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Aviation Law, 5771-2011

חוק הטיס, תשע"א-2011

Published: 2011-04-13Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-02 · Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Chapter XIII: Indirect Amendments

Repeal of the Aviation Law§

181.

The Aviation Law, 1927 – is repealed.

Amendment of the Air Navigation (Colonies) Order (Application of Laws), 1937§

182.

In the Air Navigation (Colonies) Order (Application of Laws), 1937 –

(1)in section 3, in place of the opening words up to the words "in the First Schedule" shall come "the provisions of sections 7 and 11 of the principal enactment, as detailed in sections 4, 8 and 8a of the First Schedule";
(2)in the First Schedule, sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 to 19 – are repealed.

Amendment of the Abatement of Nuisances Law – No. 7§

183.

In the Abatement of Nuisances Law, 5721-1961, in section 17, the existing text shall be marked "(a)", and after it shall come:

"(b) The provisions of this Law shall not apply to noise from aircraft to which section 73 of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011 applies.".

Amendment of the Environmental Nuisances Law (Civil Actions) – No. 9§

184.

In the Environmental Nuisances Law (Civil Actions), 5752-1992, in section 1, in the definition "'noise' and 'odour'", after "5721-1961" shall come "and in relation to noise from aircraft – as the term is defined in section 73 of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011.".

Amendment of Aviation Services Licensing Law – No. 3§

185.

In the Aviation Services Licensing Law, 5723-1963 –

(1)In section 1 –
(a)In place of the definition "commercial flight" the following shall come:

""operation", in relation to an aircraft – use of an aircraft for the purpose of flight, including causing or permitting such use;

"commercial operation" – operation of an aircraft for the purposes of a business whose principal activity is the carriage of passengers, the transport of goods or the provision of a service, by means of an aircraft, for remuneration;

"Aviation Law" – the Aviation Law, 5771-2011;

"Civil Aviation Authority Law" – the Civil Aviation Authority Law, 5765-2005;";

(b)After the definition "this Law" the following shall come:

""operating permit" – within its meaning in section 8c;

"the Director" – the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority, or an employee of the said Authority whom he has authorised for the purposes of this Law, in whole or in part, in accordance with the provisions of section 19(b);";

(c)After the definition "the operator" the following shall come:

""foreign operator" – an owner of an aircraft or a lessee of an aircraft who does not satisfy the requirements set out in paragraphs (1) or (2) of the definition "Israeli operator";

"Israeli operator" – an owner of an aircraft or a lessee of an aircraft who satisfies one of the following:

(1)in the case of an individual – he is a permanent resident of Israel who has no principal place of business outside Israel, or an Israeli citizen who has a principal place of business in Israel;
(2)in the case of a corporation – it was incorporated in Israel, has no principal place of business outside Israel, and control thereof is in the hands of an Israeli citizen or a permanent resident of Israel, or in the hands of another person in accordance with the provisions of an international convention on aviation matters to which Israel is a party; in this paragraph, "control" – as defined in the Securities Law, 5728-1968;

"licence" – a commercial operating licence within its meaning in section 2;

"Civil Aviation Authority" – the Civil Aviation Authority established pursuant to the Civil Aviation Authority Law;

"the Minister" – the Minister of Transport and Road Safety.";

(2)In place of section 2 the following shall come:

"Commercial operating licence

2. An Israeli operator shall not operate an aircraft in commercial operation unless he holds a licence therefor from the Minister and in accordance with the conditions of the licence.";

(3)In section 3 –
(a)In subsection (a) –
(1)In place of the opening passage the following shall come: "The Minister may prescribe conditions in a licence in respect of all of the following:";
(2)Paragraphs (3) to (5) – shall be deleted;
(3)In place of paragraph (6) the following shall come:

"(6) The destinations to or from which the licence holder is permitted to operate;";

(4)Paragraphs (7) and (11) – shall be deleted;
(5)At the end thereof the following shall come:

"(12) Conditions whose purpose is to preserve reciprocity with another State concerned.";

(b)After subsection (a) the following shall come:

"(a1) The prescription of conditions in a licence pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a), otherwise than in accordance with a request submitted by the licence applicant, or the prescription of conditions as aforesaid in accordance with a request submitted by the licence applicant that may harm competition in the civil aviation sector and its promotion, the welfare of users of the public or the benefit of the economy, shall be done in consultation with the Minister of Tourism and after receipt of the opinion of the Professional Committee.";

