Aviation, Transport and Logistics: Regulatory

We advise on a wide variety of regulatory issues including licensing, oversight and certification, compliance with regulatory framework – domestic, regional and international – airline licensing, AOC’s, type certification, safety and security and the environment and international aviation conventions, emergency response, dangerous goods, safety regulations, and customs related questions.

We advise on airline conditions of carriage and necessary compliance requirements with the Montreal and Warsaw Conventions and Unfair Contracts legislation and applicable local legislation. We draft terms and conditions and manage and oversee the defence of regulatory investigations and consumer claims, using correspondent lawyers as necessary.

We negotiate and liaise with local and foreign governments regarding proposed and current legislative rulings applicable to commercial airlines and the business aviation industry. When necessary, we lobby on behalf of industry clients and handle claims arising out of legislative changes.

We enjoy and maintain good working relationships with all relevant regulatory and national enforcement bodies in Belgium and the European Union and, through our correspondents, in the EU Member States. We have close contacts within the European Commission, that allow us to approach these bodies directly and/or informally to discuss issues that concern our clients. These relationships assist us in being ahead of the game in terms of regulatory developments and updates and also allow us to address discreet issues raised by our clients with regulators before any formal action needs to be considered.

We provide a service of monitoring and reporting on regulatory, governmental and EU developments, including an alert regarding relevant draft legislation, case law, consultations on proposed regulation, as well as publicly issued guidance in aviation for the EU and individual Member States in all EU jurisdictions.