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Originally published by Augusta Abogados.  For more information or to see the Spanish translation, click here. Today’s Official State Gazette publishes Law 9/2025, of 3 December, on Sustainable Mobility (BOE). It is a text of remarkable breadth and complexity: it comprises 143 pages, distributed in 110 articles, 38 additional provisions, 10 transitional provisions and 21 final provisions. Because of its length and density, the new law requires detailed and […]

Provided by Jaime Fernández Cortés and Sergi Giménez with Augusta Abogados La STJUE de 16 de octubre de 2025, dictada en el asunto C-218/24, resuelve que las mascotas y animales de compañía se han de entender incluidos dentro del concepto “equipaje”, a los efectos del Convenio de Montreal de 1999.  El TJUE resuelve la duda planteada […]

Provided by Jaime Fernández Cortés and Sergi Giménez with Augusta Abogados in Spain The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in its judgment of 16 October 2025, in case C-218/24, ruled that pets and companion animals are to be understood as included within the concept of “baggage” under the 1999 Montreal Convention.  The […]

Provided by Stephan Eriksson with Astra Law Firm Experience vs. Regulations  In October 2025, ICAO’s General Assembly in Montreal voted against IATA’s proposal to allow pilots in international service to fly up to age 67. Safety was cited as the top concern. Although numerous studies show older pilots do not cause more incidents, ICAO will […]

Provided by Liliana Rodrigues-Kaps with Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein In September 2025, several major European airports suffered significant disruption due to a cyber-attack on a third-party IT service provider. The automated check-in and baggage drop systems were unavailable, forcing manual processes, flight delays and cancellations (e.g., Brussels and Berlin cancelled dozens of flights). The disruption highlighted […]

Written by Juan Carlos Machorro, Andres Remis, and Emilio Nicanor Gaytán López On 28 October, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) imposed unprecedented restrictions on Mexican aviation. The DOT blocked Mexican airline routes, froze future growth from both Mexico City airports (AICM and NLU), and proposed banning cargo on passenger flights between AICM and […]

Written by José Elias Del Hierro with Del Hierro Abogados, Colombia Infrastructure, Growth, and Legal Opportunities in the New Cycle of Aviation Expansion 1. Aerocivil Launches the 2025–2030 Airport Infrastructure Plan Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil) has unveiled its National Investment Plan 2025–2030, a comprehensive roadmap aimed at modernizing airport infrastructure and strengthening regional connectivity […]

Written by Xavier Rosales and Chester Salazar del Pozo for CorralRosales – Ecuador, November 2025 The Ecuadorian National Assembly (Congress) is reviewing the Organic Civil Aviation Bill, a comprehensive initiative to modernize the country’s aeronautical framework and consolidate its core regulatory instruments into a single statute. The Bill was submitted by the Ecuadorian Aviation Authority […]

Written by Gonzalo Yelpo with Yelpo y Facal The draft National Budget Bill for the period 2025–2029, currently under parliamentary consideration, introduces a provision of particular relevance to the aeronautical and tourism sectors. Article 319 of the bill entrusts the Ministry of Tourism, through the National Directorate of Tourism, with the implementation of a new […]

Written by Stephan Eriksson with Astra Law in Sweden Why is Air France–KLM accelerating its takeover of SAS—and what does it mean for the Nordic Aviation Market? This question has become relevant following the announcement that the Franco-Dutch airline giant now wants to become the majority owner of SAS, much earlier than previously indicated. On […]