Global Aviation News

Update provided by Andrea Villa with Harper Meyer: Foreign-operated aircraft are required to have Letters of Authorization (LOA) to fly overseas. LOAs allow aircraft to conduct different operations, such as flying in RVSM airspace, doing certain approaches, working with the minimum equipment list, etc. The FAA’s backlog of work severely impacts obtaining letters of authorization […]

Update Provided by Kerwin K. Tan & Eugene T. Kaw with Tan Hassani & Counsels The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently organized and hosted its inaugural Air Operators Summit 2022 with the theme Transitioning to Risk-Based Oversight. The mandate of the Flight Standard and Inspectorate Service (FSIS), a department within CAAP, is […]

Business aviation continues to be strong. Third quarter numbers are still very strong, and Andrea Villa with Harper Meyer is looking to a very busy fourth quarter. Struggles in the commercial market are helping business aviation stay strong. There is a trend for charter rates to decrease as people move out of the charter market […]

The pandemic hit the German market very hard. The number of grounded flights led to skyrocketing passenger claims, resulting in thousands of claims in the short span of a couple of months. 80% of these cases made it to court, so the airlines are obliged to respond to them. Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein had to hire […]

Colombia is facing unprecedented times, says Jose Elias with Del Hierro Abogados in Bogota, Colombia. There is a new president, Gustavo Petro who is a former guerrilla fighter who, at 17, joined the 19th of April Movement, which later became the M-19 Democratic Alliance. He was purportedly involved in the Palace of Justice Siege in […]

ANAC is trying to simplify rules for the airlines to encourage business in Brazil. They are working with other authorities abroad, trying to standardize the certification of aircraft and simplify processes and procedures. They have issued temporary rules for reimbursements and rescheduling flights. Even before the pandemic, ANAC started the digitizing processes and now everything […]

Andrea Villa United States-Miami: We are still seeing much movement and increased demand in business aviation. The FAA has hired new people for registration to speed things up. They’ve also hired and streamlined the process for obtaining letters of authorization. Many of our clients are seeing an increased cost on their maintenance service programs. For […]

Haydn Davies – South Africa: The oldest commercial airline in South Africa, Comair, filed for liquidation after not securing more funding. Comair has operated since 1946. Comair operated two brands, a franchise from British Airways and as a low-cost carrier, kulula.com. The airline has been in business rescue (Chapter 11) for the past two years. […]

José Elías Del Hierro Hoyos- Colombia: We are in the middle of the integration between Avianca and Viva Air. This is the third integration in which Avianca has been involved, and not with good results. People are concerned about what will result. In the past, after Avianca’s integration with ACES, the airline went into chapter […]

Sergio Fernando Salazar Machicado – Bolivia: Major protection has been applied to the government airlines Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos, TAB and Boliviana de Aviacion, BoA. A new certificate of no debt is now being requested by the regulatory authority to reexport aircrafts under lease in Bolivia.