(c)In subsections (b) and (c), wherever appearing, in place of "Minister of Transport" the following shall come: "the Minister";
(4)In sections 4, 5 and 6, wherever appearing, in place of "Minister of Transport" the following shall come: "the Minister";
(5)Section 7 – is repealed;
(6)In section 8a –
(a)In subsection (a), in place of "before the Minister of Transport on any matter relating to licences" the following shall come: "on any matter relating to licences and operating permits";
(b)In subsection (b), in place of paragraph (2) the following shall come:

"(2) The Director;";

(c)After subsection (c) the following shall come:

"(d) In the deliberations of the Professional Committee relating to opinions on operating permits, a representative of the Director as referred to in subsection (c) shall participate in place of the Director.";

(7)In section 8b, in subsections (a) and (b), wherever appearing, the words "or for hire" – shall be deleted, and in place of "in commercial flight" the following shall come: "in commercial operation";
(8)After section 8b the following shall come:

"Operating permit

8c. (a) Without derogating from the provisions of section 2, an Israeli operator and a foreign operator of an aircraft shall not operate an aircraft in commercial operation for the purpose of carrying passengers or transporting goods for remuneration, from Israel, to Israel or within its territory (in this section – operation in Israel), unless they hold a permit therefor from the Director (in this Law – operating permit) and in accordance with the conditions of the permit; an operating permit shall be granted for a fixed period, for each destination to which the operator is authorised to fly.

(b)
(1)The Director shall not grant an operating permit to a foreign operator unless the operator has appointed a representative in Israel on its behalf, who is authorised to act in its name in proceedings under this Law and under the Aviation Law, and also to receive on its name and on its behalf court documents in any proceeding;
(2)A holder of an operating permit shall notify the Director of the replacement of its representative by another representative or of any change in the details of the representative; the Director may instruct a holder of an operating permit to replace its representative;
(3)The Civil Aviation Authority shall publish on its website the details of the representatives of foreign operators, and shall transfer these details to the Airports Authority established pursuant to the Airports Authority Law, 5737-1977, for the purpose of their publication on the Airports Authority's website.
(c)The Director may prescribe conditions in an operating permit for operation in Israel in respect of all of the following:
(1)The aircraft that the permit holder is authorised to operate;
(2)The types of services offered by means of the aircraft;
(3)The number of passengers or the weight of cargo that the permit holder is authorised to carry;
(4)The seat capacity or cargo capacity of the aircraft;
(5)The frequency of services to be provided and the timetable for their provision;
(6)The operation of aircraft not owned by the operator;
(7)Conditions whose purpose is to preserve reciprocity with another State concerned;
(8)Any other condition prescribed by the Minister for this matter.
(d)The Minister may prescribe categories of commercial operations for which an operating permit is not required, provided that the operator holds an aerial operating licence pursuant to section 18 of the Aviation Law, or an equivalent licence from the competent authority of the operator's State as defined in that Law.
(e)The Minister may prescribe provisions regarding the manner of granting an operating permit, its renewal, its period of validity, its conditions, its form, the rules for holding it, as well as provisions regarding fees to be paid for the grant of the permit or its renewal.
(f)The provisions of sections 3(a1) to (c), 5, 8 and 8b as they apply in respect of a licence shall apply in respect of an operating permit, with the necessary modifications and with these modifications:
(1)A power vested pursuant to the said sections in the Minister shall be vested in the Director;
(2)A power vested pursuant to the said sections in the Minister of Tourism shall be vested in the person authorised by the Minister of Tourism for this matter.";
(9)In section 9(a), in place of "Minister of Transport" the following shall come: "the Minister";
(10)After section 10 the following shall come:

"Monetary sanction

10a. (a) In this section –

"the base amount" – an amount as detailed below, as the case may be:

(1)In respect of a person who operated a large aircraft on an international flight – NIS 100,000;
(2)In respect of a person who operated a medium aircraft or a small aircraft on an international flight, or a person who operated a large aircraft on a domestic flight – NIS 50,000;
(3)In respect of a person who operated an aircraft otherwise than as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) – NIS 25,000;

"large aircraft", "medium aircraft" and "small aircraft" – as defined in section 144 of the Aviation Law.

