Sher & Blackwell's
aviation practice group provides expert legal and strategic advice
to U.S. and foreign airlines (both cargo and passenger), investors
in airlines, aircraft leasing companies, manufacturing companies,
lending institutions, 
cargo
handling companies, freight forwarders and foreign governments. We
also represent clients before executive branch agencies such as the
Department of Transportation ("DOT"), Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), National
Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB"), Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), State Department and Treasury Department
as well as before the U.S. Congress and federal courts.
Because of Sher & Blackwell's experience in working with
aviation authorities in other countries, our clients increasingly look to us for advice on
legal and regulatory compliance matters before foreign governments.
Some of the projects our attorneys have recently worked on
include:
- Representation of new start-up U.S.
passenger and cargo airlines certificate by the DOT and FAA.
- Representation of one of the nation's
largest cargo airlines in establishing route networks in Latin
America and the Pacific Rim.
- Representation of a U.S. airline before
NTSB hearing.
- Negotation of airport leases on behalf of a new U.S. airline.
- Advice and representation in negotiating
inter-airline operating agreements, leases and acquisition of
aircraft.
- Advising the government of a leading
Asian nation on airline deregulation laws and polices.
- Lobbying in Washington, Brussels and
Montreal regarding European Union legislation on aircraft noise
and development of new international aircraft noise standards.
- Participation in negotiation of bilateral
aviation agreements between the U.S. and foreign nations.
- Advice to a European airport authority
on acquisition of a competing airport.
- Obtaining compensation from the DOT
for losses by several airlines and freight forwarders as a result
of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
- Representation before the Transportation Security Administration in formulating
new post - 9/11 airline security standards for cockpit doors,
aircraft access and aircraft operations.
- Obtaining antitrust immunity for an airline alliance member.
- Litigation against Canadian government to
liberalize aviation policies.
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more about our client successes in aviation 
