ALERT! ALERT!   Save the date!   The MCCA vzw in conjunction with Flieger Law Office bvba will organise on the 22nd of November 2013 the 2nd International Aviation Congress on the subject: "Military Aviation meets Civil Aviation" to be held in Antwerp (Belgium). Details will be announced shortly.  

  NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013: NEWSLETTER FLO – AVIATION Arthur Flieger, Attorney at law Flieger Law Office bvba with the cooperation of Stijn Brusseleers, Attorney at law Flieger Law office bvba   ABOUT THE POLICY OPTIONS FOR MARKET-BASED MEASURES TO REDUCE THE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT FROM INTERNATIONAL AVIATION – EU ETS I. Requirement for Global response The aviation sector has a strong international character. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from international aviation are expected to grow by at least 70% from 2005 levels by 2020. A global approach to addressing these rapidly growing emissions would be the preferred and most effective way of reducing these emissions. The EU remains committed to seeking multilateral progress. For more than 15 years, the EU has been involved in the discussions aimed at tackling aviation emissions through a global agreement. These discussions have been carried out under ...

NEWSLETTER JUNE 2013 - NEWSLETTER FLO - AVIATION Arthur Flieger, Attorney at law Flieger Law Office bvba with the cooperation of Stijn Brusseleers, Attorney at law Flieger Law office bvba SOME LEGAL MATTERS ABOUT UNMANNED AIRCRAF SYSTEMS (UAS) – CHICAGO CONVENTION Introduction Specific rights and obligations have been agreed by the contracting States in order that international civil aviation may be developed in a safe and orderly manner and that international air transport services may be established on the basis of equality of opportunity and operated soundly and economically. These rights and obligations will, in principle, apply equally to both manned and unmanned civil aircraft. Where new measures must be developed for UAS operation, or existing requirements met using alternative means, they will be identified herein and addressed according to the Chicago Convention. Specific articles and their applicability to UAS. Article 3bis a) The contracting States recognize that every State, in the exercise of its sovereignty, is entitled to require the landing at some designated airport of a civil aircraft flying above its territory without authority… it may also give such aircraft any other instructions to put an end to such violations. b) Every civil aircraft comply with an order given in conformity with paragraph b) of this ...