Category: Global Aviation News

Provided by Bruno Mendes with Basch & Rameh Advogados Associados Last year Brazil inaugurated a technological innovation center dedicated to the production of sustainable fuels, including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), based on the cultivation of a palm tree native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil, locally known as macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata). The project, financed in part by the […]

Provided by Eyal Doron with S. Horowitz, Tel Aviv, Israel On March 3, 2026, the Supreme Court of Israel handed down a landmark ruling that directly impacts how Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) data may — and may not — be used in civil litigation against airlines. The bottom line: while FOQA data may lose its privilege […]

Provided by Eyal Doron with S. Horowitz, Tel Aviv, Israel On February 25, 2026, Israel’s Ministry of Justice published for public comment a draft legislative memorandum that would regulate when mandatory provisions of Israeli law apply to a “foreign trader” that directs its activity to customers in Israel. The initiative responds to the growth of online cross-border […]

Provided by Sergi Giménez with Augusta Abogados We review only three judgments in this third installment of the year 2025, but all of them have a profound impact on the issues addressed. The “Seraing” judgment analyses the conformity with Community law of an award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Although unrelated to […]

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 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 […]