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The 15th Eurocontrol Think Paper issued on 1st January 2022 provided an authoritative summary of all the key indicators for the European aviation industry in 2021 and expectations about how the recovery will continue in 2022.

On 9 April 2021 the Italian Supreme Court ruled on a very interesting case for damages involving all three levels of judgement. By way of background, two Italian passengers sued Aeroflot Russian Airlines – the national air carrier based in Moscow – before the Justice of the Peace of Catania (Sicily).

  Istanbul, Turkey – December 2021– L2b Aviation is pleased to announce that Erten Law Firm has recently joined its premier network of independent aviation law firms.  Erten is an Istanbul-based and globally connected full-service law firm that specializes in aviation law, corporate law and in all other areas of commercial law, providing advisory and litigation services […]

Jurisdictional update provided by: Mackenna Irrarázabal Cuchacovich & Paz I. MODIFICATION OF THE CHILEAN AERONAUTICAL CODE. By means of Law 21.392, published in the Official Gazette on November 30, 2021, the Chilean Aeronautical Code was amended. The purpose of such amendments was to introduce two new sections, one related to the assignment of rights (airline […]

L2b Aviation is pleased to announce that Karanovic & Partners recently joined its premier network of independent aviation law practices.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – December, 2021 – L2b Aviation is pleased to announce that AKD Benelux Lawyers recently joined its premier network of independent aviation law firms. 

A Swiss train manufacturer participated in a 3-billion-dollar, multi-national bid to replace a large number of train components. The details were hammered out, the parties agreed to the terms and the deal was signed electronically. All parties smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, only to learn that the DocuSign electronic signature was not accepted by Austria. Naturally, embarrassment, disappointment and anger ensued. It was everyone’s worst nightmare, and it could have been prevented. 

After close to two years of pandemic-induced isolation and restriction on international travel, the world is getting glimpses of a brighter future. Granted, COVID-19 is still among us, and that brings concerns, but we’re starting to believe that we’ll continue to deal with the pandemic for a while longer, so we might as well figure out a way to cope and carry on with our lives. Nowhere is that more prevalent than in commercial air travel. 

Drones–unmanned aerial vehicles– are the wave of the future; we can’t stop them because they are already here. Examples include package deliveries, healthcare functions and amateur private operators. So, proactively anticipating issues and developing strategies seems wiser than simply disputing the right of drones to share the airways. L2B members discuss some of the emerging issues.

As at July 2021, fully vaccinated passengers arriving in Italy are allowed to enter and are exempt from presenting a negative covid-19 test result, but may be required to quarantine.