Abstract: The subject of this research is the normative legal acts that regulate the relations associated with the application of administrative responsibility in the area of civil aviation. The authors carefully examine such questions, as the essential features of administrative responsibility and possibilities of their manifestation within the researched area; presence of gaps in the legislation, which defines the legal status of individuals that are the subject of the studied relations. Peculiar attention is given to the articulation of the concept of “official”. The establishment of the fact of exercising the organizational-regulatory and administrative-economic functions in commission of the administrative offence serves as the substantial grounds for holding individuals responsible for administrative violations. The scientific novelty lies in elucidation of the various scientific points of view upon the administrative responsibility, as well as justification of the necessity of legislative consolidation of the aforementioned concept.

Keywords: official, improvement, alternative, scientific positions, subjects of legal relations, administrative law, legislation, transport, civil aviation, administrative functions