PER CURIAM:
Plaintiff-appellant Njideka Muoneke claims that the defendant-appellee Com-pagnie Nationale Air France is liable for items of her luggage lost during international carriage. In the prior appeal in this case, Muoneke v. Compagnie Nationale Air France (Muoneke I), we reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Air France because we found that a genuine issue of material fact existed concerning whether Muoneke had provided notice of her loss to Air France.1 This appeal arises out of the district court’s proceedings on remand, which culminated in a judgment in favor of Muoneke. We reverse the district court’s judgment in part and render judgment for Muoneke; [459]*459we affirm in part; we reverse and remand in part.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Muoneke traveled from Houston, Texas to Lagos, Nigeria on an Air France flight in 2004. During a change of planes in Paris, she was forced to check her carry-on bag onboard the new aircraft at the insistence of Air France employees. When Muoneke unpacked that bag after her arrival in Lagos, she discovered that items were missing, including a digital camera and $900 in cash. After a bench trial, the district court concluded that Muoneke’s loss totaled $1,242.79, a sum that neither party contests on appeal. The court held that Air France was liable for the loss because the airline had a “responsibility] to safely transport the baggage.”
That was not, however, the end of the matter, because claims arising out of damage to baggage during carriage aboard international flights are governed by treaties that structure the carrier’s liability and impose monetary limits on that liability. The district court determined that under the Warsaw Convention, Air France was entitled to limit its liability for Muo-neke’s baggage to 17 special drawing rights (“SDRs”) multiplied by the weight of the “damaged baggage” in kilograms. Having settled on liability, the correct formula for the monetary cap on liability, and the quantum of damages, the district court then determined that one SDR was equivalent to $1.58 at the time of trial and that the weight of the luggage was 5 kilograms. Accordingly, it awarded Muoneke $134.30. In so doing, the district court appears to have rejected Muoneke’s arguments that Air France was at fault, rather than merely strictly liable for her loss and that her baggage qualified as carry-on, rather than checked luggage. She asserted that if either were the case, a higher damages cap should apply under the Warsaw Convention. The district court also rejected Air France’s argument that it had no liability at all because its contract of carriage expressly disclaimed liability for damage to cameras, electronics, and cash in checked baggage.
Muoneke then timely applied for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. The district court concluded that the fee amount requested by Muoneke was reasonable, but Air France objected to any award of fees, arguing that they are not recoverable. After supplemental briefing, the district court agreed with Air France and declined to award fees, but did not rule on Muoneke’s application for costs. This timely appeal followed.
II. ANALYSIS
1. Standard ofRevieiv
“The standard of review for a bench trial is well established: findings of fact are reviewed for clear error and legal issues are reviewed de novo.”2 Which convention governs Air France’s limitation of liability and whether that governing convention provides a basis on which to award attorneys’ fees and costs to Muoneke are questions of law,3 which we review de novo.
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2. Analysis
A. Applicable Convention
On appeal, Muoneke claims that the district court erred by applying the Warsaw Convention’s liability cap, rather than that of the Montreal Convention. We agree. By its terms, the Montreal Convention supersedes the Warsaw Convention and governs Air France’s liability in this case.4 The United States Senate ratified the Montreal Convention on September 5, 2003, and the treaty entered into force on November 4, 2003.5 The damage to Muoneke’s baggage occurred sometime during the two-day period of November 30-December 1, 2004, more than a year after the Montreal Convention entered into force. That convention’s liability cap (1000 SDRs per passenger for baggage claims) therefore applies, not the Warsaw Convention’s cap (17 SDRs per kilogram of damaged baggage for checked luggage).6
Air France’s first counterargument—that the applicable contract of carriage limited Muoneke’s recovery to 17 SDRs per kilogram—is meritless.' The contract of carriage in fact incorporated the Montreal Convention, Article 26 of which states that “[a]ny provision tending to relieve the carrier of liability or to fix a lower limit than that which is laid down in this Convention shall be null and void.”7 Air France was therefore not entitled to cap its liability at 17 SDRs per kilogram when, as here, such a cap limits the carrier’s liability to less than 1000 SDRs per passenger.
