Aviation Law News

We understand that there are some things you cannot leave to chance and the annual get together in Dublin is one of those things. For this reason we have already made sure that the core of finance and...

The US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has ruled that the three US Airways Express planes that were reportedly involved in a near-miss incident at Washington's Reagan National Airport were never o...

It is mid-week and many of you will be getting air show fatigue by about now. For many getting to the show itself is very hard work indeed, it seems that unless you are flying, you are very lucky inde...

AMR, parent of American Airlines, has won a court battle with employees who were seeking to block wage and benefit cuts as they consider joining a union. A US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane denied a reque...

TeamSAI has created a dedicated Aircraft Acquisition Support group within its wholly owned M&E Solutions division to provide comprehensive and turn-key technical support to airlines and lessors during...

The City of London county court has awarded a family who experienced severe disruption to their journey home caused by the closure of the EU airspace due to volcanic ash in April 2010, the right to ab...

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has prevailed in its litigation with Olympic Airlines (Olympic). In a case that has attracted considerable attention in the aircraft leasing industry, the English High Cou...

The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) has asked the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the consequences of recent airline mergers in light of US Airways' (US) public announcement that it is ...

Kuwait's cabinet has approved an amended draft law that will allow Kuwait Airways to be privatized within three years. The new draft law allows the government to offer a 35% stake in the airline to co...

The Allied Pilots Association has warned the management of American Airlines against attempts to throw out the union contract, which it has threatened to do. In a message to members, APA said that “ma...

The Quebec government has asked Quebec Superior Court for a declaratory ruling that Air Canada broke its 1988 privatization law by ceasing major maintenance of its aircraft in Montreal and wants the h...

Justice Mark Schrager of the Quebec Superior Court has approved the payment to some 2,665 retained and terminated employees of bankrupt aircraft maintenance company Aveos Fleet Performance of $5.8-mil...