General Aviation: putting grey air charter in the shade By Lorraine Wilson A consultation by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (the “CAA”) proposes changes to the current cost sharing regulations for private pilots (CAP 2270 [ 1 ] (the “Consultation”)). Underpinning the same is the aim of, “ strengthening the existing cost…
Navigating Aviation Cyber Risk By Alex Stovold The civil aviation industry has experienced some of the most high profile cyber-attacks of recent years. In 2018, three huge breaches targeted major airlines; whilst British Airways and Air Canada lost control of a combined total of around 600,000…
Aviation Claims in Indonesia Part III: Fatal Accident Claims By Hermanto Moeljo In this Part III of his focus on aviation claims in Indonesia, Hermanto Moeljo shares practical insight into the handling of fatal air accident claims in the jurisdiction [1] . Fatal Accident Claims As highlighted in Part I of this…
Improvement or delayed perfection? The UK Government Consultation on air passenger rights By Alex Stovold There is some uncertainty about who first coined the expression, “lies, damn lies and statistics”, although it was popularised by Mark Twain. Twain also wrote with some insight on the concept of delay, noting “continuous improvement is better than…
Caution in the Cargo Hold - The Updated Carriage of Dangerous Goods on board Aircraft By Dylan Jones The Covid-19 virus and its subsequent variants coupled with the continuing worldwide delays in the transport of shipping containers by sea has forced an explosive growth in online shopping and a corresponding increase in the global shipment of cargo…
The sky's (not) the limit: Passenger liability in the age of the billionaire space race By Sophie Allkins A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first recorded aircraft passengers, departing on 19 September 1783 in a hot-air balloon constructed by the brothers Montgolfier and launched by scientist Pilatre de Rozier. A mere 300 (ish) years later and in…
Drones: Misuse them, and you might lose them By Kathryn Matthews Drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), which were once used exclusively by the military when it was deemed too dangerous to send a manned aircraft, are fast becoming a feature of our modern day world. Advances in drone technology have led to…
Not pulling their punches : magistrates’ courts and unlimited fines for breach of Air Navigation Order provisions By Lorraine Wilson On 6 July 2021 a private individual was fined GBP175,000 on conviction by Brighton Magistrates’ Court of two aviation safety offences under the Air Navigation Order 2016 (ANO 2016). The prosecution advanced by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)…
Bumpy landings and air carrier liability under the Montreal Convention 1999 By Lorraine Wilson Does a hard landing, albeit still made within the normal operating range of an aircraft and which results in an injury to a passenger, constitute an ‘accident’ within the meaning of Article 17 of the Montreal Convention 1999 (‘MC99’)? This is the…
Aviation Claims in Indonesia Part II - Indonesia and the Montreal Convention 1999 - the journey has just begun By Hermanto Moeljo In this Part II of our focus on aviation claims handling in Indonesia, Hermanto Moeljo reflects on Indonesia’s adherence to international civil aviation liability conventions to include the Montreal Convention 1999. Reflections on the past …