KaiRong Law Firm | China | 31 May 2023
In March 2022, a flight carrying 132 people crashed in Wuzhou county, Guangxi province. The accident broke a 138-month record of safe flights for Chinese civil aviation and was the worst disaster in the past 20 years. The Civil Aviation Administration of China recently issued a briefing on the progress of the investigation into the accident, which has led to renewed discussion among the......
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz | Israel | 27 Feb 2023
The Knesset (the Israeli parliament) has approved the first reading of a legislative bill to allow the surreptitious collection of personal and…
Spaviatech Law | India | 1 Feb 2023
2022 witnessed significant milestones in the aviation industry. This article, part of a series explaining the industry's 2022 developments, outlines the general updates that took place. Most notably, India's effective implementation score rose from 69.95% to 85.49% in the International Civil Aviation Organization's Coordinated Validation Mission. This changed India's global rank from 102 to......
Pierallini Studio Legale | Italy, Ukraine | 11 Jan 2023
🕑 10 minutes After two years of the covid-19 pandemic, 2022 began with positive expectations for the Italian aviation sector. However, the Russia-Ukraine conflict posed a new challenge: suddenly, the sector had to address an uncontrolled rise in fuel prices. Further, renewed awareness of the climate emergency resulted in the need to make radical changes to the aviation industry. This article......
Cozen O'Connor | USA | 12 Oct 2022
🕑 4 minutes The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of policy statement announcing several key changes to its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme. The notice underscores the FAA's belief that the changes and clarifications will enhance its engagement with civil aviation authorities, promote greater transparency of the IASA process and better mitigate......
ENS | Africa, Angola, Botswana, etc. | 14 Aug 2022
Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda will trial the sale of livestock, fruits, vegetables and spices in a pilot phase of the African Continental Free Trade…
Crowell & Moring LLP | European Union, Russia, Ukraine, etc. | 22 Jul 2022
On July 21, 2022, the UK introduced a new tranche of restrictions in the 14th amendment to its Russian Sanctions Regulations. Several of the new…
HarleyJames Law | Bahamas | 1 Jun 2022
The results of the International Civil Aviation Organization's November 2021 audit of the Bahamas' aviation industry have recently been released. The industry's score illustrates significant progress from its previous audit, reflecting great strides made in recent years. The results provide an excellent foundation upon which the industry can continue to improve in line with recent government......
Ius Laboris | Germany, Ukraine | 3 Mar 2022
The conflict in Ukraine means international employers are facing questions about the employment of Ukrainian nationals. There are also pressing…
HarleyJames Law | Bahamas | 2 Mar 2022
This article outlines recent developments relevant to the Bahamas' aviation industry. These include new post-vaccine requirements for flight crew, the recent International Civil Aviation Organization audit, the effect of the omicron variant on Bahamian airlines and upcoming developments at Grand Bahama airport.