Co-Chair
Anna Masutti
Co-Chair
Neil Montgomery
Aviation Law Committee
The Aviation Law Committee is concerned with several major areas of law. Aircraft transactions and financing are always a major interest. The Committee also follows developments of international law with respect to airlines in both economic and tort areas, and also focuses on competition issues related to aviation.
The Committee provides an opportunity not only to contribute to the development of aviation law but also to make useful contacts with aviation attorneys from all over the world. This is particularly important in an international industry such as aviation, where attorneys are required to deal with aviation attorneys in other countries on a regular basis.
Publications
When ‘Final’ isn’t reliable: the PS752 Report and the case for validating accident investigations
When a state investigates an air crash on its own territory, its report becomes the official record of what happened. Under current rules, that record stands whether or not it is complete, accurate or even credible. No one is charged with checking it. The downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 made that gap impossible to ignore.
Released on Nov 02, 2026
Airport privatisation in India: Ready for the next take-off?
India's aviation sector is entering a defining phase of growth. As the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market, India continues to record sustained post-pandemic growth in passenger traffic. Rising passenger numbers, expanding regional connectivity and increasing cargo activity have created an urgent need for airport infrastructure capable of supporting future demand. While airport development was historically driven by public investment, the sheer scale of capital now required has progressively pushed policymakers towards private participation.
Released on Jun 19, 2026
Passenger rights in the context of IndiGo flight disruptions
The mass cancellation of IndiGo flights in December 2025 disrupted travel plans across India and abroad, triggering legal and regulatory scrutiny. But beyond the headlines, the incident served as a crucial test of India’s aviation consumer protection regime: What are passengers legally entitled to? Can airlines refuse compliance? And what recourse do travellers have when promises are not fulfilled?
Released on Feb 09, 2026
Flying forward: India’s aviation growth story
The growth of civil aviation has significantly influenced global mobility patterns. The Indian aviation sector has demonstrated sustained growth over the past two decades. Ranked behind only the United States and China, it now holds the position of the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market and is poised to become the world’s third-largest overall air passenger market by 2030.
Released on Feb 09, 2026
Aviation Law Committee sessions at the IBA Annual Conference
- Update on aviation litigation: focus on recent case law in different jurisdictions
(5 October 1115 - 1230) - Current Issues in relation to aircraft financing
(5 October 1430 - 1545) - Aviation Law Committee dinner
(5 October 1930 - 2230) - From runway to hashtag: managing legal risk and public perception across the aviation chain
(6 October 1115 - 1230)
Thank you to those who attended the our IBA webinar 'Mediation of aviation-related disputes' held on Mon 14 March 2022. The webinar was co-hosted and moderated by IBA’s Aviation Law committee officer Ben Graham-Evans in conjunction with Tomasz Cyrol from the IBA’s Mediation Law Committee.
- The differences between aviation related disputes and other commercial disputes from the counsel’s and mediator’s perspective?
- Why in aviation mediation is seemingly underutilized and how its utilization can be accelerated?
- A focus on foreseen specific issues in mediation of aviation disputes, be they virtual or otherwise.
- Case studies including the Air France flight lost from Rio to Paris.
- A look at mediation in the fields of class actions, investor-state and the Singapore Convention.
- Update on the status of passenger rights mediation
- Key differences in mediation due to difference in the value of dispute
- Process design in mediation taking into consideration that aviation disputes are usually multiparty and multinational
- What are the pitfalls of mediating complex aviation disputes?
Subcommittees and other groups
The Aviation Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Aviation Law Committee Advisory Board
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