AVIATION LAW
A 5-day intensive course in London -
Presented by Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti
Senior Lecturer in Aviation Law
Queen Mary University of London
Director, Postgraduate Certificate in Aviation Law
۞ SRA & Dubai GLAD accredited ۞ Taught by UK-qualified solicitors ۞ 20+ years delivering legal training
EMG Associates (UK) Limited
Where Knowledge Becomes Confidence
- ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Managing Disputes Strategically in a Global Commercial World
The aviation industry supports $4.1 trillion in world economic activity — yet expertise in aviation law remains scarce and is usually obtained in practice rather than academia.
This five-day intensive executive course offers the opportunity to familiarise yourself with key areas of public and private aviation law, from bilateral air services agreements to passenger rights regimes, taught by one of the UK's leading specialists in the field.
3.9%
If air transport were a country, it would rank 20th in the world by GDP, similar to Saudi Arabia. Yet legal expertise in this sector remains remarkably scarce.
- THE SHIFT
Where you are now → Where this programme takes you
01 Read and comprehend air services agreements in their regulatory context.
02 Carry out legal analysis of complex cross-border mergers and international airline alliances.
03 Assess the compatibility of airline subsidies under EU State aid law and WTO rules.
04 Analyse the arguments against Gulf air carriers from a legal standpoint.
05 Advise on air carriers' liability for breach of the contract of carriage.
06 Identify breaches of air passenger rights and apply the law to individual cases.
07 Carry out individual research across all areas covered by the programme.
08 Appreciate legal creativity and develop a distinctive practice-ready perspective in aviation law.
- THE PROGRAMME
Five days. Five layers of practice.
Each day builds on the last — foundations to strategy, with case-based practical work every day.
Day 1
The Regulation of International Civil Aviation
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1944 Chicago Convention & Bermuda Agreement
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Bilateral air services agreements
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Freedoms of the air
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Ownership & nationality clauses
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US Open Skies & EU liberalisation
Day 3
Subsidies in Aviation
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EU State aid law v. WTO rules
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Rescue & restructuring aid
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Low-cost carrier start-up aid
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Airport investment aid
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Covid-19 & State aid
Day 2
Competition Law in International Air Transport
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Cross-border mergers v. alliances
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Anti-trust immunity
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Definition of relevant market
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EU Regulation 2019/712
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US Fair Competition Acts
Day 4
Do Gulf Carriers Distort the Level Playing Field?
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Sixth freedom business model
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State ownership & cross-subsidisation
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Financial transparency
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2022 EU-Qatar Air Transport Agreement
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National sovereignty
Day 5
Liability & Passenger Rights
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1929 Warsaw & 1999 Montreal Conventions
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Bodily injury, delay, mental distress
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EU Regulation 261/2004
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ECJ preliminary rulings
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Claims management v. law firms
20+ CPD 2 100%
Years of legal training SRA accredited Regulatory bodies Case-based learning
- YOUR PRESENTER
Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti — Senior Lecturer in Transport, Energy and the Law · Queen Mary University of London
Dr Lykotrafiti teaches and carries out research at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London, specialising in air transport law and shipping law. She also serves as Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in Aviation Law.
Her international career spans the OECD in Paris, Tilburg University (Netherlands), the European University Institute (Florence), the European Commission's DG for Mobility and Transport (Brussels), a leading Athens competition law firm, and visiting research fellowships at BIICL London and the University of Bergamo.
She read law at the University of Athens (LLB), European law at the University of Essex (LLM), and air transport law at King's College London (PhD), writing her thesis on State aid in air transport.
LLB · University of Athens
LLM · University of Essex
PhD · King's College London
Leading Aviation Law Expert
- THE DETAILS
Everything you need to know
DATES
17 – 21 August 2026
SCHEDULE
Mon – Fri, 09:30 – 14:30
FORMAT
In-person
VENUE
The Welbeck Hotel, 57-59 Welbeck St, W1G 9BL, London, UK
LANGUAGE
English
CPD
SRA & Dubai GLAD accredited
FEE
£4500
INCLUDES
All course materials & resources
Places are intentionally limited to keep the learning personalised and the group engaged. Once filled, registration closes — no waitlist, no recordings. If this is relevant to your practice, don't let the timing decide for you.