Our Paris-based Law Firm has an extensive experience in the aeronautics field since we represent international airline companies in their issue with the administrative flight authorization.
This willingness to assist airline companies results from the fact that France has been a pioneer in aviation for a very long time.
Indeed, since 1945 France has a spectacular success in the field of Aeronautics and is one of the most important companies in the world for passengers and freight carried activities. It ranks 3rd place worldwide for the number of its personnel (220,000 employees) and 2nd place for its turnover, 60% being derived directly from exportation.
France created the Caravelle and the Concorde and is highly implicated in European operations. One of its major successes is the creation of the AIRBUS industry and J.L. Forgeard that owns about 20% of aircrafts in the world (2200 aircrafts).
It is one of the world's leading suppliers of arms, also selling its highly sophisticated military communications system RITA to the U.S. military. Its supersonic airplanes and armored ground equipment have been purchased by numerous countries. One can mention Dassault Aviation for the construction of Mirage and Rafale combat aircrafts, the Falcon business airplane and the sophisticated high level technology MATRA.
France always actively participate in large scale projects such as the Airbus-A380, constantly succeeds to take part and lead the most important European projects in the field of aeronautics and is one of the most important competitors of the US aeronautics market.
However, it is clear that investing in or dealing with the French aeronautics market can only be profitable if correctly executed by a law firm experienced in the field.
TARGETED COMPANIES
- Foreign and multinational airline companies, as well as airline service providers, concluding contractual agreements and obtaining administrative authorization to use French space for the purpose of doing business.
ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPPEMENT BY THE FIRM
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts in the field of aeronautics, as well as joint venture national and international agreements.
- Negotiating with the French and European authorities and administrations (public officials, politicians, organizations of control and regulations etc..)
- Management and risk optimization of airline companies, namely the reorganization of their company structure for the purpose of maximizing profits. For example, reduction of social security costs of managers and directors from 60% to 20%, along with preventing and diminishing labor disputes with employees and staff.
MANAGEMENT OF LITIGATION
The firm handles litigation proceeding with national and international public authorities. For example, we pleaded before the Civil Aviation Commission, by employing European and French legal regulations.
The firm also secures tax litigation proceedings, namely by using its expertise in tax procedures for the purpose of cancelling inadequate proceeding employed by the authorities, thus forcing the tax administration to negotiate in the best interest of our clients.
Labor and social security law in the field of aeronautics is mastered by the firm, thus allowing it to reduce litigation risks of airline companies.
Finally, an informing, preventing and managing litigation proceeding is our motto, regarding the aeronautics market.