The firm has represented aviation clients in about 50 towns/cities of India, before the Supreme Court; various High Courts; District Courts; Consumer Commissions at the National, State and District levels; Labour Courts; various Tribunals; Competition Commission of India; Competition Appellate Tribunal and Government Authorities such as the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The firm has represented airline clients in arbitration disputes and has claimed recovery through Arbitral Tribunals including seeking interim relief for the same.

The firm has acted against General Sales Agents (GSAs) and successfully pursued recovery proceedings.

The firm has rendered opinions on Aircraft & Engine leasing; acquisition of companies and disinvestment of a public sector aviation company; civil aviation security guidelines and BCAS procedures; BCAS compliant security manual etc. We have advised in respect of compliance with DGCA Aeronautical Information Circulars, Civil Aviation Requirements, ADACs, ATCs etc. covering: Tariff and tariff publication; Passenger facilities; Health and safety; Accidents investigation procedures; Cargo clearance procedures; Denied Boarding Compensation (inter alia under EC Regulation 261/2004; Security procedures; Incident reporting; Scheduled operations; Turbulence; Open Skies Policy; Bilateral treaty issues; Ground Handling and several other operational issues.

The firm has provided advices and drafted contracts relating to commercial leasing of premises including property due diligence; residential leasing for airline senior management; crew arrangements, crew benefits and hotel contracts; staff employment contracts and standard terms and conditions of service; MRO related arrangements & acquisition of an MRO company; GSA agreements, GSA disputes and technical services agreements; IATA agencies and IATA commissions, IATA regulations; BSP and settlement procedures; grant/permission, renewal and continuance of operating permit from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and airline route/permissions; Company Law compliance, air transport operations and AoG avoidance; Inter-airline disputes under code-share and other joint venture arrangements; International Conventions and compliance; Competition Law compliance and extra-territorial mergers requiring approval from the Competition Commission of India; Refurbishment projects; Supply contracts; Consultancy arrangements etc.

The firm’s partners have contributed to the India Chapter on Air Transport for the Lexology-Getting the Deal Through Series for more than a decade. The latest 2024 Lexology India Chapter on Air Transport can be found HERE.