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On July 27, 2025, the US and EU reached a trade agreement. As part of the agreement, the US will impose a 15 percent tariff “on the vast majority of EU exports. ” President Trump signed an Executive Order on July 31...more
At the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22, 2025, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy...more
Sectoral tariffs are emerging as a preferred tool for the White House that leaves targeted industries, and those reliant on their import supply, subject to appreciably higher customs duties on imported goods. A wide range of...more
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. That legislation contained a wide variety of provisions as part of the administration’s tax reform agenda. One significant...more
On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act). The OBBB Act would provide roughly $156 billion in funding for the Defense Department,...more
At the Paris Air Show on June 17, 2025, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills into law with the intention of ensuring Florida is a leader in aerospace, transportation and innovation. With regard to furtherance of...more
As highlighted in our prior legal alert on Washington State’s historic tax increases, the State enacted three luxury taxes aimed at aircraft, boats, and vehicles. This alert addresses all three taxes to help taxpayers plan...more
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aviation authorities of Australia (Civil Aviation Safety Authority), Canada...more
On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at significantly reshaping the future of drone policy in the United States. One focuses on protecting national airspace from malicious drone threats,...more
The Judgment addressed joined insurance claims brought by major aircraft lessors whose aircraft and engines were stranded in Russia following the imposition of sweeping Western sanctions and Russian government measures which...more
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, recently concluded a landmark tour of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was his first official...more
Aviation Capital Partners v. SH Advisors, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the ineligibility of claims directed to determining the taxability status of aircraft based on flight data. The panel upheld...more
On May 12, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order temporarily reducing the “reciprocal” tariffs on China, Hong Kong, and Macau origin goods from 125% to 10%, and lowering tariffs imposed on international mail parcels...more
On May 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released an advanced notice soliciting public comments on an investigation into the national security impacts of imported commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for...more
On May 1, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extended the deadline for responses to its Request for Comment to Withhold Certain Aircraft Registration Information from Public Dissemination (RFC) until June 4,...more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced a process by which private aircraft owners and operators may electronically request that the FAA withhold their aircraft registration information from public view....more
South Florida has long been a hub for aviation, with its massive airport infrastructure and deep ties to the global cargo industry. But over the last few years, something bigger has been happening – literally. Aerospace...more
The 2025 Airline Economics Conference in Dublin highlighted several key trends and challenges currently shaping the aviation industry, with a particular focus on the leasing sector, sustainability, profitability, and...more
On January 17, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced two significant, pending regulatory changes regarding the digitization of aircraft registration and certification processes. These regulatory changes,...more
On January 30, 2025, a tragic midair collision near Washington, DC, resulted in multiple fatalities, including residents from Delaware and surrounding areas. The crash, involving an American Airlines regional passenger jet...more
Entering 2025, the outlook for aviation is as bright as it has been since before 2020. Global passenger demand has returned to pre-Covid highs. Interest rates are falling in the United States and Europe. And aircraft trading...more
While there was lots to read about from a Cayman Islands perspective this past year, our most popular articles came from our Regulatory & Risk Advisory, Corporate, Insurance, and Litigation & Restructuring and practices....more
When your company uses non-owned aircraft, such as when chartering a plane or permitting employees to operate owned or rented planes on company business, what do you need to think about? Do you need to do anything to manage...more
On October 22, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a long-awaited final rule providing new and amended regulations and standards to govern powered vertical-takeoff and -landing, low-speed aircraft. FAA’s...more
Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Cayman including the amendments to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, winding up Cayman segregated portfolio companies, proposed...more