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An International Introduction to Aviation
Karl Hennessee
Senior Legal Counsel - Litigation & Regulatory Affairs, Airbus SAS
Events of this past year illustrate yet again the dynamic and complex playing field that aviation lawyers can expect to encounter whether they work in-house or for a law firm. Facing a web of intricate laws and regulations pertaining to everything from airworthiness certification and ownership restrictions to the circulation and filtration of onboard air, aviation lawyers must ever be accomplished in their fields of expertise while remaining prepared to venture into uncharted territories.
The Next Frontier - European Community External Aviation Matters
John Balfour
Some three-and-a-half years on from the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the so-called ‘open skies’ cases, it has become apparent that it was a landmark ruling which is now having very significant practical effects, in much the same way as the ‘Nouvelles Frontières’ judgment in 1986, on an apparently rather technical point concerning cross-border ticketing, paved the way for the creation of the internal aviation market in the EC.
The Cape Town Convention And Its Effects on Aircraft Financing and Leasing
Rod Margo
Michael Holland
The Cape Town Convention came into effect on 1 March, 2006 for the nine countries which ratified the convention and the Aviation Protocol. The Cape Town Convention represents the successful culmination of some 10 years’ work by bankers, lawyers, lessors and financing companies to create a treaty which provides security for aircraft and engine lessors as well as reduced financing costs for lessees. The nine countries party to the convention are Ethiopia, Ireland, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Senegal and the United States. The European Community is actively pursuing ratification and it is likely that the nations of the community will become contracting states in late 2006 or early 2007. It is anticipated that three countries with formidable aviation interests, China, India and Russia, will also ratify the Cape Town Convention in the near future.
The Privatisation of the German ATC Organisation DFS
P Nikolai Ehlers
Thorsten Ebermann
These days, the German air traffic control organisation Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) is facing significant and challenging changes. As a result of establishing the Single European Sky (SES) through several air traffic control regulations of the EU in 2004, it became necessary to adjust German air traffic control accordingly.
The Travel Company's Perspective
Eddie Redfern
Group head of aviation regulation & industry affairs, First Choice Holidays
As a leading international leisure travel company, First Choice Holidays will at any given moment be focusing on a number of areas, some of which are constant like the environment others of which cover specific matters such as aviation bilateral regulation and border control policies. We identify and work on these issues using both internal and external experts.
How to Hire Foreign Counsel
Yvonne Ramos
Assistant general counsel & director of governmental and community affairs Spirit Airlines
Business executives often find the need to hire foreign counsel in today’s accelerating competitive aviation industry. Following are a few suggestions that could be helpful when deciding precisely which foreign attorney or firm to hire
Editorial
Editorial: Aviation
Editorial: Aviation in Georgia
Twelve of the state’s finest aviation specialists are listed in this chapter. All were consistently endorsed for their work, whether on the commercial or the contentious side. Among them we highlight lawyers who concentrate on aircraft purchases, sale, leasing and financing or matters arising from major accidents.
Editorial: Aviation in Illinois
The lawyers featured in this chapter are, according to our research, the most respected in the state for work relating to the aviation industry. Their practices differ considerably from firm to firm. For example, one might focus on the commercial side, offering advice on areas such as aircraft purchase, sale, leasing and financing, alliances and joint ventures, and airline start-ups. Another may, however, specialise in contentious liability matters such as those arising from major accidents.
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