Aviation and Aerospace
We are one of the few law firms in the Czech Republic that advises on aviation and aerospace issues. Not only do we advise on the purchase, financing and operation of aircraft, we are also very familiar with aviation regulation and have a successful track record of resolving disputes, including those against passengers, as well as those related to aircraft accidents and aircraft damage. In the aerospace sector, we assist in the implementation of projects for the supply of satellites and satellite components, as well as ground equipment necessary for the proper operation of aerospace activities.
Purchase / sale / leasing / financing of aircraft
- Structuring transactions (including tax aspects) from small aircraft through businessjets to airliners
- Registration in national and international registers
- Related contracts (management, maintenance, charter, training)
Regulatory and other aviation services
- Regulation of airlines, airports and air traffic control service providers
- Regulation of drone operations
- Implementation of reservation systems
- Advice on public aid and competition
- Advice on the manufacture, certification and maintenance of aircraft,aircraft systems and aircraft parts
- Regulation of crew operations and training
Environmental protection in aviation
- Advice on emission allowances (ETS, CORSIA) and on the introduction ofsustainable fuels (SAF)
- Noise regulation compliance, noise charges and compensation schemes
- Greenwashing regulation
- Aspects of electricity use in aviation
- Air traffic management optimization (SES)
Claim management and enforcement
- Aviation accidents (including personal injury) and cargo claims
- Small claims management for airlines (delays, cancellations)
- Claims under inter-carrier or maintenance contracts
- Drone operation-related claims
- Assistance to insurance and reinsurance companies
Tax aspects of aircraft operations
- Structuring aircraft purchases and leases
- Income tax and VAT aspects of aircraft operations
- Tax aspects of servicing and repairing aircraft in the Czech Republic
- Fuel taxation (VAT and excise duty)
- Taxation of aviation personnel
Aerospace
- Negotiation of supplier and subcontractor contracts (according to ESA standards)
- Support in tenders and grant projects
- Intellectual property protection
- Dealing with liability and insurance issues
60+
Planes sold/leased
10 years
Implementation of the Single European Sky Project
6+ years
Advice to the EUSPA
100+
Won cases against passengers
Team and main contacts
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19.10.2022
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KSB and PwC Legal Czech Republic continue to assist the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA)
KSB’s and PwC Legal Czech Republic’s teams will continue to provide legal advice to the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA) over the next four years. EUSPA manages the European Global Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and Galileo programmes, and is involved in the Copernicus Earth observation programme, and the European Union Government Satellite Communications Programme (GOVSATCOM).
21.3.2018
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Consortium of Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KSB), PwC Legal Germany, PwC Legal Czech Republic and Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek advise the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency GSA
The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) in Prague is an agency founded by the European Union whose mission is to implement the satellite programs GALILEO and EGNOS. GALILEO is a satellite navigation system that will be completed in orbit by 2020, providing improved positioning and timing information with significant positive implications for many European services and users. EGNOS is the Europe's regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) that is used to improve the performance of global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs), such as GPS and Galileo.
Our clients include
ABS JETS • AERO VODOCHODY AEROSPACE • AIR CANADA • AIR FRANCE • B. AIRCRAFT • BBAM AIRCRAFT LEASING & MANAGEMENT • BOC AVIATION • CIRRUS AIRCRAFT • CZECH AIRLINES • EASYJET • ESC AEROSPACE • EUROPEAN UNION SPACE PROGRAMME AGENCY (EUSPA) • FLYDUBAI • PRAGUE AIRPORT • OHB CZECHSPACE • PEGASUS AIRLINES • PIPER AIRCRAFT • Czech ANS • SMARTWINGS • TUNISAIR • UNITED AIRLINES • VG Flying Bird • XL INSURANCE
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