United Kingdom: Aviation

Subscribe

Welcome to the Mondaq Transport homepage, here you will find thought leadership articles, podcasts, videos and webinars providing insights covering topics such as Aviation, Marine Law, Shipping Law, Rail, Road and Cycling.

2025's Five Most Important UK Health & Safety Prosecutions

2025 was a significant year for health and safety enforcement in the UK, as a number of high-profile prosecutions highlighted the serious consequences of failing to manage foreseeable risks.

United Kingdom Employment

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Use Of Drones In The Countryside

Drones are used extensively by farmers and surveyors, for example to map and monitor crops. However, they are also used by other people for recreation, particularly for aerial photography: stately homes...

United Kingdom Transport

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

The Commercial Aerospace Profit Problem

The financial performance of the commercial aerospace value chain has rebounded. While that sounds like a reason to cheer, the data reveals a troubling development: Profitability has never been so concentrated.

Worldwide Transport

A

AlixPartners

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Revenue Certainty Mechanism Explained

The UK Government is mandating Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending as a requirement for all suppliers of Aviation fuel – starting at 2% in 2025 and rising to 22% by 2040 – and backing industry...

United Kingdom Transport

GW

Gowling WLG

Airlines' Green Claims Brought Back To Earth By The EU

European Union Transport

LS

Lewis Silkin

Russian Aircraft Policy Claims: Update On Appeal And Costs

United Kingdom Insurance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Report States Government Needs To Take Action If UK Is To Be A Winner In New Race For Space

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

A Consequential Consequentials Judgment: Russian Aviation Lessor Policy Claims: AerCap Ireland Limited & Others v AIG & Others [2025] EWHC 2529 (Comm)

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Lift Off From Shetland After Skyrora Secures Vertical Launch Licence

United Kingdom Transport

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Drone Ports: The Next Frontier In Commercial Property Law

United Kingdom Real Estate

BL

Buckles Law

Evolito's EPUs Enable Electra's Dream

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

SUPERCOOL: A UK - New Zealand Partnership For Net-zero Aviation

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The UK's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill And The Revenue Certainty Mechanism

United Kingdom Transport

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Considers Meaning Of "Event" Under Montreal Convention In Air Cargo Claim

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Insights From Our Future Of Data Centres Series

Worldwide Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: December 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fidic Contracts- Human Behaviours, AI And Carbon Management

United Kingdom Real Estate

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

Worldwide Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Flight Mode: Bristol Airport Challenges Cardiff Airport Subsidy

Bristol Airport has appealed a decision to grant subsidy worth over £200m to Cardiff International Airport.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

SO

Square One

A Cross-firm Team Successfully Completes Major Programme For Ministry Of Defence

A cross-firm team has successfully completed the Defence Marine Services (DMS) programme for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The programme, spanning over six years, involved competitive and single...

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Growing The UK Domestic Production Industry

The emergence of SAF was described in a recent speech by the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer as a "game changer". It is anticipated that the aviation sector's increasing deployment...

United Kingdom Energy

M

Macfarlanes LLP

JOLCO-motion Denied: Aircraft Finance Termination Payments Not Penalties

The English High Court has found that termination payments under Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO) structures did not amount to unenforceable penalties.

United Kingdom Transport

AO

A&O Shearman

Success For RDJ In Landmark Russian Aviation Insurance Trial

Worldwide Transport

RL

RDJ LLP

Opportunities And Challenges In Tackling Supply Chain Risk And Resilience In The UK Aerospace Sector

United Kingdom Technology

GW

Gowling WLG

The A&D Minute: Disruption Continues To Reign

Worldwide Government

A

AlixPartners

Themes To Be Discussed And Highlighted At The Paris Air Show 2025

United Kingdom Transport

GW

Gowling WLG

Air Transportation Innovation Trends: What Do The Patent Filings Tell Us?

MC

Marks & Clerk

Space Sustainability British Standards Open For Consultation

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Penalty Shootout: The English Court Provides Welcome Clarification On Test For Penalty Clauses

United Kingdom Litigation

D

Dechert

Revenue Support Regime For Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Final Approach To Bankability?

United Kingdom Energy

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

New Funding For Airport Security Tech Promises Smoother Journeys For Passengers

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Fly Me To The Moon, Let Me 3D Print Among The Stars

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Penalty Shootout: The English Court Provides Welcome Clarification On Test For Penalty Clauses

The English Court recently handed down judgment in the first quantum trial in FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Ltd v VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company, a long-running dispute arising from a collapsed COVID-era aircraft leasing agreement.

United Kingdom Litigation

D

Dechert

Revenue Support Regime For Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Final Approach To Bankability?

In January of this year, DfT concluded its consultation and confirmed that a guaranteed strike price mechanism will be progressed as the preferred option for giving SAF producers revenue certainty.

United Kingdom Energy

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

New Funding For Airport Security Tech Promises Smoother Journeys For Passengers

It's good to see the government looking to kill two birds with one stone here: trying to stay ahead of potential security threats in airports whilst encouraging innovation amongst British companies.

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Fly Me To The Moon, Let Me 3D Print Among The Stars

A recently published report from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) takes a close look at the "Future of Transportation", based around four principal transportation means – land...

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

SAF: Is Sustainable Aviation Fuel About To Take Off?

United Kingdom Transport

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Can Landowners Prevent Drones From Trespassing Over Private Property?

One of the fascinating things about the law is its evolution and development; when new technology is developed, it may need to be policed.

United Kingdom Privacy

HL

Higgs LLP

How To Build A Robust Safety Culture In Aviation

Instilling a robust safety culture across an aviation organization can be hard, but leadership from the top can make it easier. The reputational rewards make it worth the effort.

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

Key Takeaways From Airline Economics Dublin 2025

The 2025 Airline Economics Conference in Dublin highlighted several key trends and challenges currently shaping the aviation industry, with a particular focus on the leasing sector...

United Kingdom Transport

C

Conyers

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) Makes History As The First To Get European Launch Licence

In a historical record not just for the UK, but for the European continent, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has officially received its spaceflight operator licence...

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Airline Insurance Claims Review 2024: A Mixed Year

Worldwide Transport

W

WTW

Firms Receive UK Government Funding For ISAM 'Regulatory Sandbox' Project

United Kingdom Finance

MC

Marks & Clerk

The Risks Of Gray Zone Aggression To The Aviation Industry

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

Greening Up Air Travel: New Rules On Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Now In Force In The UK

United Kingdom Energy

MC

Marks & Clerk

Arbitration World: The Hague Court Of Arbitration For Aviation (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Political Risk Index: H2 2024

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

Urgent Action Required To Develop SAF?

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

How Can The Insurance Sector Respond To Emerging Gray Zone Risk In The Aviation Industry?

Worldwide Transport

W

WTW

Powering Aviation: When Should Airports Embrace Hydrogen?

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

An Almost Plane-Ful Mistake - Rectification vs Interpretation

United Kingdom Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

How Airports Remain Resilient In The Face Of Geopolitical Tension And Catastrophes

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

Set Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals

United Kingdom Commercial

A

AlixPartners

COP29: Climate Action On Contrails - A Simple Solution With A Strong Impact

United Kingdom Environment

MC

Marks & Clerk

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) From Wastewater Sources

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Why Aviation Is Embracing Risk-Based Oversight

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Q3 Global Marketplace Insights – Aviation & Space (Video)

W

WTW

Gama Aviation Case (Video)

KI

Kemp IT Law

What Can Rail Learn From Aviation In Terms Of Building A Financially Sustainable Business Model (Video)

V

Vendigital

Drones: High-Profile And Niche (Video Content)

D

Deloitte

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More