Air France’s second countei’argument—that the applicable contract of carriage expressly disclaimed liability for the items at issue—is equally meritless. Article 17 of the Montreal Convention provides for strict liability in the case of damage to or loss of baggage.8 If Air France could [461]*461contract out of liability under Article 27 of the Montreal Convention,9 as it claims it did in its contract of carriage with Muo-neke, then Articles 17 and 26 would be meaningless. Under Air France’s proffered reading, a contract of carriage providing that “no items in checked baggage are covered” could effectively eliminate all carrier liability for damage to baggage. Air France provides no limiting principle that would harmonize an expansively construed Article 27 with Articles 17 and 26. Its reading is therefore unpersuasive, and we decline to adopt it.10
Having established that the Montreal Convention should have been applied,11 and using the district court’s SDRs-to-dol-lars exchange rate to which the parties do not object,12 we cap Air France’s liability at $1580, which is in excess of the amount Muoneke claims she is entitled to recover. We therefore need not reach Muoneke’s other assertions of error. Given the simple calculations involved, we also see no need to waste judicial resources by remanding this case to the district court for correction of the judgment on this point. Instead, we do it ourselves. The district court’s judgment is reversed, and we render judgment in Muoneke’s favor and against Air France in the amount of $1,242.79.
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B. Fees and Costs
We previously addressed the availability of attorneys’ fees and costs for claims such as Muoneke’s when the Warsaw Convention governed, holding them unavailable to prevailing plaintiffs under (1) that convention, (2) other federal law, or (3) state law.13
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PER CURIAM:
Plaintiff-appellant Njideka Muoneke claims that the defendant-appellee Com-pagnie Nationale Air France is liable for items of her luggage lost during international carriage. In the prior appeal in this case, Muoneke v. Compagnie Nationale Air France (Muoneke I), we reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Air France because we found that a genuine issue of material fact existed concerning whether Muoneke had provided notice of her loss to Air France.1 This appeal arises out of the district court’s proceedings on remand, which culminated in a judgment in favor of Muoneke. We reverse the district court’s judgment in part and render judgment for Muoneke; [459]*459we affirm in part; we reverse and remand in part.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Muoneke traveled from Houston, Texas to Lagos, Nigeria on an Air France flight in 2004. During a change of planes in Paris, she was forced to check her carry-on bag onboard the new aircraft at the insistence of Air France employees. When Muoneke unpacked that bag after her arrival in Lagos, she discovered that items were missing, including a digital camera and $900 in cash. After a bench trial, the district court concluded that Muoneke’s loss totaled $1,242.79, a sum that neither party contests on appeal. The court held that Air France was liable for the loss because the airline had a “responsibility] to safely transport the baggage.”
That was not, however, the end of the matter, because claims arising out of damage to baggage during carriage aboard international flights are governed by treaties that structure the carrier’s liability and impose monetary limits on that liability. The district court determined that under the Warsaw Convention, Air France was entitled to limit its liability for Muo-neke’s baggage to 17 special drawing rights (“SDRs”) multiplied by the weight of the “damaged baggage” in kilograms. Having settled on liability, the correct formula for the monetary cap on liability, and the quantum of damages, the district court then determined that one SDR was equivalent to $1.58 at the time of trial and that the weight of the luggage was 5 kilograms. Accordingly, it awarded Muoneke $134.30. In so doing, the district court appears to have rejected Muoneke’s arguments that Air France was at fault, rather than merely strictly liable for her loss and that her baggage qualified as carry-on, rather than checked luggage. She asserted that if either were the case, a higher damages cap should apply under the Warsaw Convention. The district court also rejected Air France’s argument that it had no liability at all because its contract of carriage expressly disclaimed liability for damage to cameras, electronics, and cash in checked baggage.
Muoneke then timely applied for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. The district court concluded that the fee amount requested by Muoneke was reasonable, but Air France objected to any award of fees, arguing that they are not recoverable. After supplemental briefing, the district court agreed with Air France and declined to award fees, but did not rule on Muoneke’s application for costs. This timely appeal followed.
II. ANALYSIS
1. Standard ofRevieiv
“The standard of review for a bench trial is well established: findings of fact are reviewed for clear error and legal issues are reviewed de novo.”2 Which convention governs Air France’s limitation of liability and whether that governing convention provides a basis on which to award attorneys’ fees and costs to Muoneke are questions of law,3 which we review de novo.
