September 2019 – During the summer 2019
the Cabinet of Ministers and State Aviation Service (SAS) of
Ukraine adopted several important bylaws further harmonising
Ukrainian legislation with European Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) standards and, in certain cases, responding to market
pressure. Our Aviation Sector team had analysed the main
developments, which are summarised below.
Changes in aviation insurance
On 14 September 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers amended the
Procedures and Rules for Mandatory Civil Aviation
Insurance approved by its own Resolution No. 676 dated 6
September 2019. The government succumbed to pressure from the main
market players, who were clearly dissatisfied with the original
version of the document, claiming it took a pro-insurer stance.
Primarily, small airports and ground-handling providers with no
stable customer base protested against high insurance limits
denominated in foreign currency. As a result of the change,
insurance
