ArticleAdvantages Of The Malta Aircraft RegisterMalta's location has given its great strategic importance and has become a maritime hub in the Mediterranean and an entree-port to the EU.MaltaWealth ManagementCSB Group
ArticleMere Diversion Of Flight To Nearby Airport Does Not Entitle Passengers To Lump-sum CompensationOn 22 April 2021, the European Court of Justice (the "Court") delivered its latest judgment in a series of European judgments relating to air passenger rights in the names of WZ v Austrian Airlines AG (C-826/19).European UnionTransportGanado Advocates
ArticleThe Creation Of Cell Companies By Companies Carrying On Or Engaged In Shipping Or Aviation BusinessBy virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020, new regulations were issued under the Companies Act entitled Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies) Regulations (the "Regulations").MaltaCorporate/Commercial LawGauci-Maistre Xynou Legal |Assurance
ArticleQualifying Employment In Aviation (Personal Tax) RulesMalta's aviation industry offers an attractive personal tax regime for non-domiciled individuals employed in senior/managerial roles in the sector. MaltaEmployment and HRPapilio Services Limited
ArticleBusiness And Tourism Location Shows Further Upswing For 2024The gross domestic product (GDP) growth of the EU's southernmost country is projected to reach to 4.0% in 2023, and to ease slightly to 3.8%, and 3.7%, in 2024 and 2025, respectively.MaltaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDr. Kresse International Law Firm
ArticleCJEU Confirms That Trade Union Strikes Are Not ‘Exceptional Circumstances' For The Purposes Of The Air Passenger Rights RegulationOn the 23rd March 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered a Grand Chamber decision on a preliminary reference transmitted to it by a Swedish tribunal in a matter concerning...European UnionTransportMamo TCV Advocates
ArticleECJ Sheds Light On The Notion Of ‘Accident' Under The Montreal ConventionOn 2nd June 2022, the European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") delivered a preliminary ruling concerning the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, concluded in Montreal on 28 May 1999, ...MaltaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGanado Advocates
ArticleObtaining A Maltese Operating Licence When Providing Air ServicesEach and every Maltese company that is responsible for the carriage of passengers, cargo or mail by air (for remuneration) is required to obtain an operating licence...MaltaTransportGTG Legal
ArticleProtection Of Third-Party Owners Of Installed EnginesWhile Malta is effectively a creditor-friendly jurisdiction, legislation dealing with the enforcement of security or rights over aircraft gives specific and direct protection to owners of installed engines owned by third parties.MaltaTransportFenech & Fenech Advocates
PodcastListen: Malta's Progress In The Space Industry (Podcast)In the fifth episode of the ‘Ganado Meets Transport' podcast, Daniel Aquilina, partner within the transport law practice at Ganado Advocates, meets Kristian Zarb Adami, a pioneer in Malta's space sector.MaltaTransportGanado Advocates
ArticleFlygplansregistreringI och med antagandet av lagen för flygplansregistrering (Aircraft Registration Act) 2010, har Malta stärk sin position och formaliserat sitt engagemang för att bli en framgångsrik flygfartsbas. MaltaTransportEMD Advocates
ArticleAviation In Malta: Market Niches And A Bright Future. Interview With The Director Of The Civil Aviation Directorate.Our Malta office had the pleasure to interview Capt. Charles Pace, the Director of the Civil Aviation Directorate.GlobalStrategyDixcart Group Limited
ArticleHighly Qualified Persons Programme - HQPRSince joining the EU in 2004, Malta has reaped popular momentum as a jurisdiction of choice for many business operators to open shop.MaltaCorporate/Commercial LawVacancyCentre
ArticleThe Fiscal Advantages Of Registering Aircraft In MaltaCommercial or private aircraft need a passport or identity card to fly. MaltaTransportG M Corporate and Fiduciary Services Limited
ArticleStrict Liability Of Airline Carriers Under The Montreal ConventionOn 6 July 2023, the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ') delivered a preliminary ruling concerning a request on the interpretation of Articles 17(1), 29 and 35 of the Convention of Certain Rules...MaltaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGanado Advocates
ArticleUnmanned Flights In The European Skies: Reform Of The EU Regulatory Framework For DronesThe use of drones has become quite widespread and nowadays. There are various ideas and applications of the technology in several sectors: from media to surveillance, agriculture to transport, ...MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates
ArticleNew Regulations In Malta Allow The Shipping And Aviation Sector To Benefit From Cell CompaniesIn virtue of the Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies) Regulations of 16th June 2020, the Minister for Economy Investment and Small Businesses provided for the formation and conversion of companies...MaltaTransportWH Partners
ArticleThe Cape Town Convention And Its Importance For The Aviation Industry In MaltaMalta took a significant step in enhancing its position in the global aviation and financial sectors with the implementation of the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment along with the Aircraft Protocol.MaltaTransportBDO Malta
Article'Show Me The Money!': The Difficulty In Enforcing Payment In AviationWhere aviation-related claims for payment fall on deaf ears, and creditors are faced with intransigent debtors, Maltese law envisages a number of methods by means of which debts can be recovered...MaltaTransportGVZH Advocates