PRIZES & AWARDS

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2024

Lifetime Achievement Award to John Balfour

THE EALA PRIZE 2024, FIRST PRIZE

Patrick Bettle, How effective have been the measures taken by European airlines to control the ability of passengers to bring compensation claims under EU261 via third parties? Click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2024, JOINT SECOND PRIZE

Monika Markiewicz, The Paperless Paradigm: Balancing Privacy, Security, Efficiency, and Convenience in Air Travel in the Digital Transformation Age. Click here to read

THE EALA PRIZE 2024, JOINT SECOND PRIZE

Jure Bergant, Drawing Borders in the Sky: Operating Licence as Eligibility Criterium for Pandemic State Aid in the Air Transport Sector. Click here to read paper

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2023

Daniel Calleja-Crespo, Director of General Legal Service, EU Commission

THE EALA PRIZE 2023, FIRST PRIZE

Stamatis Vassilopoulos, EU Regulation 712/2019 and the New EU Aviation Strategy, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2023, SECOND PRICE

Matthew Ormsbee, Unlawful Seizure, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2022, FIRST PRIZE

HAO ZHO, The Channelling of Liability under the 1999 Montreal Convention, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2022, SECOND PRIZE

AVANI GUPTA, EU STATE AID RULES AND THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL: Will their stars align?, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2021, FIRST PRIZE

YUN YIN, Aircraft Leasing in the Face of COVID-19 - Does Force Majeure Apply? English Law vs Chinese Law, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2021, SECOND PRIZE

THIBAUT GUENOLE, Airlines Foreign Ownership & Control: The regionalization as the end of nationality clauses in ASA?, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2020, FIRST PRIZE

JACOMO RESTELLINI, Wet lease: convenience comes at a cost, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2019, FIRST PRIZE

DANIELA ROJAS GARCÍA, How WTO Sanctions Are Hurting Aircraft Exports, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2019, SECOND PRIZE

IVANA LJUBAS, Boeing 737 MAX Crash Cases from the EU Product Liability Directive Perspective, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2018, FIRST PRIZE

BRENDAN LORD, “The Protection of Personal Data in International Civil Aviation: the Transatlantic Clash of Opinions”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2018, SECOND PRIZE

PIETRO BENINTENDI, “A tale of two codes: free-flow code-sharing in the EU competition law assessment”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2017, FIRST PRIZE

NANDINI PALIWAL, “Interpretation of the term 'Bodily Injury' in International Air Transportation-Whether recovery for mental injury is tenable under the Warsaw System and Montreal Convention?”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2017, SECOND PRIZE

VALENTINA VECCHIO, "Securing the Skies from Unruly Passengers – Onwards to the Montreal Protocol", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2016, FIRST PRIZE

ANDREA TRIMARCHI, (ADV.) LL.M., EU Regulation 868 of 2004: report of a unilateral approach on regulating unfair subsidisation and unfair pricing practices and its failure, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2016, SECOND PRIZE

SIDHANT SHARMA, “Member State shall ensure that distribution of traffic rights among eligible Community air carriers [happens] on the basis of a non-discriminatory and transparent procedure.” Promise that the EC Regulation 847/2004 made. Is the procedure non-discriminatory and transparent? Does it even matter? A detailed view of the French, English and the Portuguese procedures., click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2015, FIRST PRIZE

RIDHA ADITYA NUGRAHA, Passenger Data Protection in the European Union: The Long and Winding Road, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2015, SECOND PRIZE

DEEPIKE JEYAKODI, Cyber Security in Aviation., click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2014, FIRST PRIZE

FEDERICO BERGAMASCO, GNSS liability: current legal framework and perspectives for the future from the international aviation point of view, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2014, SECOND PRIZE

BENJAMYN IAN SCOTT, Civil Aviation Authority v Robert Knowles: The First Conviction in the UK for the Illegal Use of an Unmanned Aircraft and how it Can Help Improve Regulations within the European Union, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2013, FIRST PRIZE

MR. WOUTER OUDE ALINK, The Regulation of Registered Traveller Programmes, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE 2013, SECOND PRIZE

MS. SONJA RADOSEVIC, EU’s External Aviation Relations, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2012

MR. LAZAR VRBASKI, "Liability of Air Navigation Service Providers: Towards an International Solution", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2011

MR. FRANCESCO ALONGI, "The Emission Trading Scheme and its possible consequences for airlines”, click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2010

MS. MILDRED TRÖGELER, "Criminalisation of air accidents and the creation of a Just Culture", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2009

MS. JANE JIEUI HONG LLM LB., "Liability of aviation security providers and responsibility of States", click here to read paper

THE EALA PRIZE FOR 2008

MR. ROBBERT VAN DER VLIET, Europe's take on Interlining. Interrelationships between EU, Member States and Third States in EU Law and International Law,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2017

JEFFREY SHANE,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2016

MAREK ZYLICZ,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2015

LORNE CLARK,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2013

MR ENRIQUE MAPELLI, in recognition of his work and outstanding contributions to the field of European and international air law,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2010

BIN CHENG,

THE EALA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009

MR. HAROLD CAPLAN, in recognition of his work and outstanding contributions to the field of European and international air law, click here for transcript of remarks