I recently came across an article in Foreign Policy that paints an ominous picture of China's potential overseas spaceport in Djibouti. The piece presents this project as a legal nightmare. It is...
On 25 May 2023, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed a new bill: An Act Relating to Spaceflight Entity Liability (the “Act”).[1] The Act received relatively limited media coverage. But, as...
In a ground-breaking move, Air India has placed two ‘mega orders’ for a staggering 470 aircraft – 220 from Boeing and 250 from Airbus. With an option to order an additional 370 planes, the total...
Against the backdrop of ballooning tensions between China and the United States, the following commentary explores some of the legal issues from the perspective of international (air) law.
Before 5 January 2023, no state had ever withdrawn from any of the five United Nations treaties on space-related activities. But that day, Saudi Arabia notified the United Nations Secretary-General...
The post-war economic and travel boom of the 1950s and 60s, combined with the rapid development of commercial aircraft and related flight technologies, is often referred to as the “Golden Age of...
