The Firm has contributed in edition this year. With an unmatched aviation practice, the firm has acted as retained counsel on a diverse range of cross-border transactionsโ€”from turboprops and helicopters to business and commercial jets. Their portfolio includes key aircraft supplies to the Philippine government and assistance in establishing maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities for […]

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines recently issued several significant updates to the Civil Aviation Regulations in terms of aircraft registration and air operators. In particular, these updated regulations now implement the almost 90-year old Public Service Act of the Philippines which was amended in 2022 allowing greater ownership participation and protection for foreign […]

The lawyers of Tan Hassani & Counsels, in association with Mondaq, conducted a webinar on the introduction to aircraft financing and leasing in the Philippines, giving key insights for aircraft owners, lessors, operators and lessees. The corresponding write up discussing aircraft financing and leasing in the Philippines can be downloaded here.

Are Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) considered as โ€œaircraftโ€ in your country? Yes. Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008 (the โ€œActโ€) provides that an “Aircraft” refers to any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface. The term “aircraft,” […]