(1) Ta zakon v skladu s splošno priznanimi načeli mednarodnega letalskega prava ureja ter določa pogoje in zahteve, ki zadevajo zrakoplove, letalsko osebje in drugo strokovno osebje, zračni prevoz in druge letalske aktivnosti, letališča in vzletišča, infrastrukturo navigacijskih služb zračnega prometa, zagotavljanje varnosti zračnega prometa in ukrepe za olajšave zračnega prevoza, iskanje in reševanje zrakoplovov ter letalske nesreče in incidente, opravljanje letaliških služb in navigacijskih služb zračnega prometa ter javno infrastrukturo, nadzor ter določa sankcije za letalske prekrške.
In compliance with generally recognised principles of international aviation law, this Act regulates and determines conditions and requirements relating to aircraft, aircraft crew and other professional staff, air transport and other aviation activities, airports and aerodromes, infrastructure for air traffic navigation services, ensuring safety of air traffic and measures for facilitating air traffic, aircraft search and rescue and aviation accidents and incidents, providing airport services and air traffic navigation services and public infrastructure, supervision and determination of penalties for aviation violations.