The article aimed to conceptualize the term aviation diplomacy and to map the most typical forms of use of civil aviation for diplomatic reasons. The research included a review of approaches to aviation diplomacy and similar terms available in the scientific literature. The considerations presented in the article allowed for a proposition of tripartite framework for aviation diplomacy, with specific aspects referring either to the location of the diplomatic engagement or the actors engaged. The framework includes aviation as a foreign policy tool, aviation as a means of promoting the state’s international image, and aviation subjects as diplomatic actors.

中文翻译：

---

航空外交：分析航空与国际关系关系的概念框架

本文旨在对航空外交一词进行概念化，并绘制出于外交原因使用民用航空的最典型形式。该研究包括对航空外交方法和科学文献中可用的类似术语的审查。文章中提出的考虑允许提出航空外交的三方框架，具体方面涉及外交接触的地点或接触的行为者。该框架包括航空作为外交政策工具，航空作为提升国家国际形象的手段，以及航空主体作为外交参与者。