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Case  Study  for  aviation  law  
Jonathan  Ruiz  Barreiro  -­‐  21316014  

CASE  1:  

On  April  19,  2000,  an  airplane  of  Air  Philippines  slammed  into  a  coconut  
plantation.  The  airplane  was  a  Boeing  737-­‐200,  and  was  removed  from  
the  service  by  Southwest  Airlines  two  years  before.  According  to  the  
AVTRAC  inspection  report,  the  plane  would  likely  be  maintenance  
SUMMARY   intensive,  with  a  corresponding  increase  in  maintenance  downtime.  The  
companies  were  selling  the  aircraft  which  almost  has  not  pass  the  
inspections  to  a  company  of  the  third-­‐world.  The  companies  were  
looking  for  the  greatest  profit,  and  because  of  that,  the  plane  pass  only  
the  ATO  test.  The  plane  was  registered  in  U.S  and  because  of  this  it  
should  be  pass  the  FAA  standards.  
TEXTS   FAA,  ATO.  
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AAR  and  Fleet  negotiated  a  settlement  of  $165  million  for  the  surviving  family  
RESULT  
members.  

Typical  situation  of  abuse  by  big  companies  to  get  the  greatest  profit,  
OPINION  
Passengers  life  matter  less  than  the  profits  of  a  company…  

CASE  2:  

On  May  31,  2009,  Air  France  flight,  the  aircraft  lost  contact  with  the  air  
traffic  control  center  during  the  flight.  This  document  discusses  the  legal  
actions  taken  by  the  familiar  of  the  victims  and  the  companies.  In  this  
case,  the  investigation  of  the  accident  is  still  working.  The  problem  is  
that  in  a  period  of  time,  the  product  can  claim.  Because  of  that,  the  
SUMMARY   companies  should  compensate  the  family  members  of  the  victims.  The  
compensation  depends  on  the  law  of  each  country.  

TEXTS   Laws  of  each  contry,  Warsaw  Convention,  Hague  Protocol  and  the  
APPLICABLE   Montreal  Convention.  

The  families  should  presentate  their  reclamation  as  soon  as  possible  due  to  the  
RESULT  
long  time  that  takes  the  investigation  of  an  aircraft  accident.  

I  think  that  the  compensation  in  this  cases  has  to  be  greater  depending  in  the  
OPINION   failure  of  the  airplane.  If  it  is  a  negligence  of  the  company,  it  should  pay  more  
to  the  family  of  the  victims.    

 
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