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Fatal Seaplane Crash at Rottnest Island, Western Australia
On Tuesday 7 January 2025 a Cessna 208 seaplane crashed during takeoff at Rottnest Island. The incident resulted in three fatalities and multiple injuries. The aircraft, operated by a local business offering scenic flights, was carrying six passengers. The Australian...
Tragic Jeju Air Crash in Muan, South Korea
At 0003 GMT on 29 December 2024 South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air experienced a catastrophic crash landing resulting in 179 deaths. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating as flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members....
Space-supported war and the signs of peace
Space-supported war and the signs of peace “I just want to congratulate everybody and thank everybody. Space is going to be the future, both in terms of defense and offense and so many other things.” So said President Trump at the unveiling of the flag of the US Space...
Lessons from Australia: Regulating space activities through informed policy
Lessons from Australia: Regulating space activities through informed policy NewSpace, the term referring to the increasing shift away from public financing of space activities towards privately-funded operations, is enabled by technological developments offering...
Health restrictions on international travel – the case to not mandate COVID-19 vaccination for Australians
The spectre of continued COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions has brought to the fore not only the powerful motivational nature of international travel to secure compliance with public health measures, but also the fact that mismanagement of border controls can...
IALPG now registered to practice in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts
IALPG now registered to practice in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts The DIFC is designed to be a financial free zone offering a unique, independent legal and regulatory framework in order to create an environment for growth, progress and economic...
Airline incentives for COVID-19 vaccination
Introduction Across the globe, governments and corporations have struggled to overcome vaccine hesitancy in respect of COVID-19 vaccination.[1] Experts, including Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, have proposed using incentives to entice Australians to...
FAA Database to Burden US Pilots’ Private Lives in Name of Safety
The FAA announced today that it will establish an electronic pilot records database setting out pilot's private training and qualification history. It was a move sought by Congress in the wake of the 2009 Colgan Air Flight 3407 disaster, after which the NTSB...
Diversion of Ryanair Flight FR4978: Intercepting International Law
28 May 2021 UPDATE: IALPG's Principal and Legal Practice Director, Joseph Wheeler, was interviewed about the international aviation law around the forced diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978 live on ABC NewsRadio, by Thomas Oriti. The interview is available to listen to...