Comments on: A legal precedent for airspace https://lahso.megginson.com/2009/01/07/an-legal-precedent-for-airspace/ Flying a small plane. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:07:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bianca https://lahso.megginson.com/2009/01/07/an-legal-precedent-for-airspace/#comment-1217 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:07:08 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/?p=262#comment-1217 On what we have studied, the citizeship should be pattern on the exact location where the baby was born including the whole territory.

]]> By: Aluwings https://lahso.megginson.com/2009/01/07/an-legal-precedent-for-airspace/#comment-1216 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:22:59 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/?p=262#comment-1216 How interesting!

In a related story … A few years ago, a flight from the Caribbean heading to Toronto, Canada needed to make an unscheduled stop in Buffalo. Upon arrival the US officials ran through the passenger manifesto and discovered someone on board who was wanted on a tax-evasion charge.

Mr. X was deplaned to face charges. Surprise! While his Canadian wife was forced to stay on board and continue to Toronto. I can imagine the look on this guy’s face when the Captain made that PA announcement that the flight was diverting to a US destination.

Now, in an extension of this, could US sky marshalls track wanted criminals who are booked on over-flights? Then arrange to be on the same aircraft and make the arrest as soon as it enters US airspace? The mind boggles.

]]> By: Blake https://lahso.megginson.com/2009/01/07/an-legal-precedent-for-airspace/#comment-1215 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:15:46 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/?p=262#comment-1215 I wasn’t clear in my original comment. I meant, it applied to passengers as well as pilots.

Whenever I was on over seas flights (to the UK, Australia, Singapore) I’ve always heard the f/a’s speak over the PA saying that drink service has been terminated because we’re entering so-and-so’s airspace and their laws prohibit serving alcohol or something.

I’m being extremely vague here as my memory about the particular incidents is fuzzy.

]]> By: david https://lahso.megginson.com/2009/01/07/an-legal-precedent-for-airspace/#comment-1214 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:10:53 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/?p=262#comment-1214 Certainly, that’s how the air regulations apply to the pilot — I have to follow U.S. air regulations when I’m PIC in the U.S. airspace — but I don’t know if it’s clear how regular law applies to passengers.

Does an airliner flying from London to Beijing stop serving alcohol and ask women to cover their faces when they’re flying over Saudi Arabia, for example? (Or does Saudi law have a special exemption for foreign airline passengers?) Could someone with a nude picture of a 19-year-old model stored on his/her laptop be charged with possession of child pornography if the airliner overflies a country where the age of consent is 21? What if you’re having a casual conversation about abortion with the 17-year-old in the seat beside you, and your airliner overflies a U.S. state where it’s illegal to counsel minors about abortion?

]]> By: Blake https://lahso.megginson.com/2009/01/07/an-legal-precedent-for-airspace/#comment-1213 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:41:13 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/?p=262#comment-1213 Re: Laws.

I was always under the impression that the laws of the country who’s airspace you are over apply to you. However, in international airspace, the laws of the country from which the aircraft is registered in applies.

Similar to how marine laws are applied.

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