Jurisdictional Updates
August 2023
Philippines August 2023 Jurisdictional Update
Update provided by Kerwin Tan of Tan Hassani and Counsels. To ensure the safety of all individuals and aircraft and to minimize the risk of accidents, the Civil Aviation Authority…
July 2023
L2b Aviation Global Aviation News: New Regulations to General Customs Law in Costa Rica with Maria Fernanda Redondo of Nassar Abogados
Join us for a livestream event with L2b member Maria Fernanda Redondo as we examine the approval and entry into force of the new regulations to the General Customs Act.…
March 2023
March Jurisdictional Update – Philippines
Update provided by Kerwin Tan of Tan Hassani and Counsels. The full court of the High Court of the Philippines recently declared void a provision in the collective bargaining agreement…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Argentina
Update provided by Cecilia Rodriguez Grellet of Rodriguez Grellet Abogados. Some tariff regulations are on hold without the government decrees necessary to modify the tariffs. There is a new tax…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Colombia
Update provided by José Elías Del Hierro Hoyos of Del Hierro Abogados In the past two months, in the process of integrating Avianca with Viva Air Colombia and Viva Air…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Ecuador
Update provided by Xavier Rosales of CorralRosales. Ecuador has entered into open sky agreements with different countries, such as the U.S., which is positive. Unfortunately, Ecuador has not formed local…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Paraguay
Update provided by Alejandro Piera with Guanes, Heisecke & Piera. The Presidential election occurs in April, so until the new government takes office in August, we won’t expect new developments,…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Uruguay
Update provided by Gonzalo Yelpo with Yelpo & Facal. The Corporación América Airports (CAAP) that handles all airports will be taking over the international airports (11). This will be financed…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Germany
Update provided by Ulrich Steppler with Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein. Lufthansa is very much interested in buying a minority share in the Italian national carrier ITA Airways. They're about to acquire…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Czech Republic
Update provided by Jiří Horník with Kocián Šolc Balaštík. Currently discussing the registration of engines into the aircraft registry and recognizing engines. In the current case, it is essential that…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – South Africa
Update provided by Hayden Davies with Webber Wentzel. Working on the ongoing dispute of who is responsible for performing hold baggage screening at the primary South African airports. Acting for…
February 2023
February Jurisdictional Update – Mexico
Update provided by Andrés Remis with Santamarina + Steta. Aeromar airlines shut down this week and bankruptcy proceedings will take place. New regulations are coming through as our aviation authorities try…
January 2023
January Jurisdictional Update – Philippines
Update provided by Kerwin Tan of Tan Hassani and Counsels: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines recently released a 357-page updated Guidance Material for Single Pilot Operations under the…
December 2022
December Jurisdictional Update – Malta
Update provided by Matthew Xerri with Ganado Advocates: Wizz Air is a new airline in Malta. They will register over 100 aircraft. There has also been movement with registering other…
December 2022
December Jurisdictional Update – India
Update provided by Ramesh Vaidyanathan with Advaya Legal: Operations are increasing, and consolidation is occurring, resulting in lower fares and better connectivity for passengers. The new airline Akasa Air started…
December 2022
December Jurisdictional Update – The Bahamas
Update provided by Keith O. Major, Jr. with Higgs & Johnson: The Bahamas government is developing nine airports throughout the Archipelago in a public-private partnership. They have issued requests for…
December 2022
December Jurisdictional Update – South Africa
Update provided by Hayden Davies with Webber Wentzel: Airlines are experiencing high levels of limited capacity for domestic flights due to COVID-related failures, resulting in higher fares. Hopefully, this will…
November 2022
November Jurisdictional Update, Philippines
Overtime Pay of Airport Personnel is not Chargeable to Private Airlines and Private Entities, ruled the high court in the Philippines. In the case of Bureau of Customs Employees Association…
November 2022
November Jurisdictional Updates – Philippines
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…
November 2022
November Jurisdictional Updates – United States – Miami
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…
November 2022
November Jurisdictional Update – Uruguay
Update provided by Gonzalo Yelpo with Yelpo & Facal: The jurisdictional update concerns the handling of cargo claims. The issue arose when an insurance company was making a claim on…
November 2022
November Jurisdictional Updates – South Africa
Updated provided by Haydn Davies with Webber Wentzel: Ground handling licenses have been reduced from three to two at the primary state-owned South African airports because of reduced air traffic.…
November 2022
November Jurisdictional Update – Philippines
Overtime Pay of Airport Personnel is not Chargeable to Private Airlines and Private Entities, ruled the high court in the Philippines. In the case of Bureau of Customs Employees Association…
September 2022
September Jurisdictional Update – Brazil
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…
September 2022
September Jurisdictional Update – Colombia
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…
September 2022
September Jurisdictional Update – Germany
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…
September 2022
September Jurisdictional Update – United States – Miami
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…
June 2022
June Jurisdictional Update – Bolivia
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…
June 2022
June Jurisdictional Update – Colombia
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,…
June 2022
June Jurisdictional Update – South Africa
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,…
June 2022
June Jurisdictional Update – United States – Miami
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…
May 2022
May Jurisdictional Update, Bahamas
Keith Major and Andre Hill, Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas COVID Response and Airport Updates Keith Majors and Andre Hill, representing Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas: From Keith: There have…
May 2022
May Jurisdictional Update – Mexico
Growing Pains With the New Mexico City Airport Andrés Remis and Juan Carlos Machorro, of Santamarina y Steta comment on the issues surrounding the newly opened airport in Mexico City:…
May 2022
May Jurisdictional Update – Puerto Rico
COVID-19 Updates From Alberto Estrella, representing Estrella, LLC, Puerto Rico: We are a territory of the US, so just about everything that applies to the US applies to us here.…
May 2022
May Jurisdictional Update – South Africa
South Africa Responds to Changes in Demand From Haydn Davies, of Webber Wentzel, South Africa: In South Africa, international flights are returning to normal, though at reduced capacity. British Airways…
May 2022
May Jurisdictional Update – India
Returning to Normal Ramesh Vaidyanathan, on behalf of Advaya Legal: It’s slowly getting back to normal here, and school vacations are causing the hospitality sector to do very well. Traffic…
April 2022
April Jurisdictional Update, Netherlands
Increase in Air Traffic In the Netherlands, more and more flights are resuming after COVID restrictions have been eased. The biggest challenges now are airport staffing and capacity, as the carriers ramp up their…
April 2022
April Jurisdictional Update, Mexico
Changes to Mexican Air Procedures The former military airport in the surrounding metro area of Mexico City has been restructured to operate as a commercial airport. While most of the…