Tag: Aviation law
NEWS May 21, 2026 After 17 Years and Two Trials, a Paris Court Has Finally Found Airbus and Air France Guilty of Killing 228 People Over the Atlantic A Paris appeals court has today delivered one of the most consequential verdicts in the history of commercial aviation, finding both Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the June 2009 crash of Air France Flight AF447; a disaster that killed all 228 people on board and remains the worst aviation accident in French history. Read More →
NEWS Apr 30, 2026 A Delta Passenger Snapped During a Weather Delay in Atlanta and Now Faces Up to 20 Years in Federal Prison What began as a frustrating but routine weather delay at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the evening of April 27, 2026, ended with a passenger in federal custody, a planeload of 168 travellers stranded for more than five hours on the tarmac. Read More →
NEWS Apr 20, 2026 Frontier Is Taking American Airlines Back to Court Over a Second Tarmac Collision and The Bill Is $670,000 Frontier Airlines has filed a second federal lawsuit against American Airlines, this time targeting a ground collision at Boston Logan International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2026 Frontier Takes American To Court Over A Costly Tarmac Crunch At Miami International Miami International Airport has become the epicenter of a high-stakes legal battle between two of the nation's largest carriers. Read More →
NEWS Feb 25, 2026 SkyWest Airlines Sues Two Former Pilots for Allegedly Hacking Internal Systems to Steal Personal Data of 5000 Coworkers SkyWest Airlines, the Utah-based regional powerhouse that underpins the networks of American, Delta, United, and Alaska Airlines, has filed a high-stakes lawsuit against two of its own former aviators. Read More →
NEWS Feb 02, 2026 American Airlines Flight Attendant Files Landmark Lawsuit Alleging Severe Illness From Toxic Cabin Air Exposure The aviation industry is facing renewed legal scrutiny this week as a veteran American Airlines flight attendant has moved forward with a high-stakes lawsuit, alleging that a "fume event" aboard a commercial flight left her with permanent neurological damage. Filed in the final days of January 2026, the case brings the "dirty little secret" of toxic cabin air back into the national spotlight, highlighting a growing rift between crew safety advocates and major carriers. Read More →
NEWS Jan 07, 2026 U.S. Carriers Sound Alarm Over Dublin’s ‘Passenger Cap’ and Transatlantic Disruption A high-stakes diplomatic and legal confrontation is coming to a head as major U.S. airlines warn that a decades-old passenger cap at Dublin Airport (DUB) has moved from a local planning dispute to a full-blown violation of international treaty obligations. As of January 7, 2026, the industry’s most powerful lobby, Airlines for America (A4A), has formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to intervene, citing an imminent threat to the vital transatlantic corridor. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 19, 2024 Understanding Aviation Law for Pilots and Passengers Have you ever wondered what your right as a passenger are when flying? What rules do pilots and airlines have to follow? This article covers all that and more. Read More →