Mihai Furtuna, Partener ONV LAW si Coordonator al departamentului de Dreptul Aviatiei, a participat intre 9-11 septembrie la conferinta anuala a Worldwide Airport Lawyers Association (WALA) de la Atena. Intre temele dezbatute de participanti s-au aflat: investigarea accidentelor aviatice si noile tehnologii care permit reconstituirea si simularea acestor incidente, dezvoltarea si competitia dintre hub-urile aeriene din Uniunea Europeana, din Golf si din alte regiuni non-UE, relatiile dintre companiile aeriene si aeroporturi, precum si dificultatile si limitarile legale care apar in implementarea sistemelor de management al sigurantei in aviatie (Safety Management Systems).
Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Internal Market & Airports Unit – DG MOVE, a adus in discutie concurenta de pe piata interna europeana, semnaland astfel interesul Comisiei Europene fata de nevoia, perceputa in piata, de reactualizare a legislatiei in domeniu. Intre participanti s-au mai aflat Diego Gonzales, Legal Affairs Manager – Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA si Presedinte al WALA, Alan Menegetti, Partner in cadrul biroului londonez al Locke Lord LLP, precum si Michael Siebold, Partner in cadrul Arnecke Sibeth care ofera asistenta legala unora dintre cele mai mari companii aeriene precum Delta Airlines si Emirates.
“Faptul ca societati precum Arnecke Sibeth, clasata de Legal 500 in primul esalon in domeniul Aviatiei, se confrunta cu aceleasi fenomene pe care le observam si noi in cadrul departamentului, ne permite nu doar sa facem schimb de bune practici, ci si sa ne asiguram ca putem deservi la acelasi standard de calitate clienti internationali care vor sa se extinda in jurisdictii precum Romania sau Germania”, a subliniat Mihai Furtuna.
Conferinta de la Atena a reunit reprezentanti ai 62 de organizatii din 35 de tari, o diversitate geografica remarcabila pentru un eveniment atat de specializat. Puteti consulta agenda evenimentului aici.[:en]
ONV LAW Partner and Coordinator of the Aviation Practice, Mihai Furtuna, attended the annual Worldwide Airport Lawyers Association (WALA) Conference in Athens on September 9 – 11. Among the key topics addressed by the participants there were: air accident investigations and the emerging technologies that allow simulating these incidents, the development and competition among airport hubs in the European Union, the Gulf and other non-EU regions, the relations between airline companies and airports, as well as the legal difficulties and limitations that arise in the implementation of safety management systems in aviation (SMS).
Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Internal Market & Airports Unit – DG MOVE, talked about competition in the European single market, emphasizing the interest of the European Commission in updating relevant regulation on this topic, in response to the perceived needs of the market. Among the other speakers there have been Diego Gonzales, Legal Affairs Manager – Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 SA and Chairman of WALA, Alan Menegetti, Partner in the London office of Locke Lord LLP and Michael Siebold, Partner at Arnecke Sibeth which provides legal assistance to some of the largest airlines such as Delta Airlines and Emirates.
“The fact that law firms, such as Arnecke Sibeth – ranked by Legal 500 as a first band firm for Aviation Law – are experiencing the same challenges as we do in the Aviation Practice, enables us to both exchange best practices and to ensure that we meet our clients, who wish to expand to jurisdictions such as Germany/Romania, with the same standards of quality” said Mihai Furtuna.
The conference in Athens brought together representatives of 62 organizations from 35 countries, a remarkable geographical diversity for a niche event. The agenda is available here.
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