Daily Compliance News: June 13, 2025. The All Boeing Edition
Scaling Sustainable Fuel for the Future | Insights with Niels Jensen
Episode 315 - Boeing Pays $51 Million for ITAR Violations
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 81: Geraldine Spiteri and John Navarro, Acumum Legal & Advisory | Malta
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Busted by the Feds: The Anatomy of a Federal Criminal Prosecution of a Drone Pilot
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Unruly Passengers on Flights
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: What Large and Small Construction Contractors Need to Know
Meritas Capability Webinar - Restructuring Insolvent Airlines in the Americas: A Look at LATAM and Developments with AeroMexico and Avianca
WEBINAR: The ABCs of Pilot Deviations
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
We have set out below an overview of the current regulatory frameworks governing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the key jurisdictions of the UK, EU and USA. SAF has emerged as a critical component in the global drive...more
The tariff policy implemented by the Trump administration in April 2025 marks a significant shift for the aviation sector by ending long-standing duty-free status in aircraft trading. As a result, U.S. manufacturers and...more
On 24 February 2025, the European Union adopted the 16th Russia sanctions package. The new measures amending the framework Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014 are found and included in Council Regulation (EU) 2025/395. They...more
In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second administration, a cloud of uncertainty surrounds the aviation industry as it seeks to understand what implications tariffs may have, including on the manufacture of...more
In the second in our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the great panel we had discussing the criminalization of aviation accidents. We were fortunate enough to have renowned criminal...more
The aviation industry is facing a transformative challenge to step up its efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Increased use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plays a pivotal role in this efforts with its potential to reduce...more
In this week’s edition, the European Commission contacted 20 airlines requiring them to address potentially misleading or inaccurate green claims. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) launched its digital...more
COMPETITION - Appeal brought on 10 January 2024 by European Commission against the judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2023 in Case T-136/19, Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD and Others Vs. Commission (Case C-14/24 P)...more
The EU has continued to tighten economic sanctions against Russia in recent months with the introduction of the 12th sanctions package on 18 December 2023 and the 13th sanctions package on 24 February 2024. Of particular...more
Who has to comply with the Regulation? The Regulation only applies to EU person exporters who are selling, supplying, transferring, or exporting the targeted goods (including aircraft) to third-country counterparts outside of...more
On December 18, 2023, the European Union (EU) published its 12th package of sanctions targeting Russia via Regulation (EU) 2023/2878 and Regulation (EU) 2023/2875, which amend Regulation (EU) 833/2014 and Regulation (EU)...more
As the aviation industry pins its hopes on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, Joe Clinton, Matthew Townsend, Richard Chamberlain and Ying-Peng Chin outline the regulatory, investment...more
Is it possible that the Russian government wants to compensate the aviation leasing companies for aircraft and engines that the government expropriated? Russia expropriated aircraft and engines of multiple U.S. leasing...more
Advanced Air Mobility represents an exciting new frontier and sustainable path forward for the aviation industry. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term used to describe next-generation air transportation of...more
On June 6, 2023, the BEUC and 23 of its member organizations from 19 countries filed a complaint with the European Commission and relevant consumer protection agencies pursuant to Directive 2005/29/EC, accusing 17 European...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - New Dawn Raids in the Luxury and Fashion Sector in the European Union - On 18 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) conducted unannounced inspections (i.e., dawn raids) at the premises...more
In the last couple of years, the European Union has announced and adopted a wave of sustainability initiatives that will have significant implications for European and global companies across all industries. Among other...more
Antitrust and Competition - Consultation on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework - On 1 February 2023, member states of the European Union received a consultation on a draft...more
This post marks the third entry in our Year-in-Review series. For prior posts, click here. Many of the first measures that the United States, European Union and United Kingdom collectively took against Russia in 2022 related...more
An open letter was issued in January 2023 by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in which the two watchdogs have reminded airport operators of their responsibilities...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - Commission Adopted the Revised Informal Guidance Notice for Novel or Unresolved Competition Issues - Following a public consultation, the European Commission (Commission) published on 3 October...more
1.1.1 Taxes/Duties Payable Upon Execution of the Sales Agreement VAT Whether there will be any VAT payable on the sale of an aircraft is determined by its physical location at the point of sale. If the aircraft is physically...more
A new court of arbitration and center for mediation for the global aviation sector has been established in The Hague, a longstanding seat of arbitration and international dispute resolution, including the Permanent Court of...more
There are growing calls for a carbon tax on shipping emissions. Jim Loftis, Ciara Ros and Tatiana Freeman of Vinson & Elkins look at the recent proposal from Japan for a global carbon tax, assess it in the context of the...more
Since February 24, 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to unimaginable human suffering, a growing refugee crisis and a rising death toll. The invasion sparked a global response as governments moved to sanction the...more