Impact of COVID-19 on the Indian Aviation Industry

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Greetings from Centre for Aerospace and Defence Laws (CADL), NALSAR University of Law! Thank you for your support and making our previous Webinars a huge success.

With the aim to attain long-time technological, economic and industrial gains, the Indian government has opened its space sector to private players and also intends to set- up a new organisation, namely, The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (In-Space). In addition, the discussions on the Space Activities Bill of 2017 is still ongoing. This means that going forward we could expect an economic contribution from this sector to the GDP as these legal and policy initiatives may enable growth of the space sector activities in India.

To further look into this development and get insights from the prominent persons from the Space sector, CADL has scheduled its 4th Webinar in “Aerospace and Defence Law Lecture Series” titled Unlocking India’s Private Space Sector: Legal and Policy Challenges” on July 19, 2020 at 3:30PM IST.

Please register below to attend the webinar.

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Schedule:

The webinar will be held on July 12, 2020, Sunday at 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM IST.

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Questions we answer during the Webinar:

– What are the financial, operational, legal and policy hurdles faced by Airlines and Airports as a consequence of government policies?

– Will innovation, sustainability and use of new digital technologies take a back seat for the lack of funds/investments from businesses?

– Is the customer at the heart of these discussions or is it just corporates and governments trying to win over each other?

Panellists:

Gurmukh Singh Bawa, Senior Advisor at Aviation Industry; Former General Manager (PR); Airport Economist at Airports Authority of India.

Over the past 34 years, Mr.Bawa has been associated with the Government Working in general and Civil Aviation Industry in particular. Mr Bawa has attained experience in the areas of Civil Aviation which involves Corporate Planning, Economic Planning, Traffic Forecasting at the corporate level as well as airport level. Mr Bawa is an Economist and Statistician by profession and also worked in the Corporate Planning Department of the Airports Authority of India and Headed the Public Relations Department.

During his long span of service say about forty years, he has gained experience in Operations Management, Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis, Setting up of new departments, Course Development Unit, Statistical Unit, MIS Unit in AAI and a full-fledged Administration Department in AERA which is a regulatory Organization under the Indian Government and there he served from inception till his retirement in 2016; say more than six years, as Officer On Special Duty (OSD) directly reporting to Secretary, AERA.

Mr Bawa is widely travelled within India and the world over and represented India and AAI at various official platforms including ICAO, ACI, IATA etc.

Mr. Shashank Jain, General counsel,  TATA SIA Airlines Limited (Vistara).

Shashank is the general counsel of TATA SIA Airlines Limited (Vistara) and has experience of more than 12 years in legal and compliance domain. At Vistara, Shashank leads to purchase and leasing of aircraft, aircraft engines and BFE, and is involved in strategic decisions such as airline partnerships. He has worked previously worked with several law firms including AZB & Partners and Trilegal. He has wide-ranging experience in corporate finance, aviation laws and regulatory matters. During his stint in private practice, he represented the likes of IFC, FMO, JBIC, Airbus, Boeing, Qatar Investment Authority, and KKR on a large number of transactions.

He is an alumnus of Symbiosis Law School, Pune and the George Washington University Law School, Washington DC.

Mr. Nitin Sarin, Advocate, Managing Partner, Sarin & Co

Nitin Sarin specialises in asset/aircraft, finance/leasing/repossession & is a qualified lawyer (in both India & England and Wales) and also the Managing Partner of Sarin and Co.; He has completed his B.A.; LL.B from the Army Institute of Law, Mohali. He has also completed his Advanced LL.M. in Air and Space Law from Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands. He is a licensed advocate with the Punjab and Haryana High Court and a Solicitor of the Superior Courts of England and Wales.

At Sarin and Co. he handles various Aviation, Consumer, Asset Financing, Labour, Rent, Corporate, Trademark law cases. He has extensive experience and interest in the field of aviation law and civil land matters. He saw through the execution of an affiliation agreement with Donald H Bunker & Associates (Dubai) for aviation-related legal matters.

He successfully advised an aircraft manufacturer for a massive 2018 order of 75 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft worth over $ USD 8 billion. He is a member of the aviation enthusiast community http://www.airliners.net and has contributed to their database of aviation photographs. Apart from the above and most importantly, Sarin is a Coldplay fan and is currently collecting tickets to Coldplay concerts he has attended around the world.

Ujjwal Bakshi, Manager, Industry Relationships- India, IATA

Ujjwal Bakshi is Industry Relationship Manager at International Air Transport Association (IATA)- the trade association for world’s airlines, representing some 290 airlines or 82% of total air traffic. IATA supports many areas of aviation ecosystem and help formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues.

At IATA, Ujjwal works on policy advocacy and regulatory affairs matters in India, Nepal and Bhutan. He engages with government and industry stakeholders to channelize the Association’s policy development initiatives that support industry priorities.

Ujjwal is a seasoned public affair professional with expertise in advancing business interests before diverse stakeholders. Before joining IATA, Ujjwal has worked as a consultant advising clients across the aviation, information technology and mobility sector. In the past, he has worked as the Assistant Secretary for the Business Aircraft Operators Association, an industry body working towards creating a level-playing field for business/private aircraft operators.

Moderated by

Mr. Sagar Singamsetty, Founder and Managing Director, Aerospace and Aviation Lawyers Association of India (AALAI) and Adjunct Professor of Law, CADL, NALSAR University of Law.

Sagar brings a wealth of information and a wealth of network from his 14+ years of international experience in the mobility and transport sector as a legal, regulatory and policy expert. Apart from the practical know-how gained through various in-house roles at Amazon, FedEx/TNT, AerCap, Sagar developed a strong bond with academics over the years.

Teaching aviation and general transport laws at NALSAR, in 2011, Sagar as Chief-Editor published a compilation of articles on air and space law, ‘Contemporary Issues and Future Challenges in Air and Space law’. In 2019, started a global competition, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Air and Space Law and Policy Essay Competition, whose objective is to promote and raise awareness on the legal and policy issues in the field of aviation, space and in general, the transport sector(s). Currently is the Founder and Managing Director of Aerospace and Aviation Lawyers Association of India (AALAI) that serves in addressing the developments in Air, Space and Transport law and policy in India. 

Introduction by:

Prof. Balakista Reddy, Registrar, Head, Centre for Aerospace and Defence Laws, NALSAR University of Law

Dr.V.Balakista Reddy obtained his LL.M in International Law from Osmania University and M. Phil. and PhD in International Air and Space Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He has more than 20 years of Teaching and Research experience. Dr Reddy has contributed extensively to various national and international journals on different facets of International law. His books on, (1) Air Law and Policy in India (2) Recent Trends in International Space Law and Policy and (3) Emerging Trends in Air and Space Law, (4) Space Law and Contemporary Issues have won international acclaim. He is Visiting Faculty to many Universities in India and abroad and been a keynote speaker in many international seminars. He has been heading the Center for Aerospace and Defence Laws ( CADL) since its inception.

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