**1.** Either Contracting Party may prevent the use of leased aircraft for services under this Agreement which does not comply with Article 8 (Aviation Safety) and Article 9 (Aviation Security) of this Agreement.
**2.** Each airline may, in operating services authorized by this Agreement, use its own aircraft or aircraft that have been:
dry leased (leased without flight crew);
subleased;
rented by the hour (interchange or lease for hours); or
wet leased (leased with flight crew, insurance and maintenance),
through a contract between airlines of either Contracting Party or third countries, observing the laws and regulations of each Contracting Party and the Protocol on the Amendment to the Convention (Article 83 bis).
**3.** The aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties shall conclude a specific agreement establishing the conditions of transfer of responsibility for safety, as provided by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
**4.** Subject to paragraph 1 of this Article, the designated airlines of each Contracting Party may use leased aircraft from other airlines to operate the agreed services under this Agreement, provided that such arrangements are not equivalent to giving a lessor airline of another country access to traffic rights not otherwise available to that airline.
Artikel 17
Operational Flexibility
Onderdeel van Verdrag inzake luchtvervoer tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en de Republiek Trinidad en Tobago· Arbitrage
Deze tekst geldt sinds 1 september 2024