New service will put pilots in the witness stand

New service will put pilots in the witness stand

A worldwide specialist aviation service for law firms that will facilitate immediate access to aviation experts will be launched in Queenstown on 1st April.

Aviation legal professionals from around the globe are meeting in Queenstown for the 31st Annual Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (ALAANZ) conference, coinciding with the launch of the interNEWS service and website.

For the first time a specialist service, developed exclusively for the aviation industry, is available in Australia, New Zealand and across the Asia-Pacific region. Leveraging from the expertise and reputation of AvLaw—a highly respected international aviation consultancy firm—interNEWS is an industry first for the aviation and legal profession in the region.

The service provides law firms in the Asia Pacific region with immediate access to a comprehensive database of highly qualified aviation specialists, as well as providing the training necessary to qualify as an aviation expert witness.

In a first for the aviation industry, interNEWS will provide law firms with access to a range of aviation experts across all technical and operational disciplines. Pilots, aircraft engineers, safety specialists, and aircraft accident investigators will now be able to register on this database, dedicated to servicing the common needs of aviation and law professionals.

This new service offering, will be launched and operated by the Sydney-based specialist international aviation consultancy firm AvLaw. The interNEWS service will be operated in New Zealand by the AvLaw Pacific Operations Regional Manager, Mr Alan Ferguson, in Christchurch.

Because the technical, operational and safety aspects of aviation regulation are almost universally harmonised, highly qualified aviation expert witnesses are in high demand throughout the world to assist with complex litigation involving airlines and other aviation activities.

Another unique feature of interNEWS is that highly experienced aviation lawyers will be assigned as case managers to each legal matter. The interNEWS case managers are different in that not only are they qualified solicitors but are also current and practising air transport pilots. Current interNEWS case managers include pilots on business jets and the Airbus A380.

Where: Heritage Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand.
When: Sunday, 01 April 2012 at 9:00 pm.

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