Distinction Between Civil and Military Aviation

Groenewege (1999), at p. 437. It must also be noted that an aircraft has been defined in Annexes 6, 7 and 8 to the Chicago Convention as any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of air other than the reactions of air on the Earth s surface. 

The preponderance of weight in prioritizing civil and military aviation seems therefore to be in favour of civil aviation, particularly when taking into consideration this Resolution and the earlier discussion on Annex 11 to the Chicago Convention, thus attenuating the principle that mihtary aviation should, of necessity, consider the compelling need to protect civil aviation from the spontaneous risks that the former may carry with it. 

The above notwithstanding, a glaring example of conflict in the civil and military aviation environment can be seen in the ongoing conflict between Greece and Turkey (Aegean crisis). According to reports, the core of the conflict is the 

As per Article 44 of the Chicago Convention. http //www.aegeancrisis.org/category/air-space/. 

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