(b)The Director may impose a monetary sanction pursuant to the provisions of this section, in an amount equal to 150 percent of the base amount, on each of the following:
(1)An Israeli operator who operated an aircraft in commercial operation for which a licence is required, without a licence, contrary to the provisions of section 2;
(2)An Israeli operator or a foreign operator who operated an aircraft in commercial operation for which an operating permit is required, without an operating permit, contrary to the provisions of section 8c.
(c)The Director may impose a monetary sanction pursuant to the provisions of this section in the amount of the base amount, on each of the following:
(1)A licence holder who breached a condition of his licence as specified in section 3(a)(1) to (12);
(2)An operating permit holder who breached a condition of the operating permit as specified in section 8c(c)(1) to (7).
(d)The Director may impose a monetary sanction pursuant to the provisions of this section, in an amount equal to 50 percent of the base amount, on an operating permit holder who did one of the following:
(1)Replaced its representative and did not notify the Director thereof, or did not notify the Director of a change in the details of the representative, contrary to the provisions of section 8c(b);
(2)Breached the Director's instructions regarding the replacement of a representative appointed on its behalf, contrary to the provisions of section 8c(b);
(3)Breached a condition of the permit prescribed pursuant to section 8c(c)(8).
(e)An Israeli operator who operated an aircraft in commercial operation for which both a licence and an operating permit are required, and in the same operation breached a condition in the licence that was also prescribed as a condition in the operating permit, or breached a condition in the licence in respect of the destination to or from which the operator is permitted to operate and in the same operation operated an aircraft without an operating permit for that destination, shall be subject to a single monetary sanction in respect of such breaches, according to the higher amount.
(f)
(1)The Director may not impose a monetary sanction in an amount lower than the amounts prescribed in subsections (b) to (d), except pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2);
(2)The Minister, with the consent of the Minister of Justice, shall prescribe cases, circumstances and considerations by reason of which it shall be possible to reduce the amount of the monetary sanction prescribed in this section, at rates to be prescribed.
(g)The provisions of section 150 and the provisions of Section B of Chapter X of the Aviation Law shall apply to a monetary sanction under this section, with the necessary modifications.
(h)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8(b) of the Civil Aviation Authority Law, the Director may not delegate his powers under this section.";
(11)In section 11(a) –
(a)In paragraphs (1) and (2), wherever appearing, in place of "in commercial flight" the following shall come: "in commercial operation";
(b)Paragraph (3) – shall be deleted;
(12)In sections 13(a), 14, 15, 17 and 18, wherever appearing, in place of "Minister of Transport" the following shall come: "the Minister";
(13)In section 19 –
(a)In the marginal heading, at the end thereof the following shall come: "and authorisation";
(b)The text thereof shall be marked "(a)", and therein, in place of the opening passage up to the words "5765-2005" the following shall come: "The Minister may delegate to an employee of his office, including to the Director and employees of the Civil Aviation Authority";
(c)After subsection (a) the following shall come:

"(b) The Director may authorise an employee of the Civil Aviation Authority with his powers under this Law, in whole or in part; a notice of an authorisation as aforesaid, including the details of the matters in respect of which the authorisation was granted, shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).";

(14)In section 22, in place of "Minister of Transport" the following shall come: "the Minister";
(15)In section 23(a), in place of "Minister of Transport" the following shall come: "the Minister", after "and he may" the following shall come: "upon the proposal of the Civil Aviation Authority or in consultation with it", and at the end thereof the following shall come: "Regulations in respect of fees imposed under this Law require the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset".

Amendment of Aviation Law (Offences and Jurisdiction) – No. 3§

186.

In the Aviation Law (Offences and Jurisdiction), 5731-1971, in section 1 –

(1)In place of the definition "military aircraft" the following shall come:

""military aircraft" – as defined in the Aviation Law, 5771-2011;";

(2)In place of the definition "landing site" the following shall come:

""landing site" – a land or sea area including any building, installation or equipment thereon, that serves or is intended to serve, in whole or in part, for the landing, take-off, taxiing or parking of an aircraft, that is not an aerodrome;".

Amendment of Aviation Law (Security in Civil Aviation) – No. 2§

187.

In the Aviation Law (Security in Civil Aviation), 5737-1977 –

(1)In section 1 –
(a)After the definition "aviation navigation aid" the following shall come:

""landing site" – a land or sea area including any building, installation or equipment thereon, that serves or is intended to serve, in whole or in part, for the landing, take-off, taxiing or parking of an aircraft, that is not an aerodrome;";

(b)In the definition "operator", in paragraph (2), in place of "a holder of a landing site licence under the Aviation Act, 1927" the following shall come: "a holder of a licence to operate a landing site under Section F of Chapter II of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011";
(c)In place of the definition "aerodrome", "landing site" the following shall come:

""aerodrome" – as defined in the Airports Authority Law, 5737-1977;";

