ABOUT EALA
The European Air Law Association (EALA) was founded in 1988 on the initiative of Professor P. D. Dagtoglou in recognition of the fact that, after many years, air transport policy had become accepted as an indispensable part of the EU integration process.
EALA’s inaugural conference was held in London in November 1989 and annual conferences have been held since then in European capital cities. Every other year (since 1997) the Munich Liability Seminar deals with liability issues and in 2006 the biennial Copenhagen Aircraft Finance Legal Seminar was established.
EALA is registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (no 6374877).
CONSTITUTION OF EALA

EVENTS

AWARDS
In 2009, the EALA Lifetime Achievement Award was created. This award will be presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to European and International air law.
The inaugural award was presented in the Hague during the 21st Annual Conference.

PUBLICATIONS

MEMBERSHIP
EVENTS
COMMITTEE
HONORARY PRESIDENT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FORMER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
PRIZES & AWARDS
To see the Terms of Reference for the EALA Prize, click here.

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 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
HOW TO JOIN EALA
Account no.: 166 2709 00 (sort code: 700 700 24)
IBAN: DE97 7007 0024 0166 2709 00
SWIFT code: DEUTDEDBMUC
Holder of account:
Dr. P. Nikolai Ehlers (re: European Air Law Association), or
CONTACT
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LINKS
International Aviation Womens Association
International Federation of Aeronautical Information Management Associations
The Forum on Air & Space Law (ABA)
Worldwide Airports Lawyers Association
Aviation & Space Law Committee of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section