish Aviation Group

dr Katarzyna Łuczak legal advisor at the Civil Aviation Authority

dr hab. Anna Borowska member of the International Civil Aviation English Association, trainer and rater Aviation English

Jacek Mainka Pilot (Captain of 787 Dreamliner at LOT Polish Airlines), instructor, enthusiast and collector of historic aircraft

Jacek Mainka

Graduate of the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology, began working for PLL LOT SA in 1997 as pilot of an ATR 72 airplane. In 2001, he became captain of an EMB-145 airplane. He was auditor for Star Alliance IOSA. In 2004-2006, he worked in the Far East (Thailand, Nepal), piloting Boeing B757 and B767 type planes. He later returned to Poland where he became captain LTC instructor for A320 at Wizzair, based in Warsaw. After 13 years he came back to LOT as second pilot and subsequently captain of B787 Dreamliner. Between 2008 and 2015 he cooperated with the Civil Aviation Authority as part of the “Latajmy bezpiecznie” [“Let’s fly safely”] programme; he was both its creator and head of the Team. He is interested in historic planes and owns a small collection of aircraft associated with World War II: the DH Tiger Moth trainer aircraft from 1939, DHC Chipmunk and T-6 Harvard. He has flown over 17 000 h; apart from the ATPL licence (EASA and FAA) he also holds an aircraft mechanic licence, EASA 66 B3.

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mgr Dominik Wąż lawyer, airline pilot

Michał Chmielewski Advisor to the Board of Directors of Smartt Re Sp. z o.o., expert in the preparation, negotiation, placement of aviation risks

Piotr Dolata MA, LLM, LLB lawyer, appointed civil servant, diplomat with 18 years of experience in the Polish foreign service

Tuition fee

Study Fees - 1 year
(2 semesters)

2 x 14400 EUR

Study Fees - 2 year
(2 semesters)

2 x 15400 EUR

Study Fees - 3 year
(2 semesters)

2 x 16400 EUR

Show fees for 3 years of study

Application process

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You can enrol for our University in a few simple steps:
- check qualification criteria,
- complete required documents,
- fill out the application form and proceed with the further application steps!
Pay an admission fee and submit documents
• Admission fee is EUR 17* (bank account details will be available in the Candidate’s Account after online registration)
*Lazarski University graduates are exempt from the admission fee. Please, note that admission fee is non-refundable.
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You will receive your acceptance letter by email or in the Admissions Office.
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