(2)In section 14, in the opening passage, in place of "or explosives" the following shall come: "explosives, or dangerous goods as defined in the Aviation Law, 5771-2011, that may endanger the security of the aircraft, including the security of the passengers, crew members, cargo and goods thereon";
(3)In section 16(e) –
(a)In paragraph (2), in place of "landing site licence" the following shall come: "licence to operate a landing site", and in place of "pursuant to section 9 of the Aviation Act, 1927" the following shall come: "pursuant to Section F of Chapter II of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011";
(b)In paragraph (3), in place of "pursuant to the Aviation Act, 1927" the following shall come: "pursuant to Section A of Chapter II of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011";
(4)In section 17, after subsection (b) the following shall come:

"(c) The Minister's powers under this section shall be exercised in consultation with the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority within its meaning in the Civil Aviation Authority Law, 5765-2005.".

Amendment of Airports Authority Law – No. 8§

188.

In the Airports Authority Law, 5737-1977 –

(1)In section 1, in the definition "aviation laws", in place of "Aviation Act, 1927" the following shall come: "Aviation Law, 5771-2011";
(2)In section 5(d), at the end thereof the following shall come: "and from the Aviation Law, 5771-2011";
(3)In section 30, after subsection (b) the following shall come:

"(c) The Minister of Transport and Road Safety shall not approve or prescribe rules under this section in respect of the operation or safety of aerodromes, except in consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority established pursuant to the Civil Aviation Authority Law, 5765-2005.".

Amendment of Law for the Prevention of Sea Pollution (Dumping of Waste) – No. 4§

189.

In the Law for the Prevention of Sea Pollution (Dumping of Waste), 5743-1983, in section 1, in place of the definition ""aircraft" and "Israeli aircraft"" the following shall come:

""aircraft" and "Israeli aircraft" – as defined in the Aviation Law, 5771-2011, excluding a military aircraft, a police aircraft and an aircraft of the State of Israel, as defined in that Law;".

Amendment of Administrative Offences Law – No. 14§

190.

In the Administrative Offences Law, 5746-1985, in the First Schedule, in column A, in place of "Aviation Act, 1927" the following shall come: "Aviation Law, 5771-2011".

Amendment of Administrative Tribunals Law – No. 6§

191.

In the Administrative Tribunals Law, 5752-1992, in the Schedule, at the end thereof the following shall come:

"21. The appeals committee pursuant to section 39 of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011.".

Amendment of Administrative Affairs Courts Law – No. 59§

192.

In the Administrative Affairs Courts Law, 5760-2000 –

(1)In the First Schedule, in item 14, at the end thereof the following shall come:

"(d) A decision of an authority pursuant to the Aviation Law, 5771-2011.";

(2)In the Second Schedule, at the end thereof the following shall come:

"19. An appeal pursuant to sections 7(e) and 39(e) of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011.".

Amendment of Civil Aviation Authority Law – No. 2§

193.

In the Civil Aviation Authority Law, 5765-2005 –

(1)In section 2 –
(a)In the definition "aviation laws", in place of "Aviation Act, 1927" the following shall come: "Aviation Law, 5771-2011";
(b)After the definition "aviation laws" the following shall come:

""International Aviation Organisation", "the Convention" and "Israeli aircraft" – as defined in the Aviation Law, 5771-2011;";

(2)In section 4 –
(a)The text thereof shall be marked "(a)" and therein –
(1)In paragraph (2)(e), in place of "flight school, certification institutes" the following shall come: "flight crew member schools";
(2)After paragraph (7) the following shall come:

"(7a) To propose and advise the Minister regarding the making of Regulations under aviation laws;";

(b)After subsection (a) the following shall come:

"(b) In carrying out its functions the Authority shall act in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, to the extent that they are applicable in Israel or in respect of Israeli aircraft; however, the Director of the Authority may notify the International Aviation Organisation of provisions in the Annexes to the Convention in respect of which Israel acts differently.";

(3)In section 6, after subsection (c) the following shall come:

"(d) In carrying out his functions pursuant to aviation laws, the Director of the Authority shall act in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, to the extent that they are applicable in Israel or in respect of Israeli aircraft; however, he may notify the International Aviation Organisation of provisions in the Annexes to the Convention in respect of which Israel acts differently.";

(4)In section 8(a), at the end thereof the following shall come: "and pursuant to sections 6 and 31(a) of the Airports Authority Law, 5737-1977.";
(5)In section 12, subsection (a) – is repealed;
(6)In section 14, the text thereof shall be marked "(a)" and after it the following shall come:

"(b) The Minister shall not make Regulations pursuant to this Law except upon the proposal of the Authority or in consultation with it.".

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