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bellpark legal ag | Switzerland | 15 Nov 2023
Aviation Liability in Switzerland
bellpark legal ag | Switzerland | 12 Jul 2023
New space policy and development of national legal framework
The Federal Council recently adopted a new national space policy, which sets the course for Switzerland's future space activities. The Federal Council is also preparing a bill on Swiss space activities. The bill is expected to elaborate and provide detailed rules on the application of principles and legal issues that are covered in the United Nations space treaties. The bill will likely......
bellpark legal ag | European Union, Switzerland | 21 Dec 2022
Switzerland finally adopts EU drone regulations
🕑 3 minutes Following delays caused by pushback from the Swiss aeromodeller community and their political representatives, the joint committee of the EU-Switzerland Air Transport Agreement recently decided that Switzerland will implement the EU drone regulations from 1 January 2023. As a result, new rules will soon apply to drone pilots and the Swiss drone industry. This article outlines the......
bellpark legal ag | Switzerland | 29 Jun 2022
Airspace closure and passenger rights
Switzerland's airspace recently shut down for several hours when a computer malfunction paralysed the Swiss air navigation service provider Skyguide. The incident affected thousands of passengers whose flights were cancelled or delayed by several hours. It is highly likely that the closure will be characterised as an extraordinary circumstance; under the EU Flight Compensation Regulation, it......
bellpark legal ag | European Union, Switzerland | 16 Feb 2022
Delay in adoption of EU drone regulations
Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, it has adopted, since 2002, most of the European Union's aviation laws through the EU-Switzerland Air Transport Agreement. The Swiss government had planned to adopt the two EU regulations regarding drones on that basis. However, this process has stalled for the time being. This article discusses the reasons for the delay and outlines......
bellpark legal ag | Switzerland | 12 May 2021
Damning investigation report of Ju 52 crash and its legal fallout
Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board investigators recently released a report on the crash of a vintage Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, operated by Ju-Air. The report found that the aircraft had stalled after the pilots navigated it in a high-risk manner into a narrow valley at a low altitude and a dangerously low airspeed with its centre of gravity out of limits. The investigation......
bellpark legal ag | European Union, Switzerland | 24 Jun 2020
EU drone regulations will apply in Switzerland
In 2019 the European Union issued a package of regulations relating to the use of drones. Although Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, both the EU Commission Implementing Regulation and the EU Commission Delegated Regulation will be adopted into Swiss law. The current Swiss regime on the operation of drones will remain in force until the end of 2020.
bellpark legal ag | Switzerland | 4 Mar 2020
Federal Administrative Court weighs in on penalty levied on airline for carrying inadmissible persons
'Inadmissible persons' ('INADs') is a term used for passengers who are or will be refused admission to a state by its authorities. Pursuant to Article 122a of the Foreign and Integration Act, a violation of airlines' duty of care is presumed if the airline carries INADs. However, Article 122a departs from the presumption of innocence by requiring airlines to prove specific matters in order to......
bellpark legal ag | Switzerland | 8 Jan 2020
Supreme Court acquits air traffic controller
The Supreme Court recently upheld an appeal against the conviction of an air traffic controller who had cleared two aircraft in quick succession to take off from two crossing runways at Zurich airport. The decision is welcome news and contrasts with recent convictions of air traffic controllers handed down in Switzerland for operational incidents that resulted in neither injury nor damage.