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2. Analysis
A. Applicable Convention
On appeal, Muoneke claims that the district court erred by applying the Warsaw Convention’s liability cap, rather than that of the Montreal Convention. We agree. By its terms, the Montreal Convention supersedes the Warsaw Convention and governs Air France’s liability in this case.4 The United States Senate ratified the Montreal Convention on September 5, 2003, and the treaty entered into force on November 4, 2003.5 The damage to Muoneke’s baggage occurred sometime during the two-day period of November 30-December 1, 2004, more than a year after the Montreal Convention entered into force. That convention’s liability cap (1000 SDRs per passenger for baggage claims) therefore applies, not the Warsaw Convention’s cap (17 SDRs per kilogram of damaged baggage for checked luggage).6
Air France’s first counterargument—that the applicable contract of carriage limited Muoneke’s recovery to 17 SDRs per kilogram—is meritless.' The contract of carriage in fact incorporated the Montreal Convention, Article 26 of which states that “[a]ny provision tending to relieve the carrier of liability or to fix a lower limit than that which is laid down in this Convention shall be null and void.”7 Air France was therefore not entitled to cap its liability at 17 SDRs per kilogram when, as here, such a cap limits the carrier’s liability to less than 1000 SDRs per passenger.
Air France’s second countei’argument—that the applicable contract of carriage expressly disclaimed liability for the items at issue—is equally meritless. Article 17 of the Montreal Convention provides for strict liability in the case of damage to or loss of baggage.8 If Air France could [461]*461contract out of liability under Article 27 of the Montreal Convention,9 as it claims it did in its contract of carriage with Muo-neke, then Articles 17 and 26 would be meaningless. Under Air France’s proffered reading, a contract of carriage providing that “no items in checked baggage are covered” could effectively eliminate all carrier liability for damage to baggage. Air France provides no limiting principle that would harmonize an expansively construed Article 27 with Articles 17 and 26. Its reading is therefore unpersuasive, and we decline to adopt it.10
Having established that the Montreal Convention should have been applied,11 and using the district court’s SDRs-to-dol-lars exchange rate to which the parties do not object,12 we cap Air France’s liability at $1580, which is in excess of the amount Muoneke claims she is entitled to recover. We therefore need not reach Muoneke’s other assertions of error. Given the simple calculations involved, we also see no need to waste judicial resources by remanding this case to the district court for correction of the judgment on this point. Instead, we do it ourselves. The district court’s judgment is reversed, and we render judgment in Muoneke’s favor and against Air France in the amount of $1,242.79.
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B. Fees and Costs
We previously addressed the availability of attorneys’ fees and costs for claims such as Muoneke’s when the Warsaw Convention governed, holding them unavailable to prevailing plaintiffs under (1) that convention, (2) other federal law, or (3) state law.13 In fact, any award of fees or costs in excess of the Warsaw Convention’s liability cap would have been barred prior to the United States’ ratification of the Hague Protocol of 1955 through its ratification of Montreal Protocol No. 4 in 1998.
The Montreal Convention takes a different approach. It does not bar the recovery of either fees or costs in excess of the liability caps found in Articles 21 and 22.14 But neither does it provide an independent basis on which such amounts may be awarded. The plain language of the Convention states that a court is not prevented “from awarding, in accordance with its oion law, ... the court costs and the other expenses of the litigation.”15 Muo-neke has identified no federal law that permits an award of attorneys’ fees in this case, and the general rule that we employ requires each party to bear his own attorneys’ fees in the absence of a statute authorizing a fee award.16 Muoneke has not invited our attention to any such statute, whether federal or state.17
Not so, however, for costs. The federal courts’ “own law” does provide for an award of costs to a party in Muoneke’s position.18 Whether such an award would exceed $1580 (the limit of Air France’s liability in this case) when added to Muo-neke’s recovery of damages is irrelevant under the Montreal Convention. We therefore remand to the district court for the sole purpose of tabulating the amount of costs to be awarded to Muoneke.19
[463]*463Given the limited nature of our remand, and the typically uncontroversial method by which the amount of costs is fixed, we anticipate no difficulties. This panel nevertheless retains jurisdiction over this case until proceedings on remand have concluded so that we may efficiently dispose of any issues presented to us. It is long past time for this litigation over $1,242.79 to end.
REVERSED and RENDERED in part; AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED and REMANDED in part; jurisdiction RETAINED. Costs taxed against appellee.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.