Recent News
New text: International Regulation of Non-Military Drones By Anna Masutti & Filippo Tomasello
Professor of Law, Masutti and former flight test engineer, Tomasello, last month published a book that will be of interest to anyone involved with drone regulations (be it as an operator, insurer, lawyer or policy maker). The authors discuss each of the fundamental...
Aerospace, Defence & Aviation (FACCI) industry event
The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce (FACCI) is hosting its first Aerospace, Defence & Aviation industry event of the year dedicated to the future of Australia's Space Program on Wednesday 6 February. With the space industry worth US$345 billion each year -...
IALPG Resolves Jet Airways Case for Family
Photo Credit: Aviation Herald In December 2018 IALPG settled a case for a family that was injured in the Jet Airways 737 runway overrun accident (flight 9W2374) on the 27th of December 2016 in Goa, India. The family were forced to evacuate after the takeoff...
October 2018 Air Taxi Vanuatu Accident
On the 23rd of October 2018 an Air Taxi Vanuatu operated Cessna 206, carrying four passengers and pilot, made an emergency landing on Erromango Island, Vanuatu. The pilot and passengers were safely retrieved. The aircraft sustained substantial damage from the crash...
A Space Law Seminar You Won’t Want To Miss
IALPG is hosting a Space Law Seminar in Canberra on Wednesday the 13th of March. Australia's space industry is experiencing an exciting time. With recent amendments to the Space Activities Act and the introduction of the Australian Space Agency, the field has opened...
IALPG Submission on Airline Passengers’ Compensation Rights
IALPG recently made a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities' (DIRDC) review on liability limits under the Civil Aviation (Carrier's Liability) Act 1959 (CACL) regime. The firms' suggestions focused on the impacts of the review...
Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill 2018
IALPG was proud to contribute to the evolution of the Space Activities Act 1998, by making a submission to the Inquiry of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill, 2018. Its report was published on the...
New Aviation sustainable development text
International civil aviation is a substantial contributor of pollutants in the atmosphere, and this is an issue that needs constant reevaluation and attention. In the aviation sector, fuel burn currently contributes to around 2.5% of total carbon emissions, a...
Lion Air flight JT610
Lion Air flight JT610, (registration PK-LQP) with 189 people on board, crashed into the waters of Karawang, West Java shortly after take-off on 29 October 2018. The Boeing Max 8 aircraft had departed from Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport and was headed...