In  the world of air charter, the problem of Illegal charters has become more prevalent with the increased business use of business jets by industry as the pandemic has impacted on the availability of scheduled flights and companies and executives have concerns about the medical safety of scheduled flights through crowded airports. Illegal charters arise when an operator offers paid charter services in aircraft not certified for commercial operations and/or…

  Sean Gates edits the Aviation Law Review – 7th Edition. A vital addition for the libraries of those with a commercial, legal or academic interest in international aviation law.  You can buy your copy by clicking on here.

Sean Gates explains why the European Commission review of Regulation EU261 is so important in his article for ERA’s Regional International magazine: Click here to read full article.

Gates Aviation’s Jo Gillespie was thanked by UN World Food Programme for his involvement in a recent webinar for avoiding mid-air collisions. The UN World Food Programme is the largest humanitarian agency in the world and Gates Aviation have been working with the Aviation Safety Unit for many years.

Lawyer International Global Awards 2019 awards Gates Aviation the Aviation Sector Consulting Firm of the Year 2019! Congratulations to all colleagues at Gates Aviation for all their hard work.

Sean Gates, CEO of Gates Aviation, has won Who’s Who Legal Aviation Award. WWL says: Sean Gates is “a pre-eminent figure” in the aviation sector where he is “extremely well respected” for his leading work on the contentious side. For the full article click here:

We are pleased to announce that Gates Aviation has won Aviation Sector – Consulting Firm of the Year in England in the Corporate INTL Global Awards.  

Gates Aviation has carried out several training sessions for Expert Witnesses providing advice and support from experts with experience of participation of court proceedings both civil and criminal.  More recently this included Delphic Ltd who had the privilege of observing a court proceeding and in a post-hearing analysis, the expert’s testimony was discussed and strengths and weaknesses analysed. Delphic CEO quoted “We have taken advantage of the excellent training programme…

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Gates Aviation are delighted to be members of the British Aviation Group – a leading representative body for British Companies involved in aviation and airport development and operations.  The BAG provide world class expertise to meet the challenges of global airports and Gates Aviation are very much looking forward to working with the Group.