Covid-19 has disrupted aviation in a way never seen before. How will airlines, airports and other aviation stakeholders recover? What legal challenges do they face? This session will examine what the pandemic means for the future of aviation, the responses of governments and regulators, possible future regulatory changes, the role of the ICAO and other international organizations and overall whether the existing international legal framework is able to address the multiple issues that have emerged and if not what legal measures need to be considered.
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 4pm, Singapore Time
Legal Implications of Covid-19 for International Aviation
INTRODUCTION
Covid-19 has disrupted aviation in a way never seen before. How will airlines, airports and other aviation stakeholders recover? What legal challenges do they face? This session will examine what the pandemic means for the future of aviation, the responses of governments and regulators, possible future regulatory changes, the role of the ICAO and other international organizations and overall whether the existing international legal framework is able to address the multiple issues that have emerged and if not what legal measures need to be considered.
PANELLISTS
Tan Siew Huay, Director (Legal), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, CAAS
Jeffrey Shane, General Counsel, International Air Transport Association, IATA
Zhao Jinsong, Associate Research Fellow, International Cooperation and Service Center, ICSCC CAAC
Jonathan Aleck, Executive Manager, Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, CASA Australia
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