This article explains the liability faced by air carriers arising out of the closure of most of Europe’s airspace for six days in April 2010, the lack of insurance to cover that loss and the new products being considered to cover such eventualities in future.
Read MoreMark Meyer (London) and Brian Green (New York) of EAPD will attend the Aviation Insurance Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada, which begins on Saturday, June 12.
Read MoreThe High Court has refused an application for summary judgment on a claim for unpaid rent for a leased aeroplane which was not airworthy.
Read MoreA Brazilian court recently awarded US$ 1.2 million to the family of a passenger on the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil last year. Air France’s insurers, led by AXA, reportedly intend to appeal the decision.
Read MoreIn Felicia Andrina George (Administratrix of the Estate of Hughes Williams, Deceased) v Eagle Air Services Ltd [2009] UKPC 21 the administratrix of the estate sought compensation for the death of her husband in an air crash.
Read MoreThe Court of Appeal has held, in dismissing an appeal from summary judgment given in the Commercial Court, that lease agreements for aircraft can fall within the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977’s (“UCTA”) exemption for ‘international supply contracts’, even if the contract does not specifically provide for the aircraft to be transported to another country.
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