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HANDLING AGREEMENTS SOME LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS Santiago Mejia Ortiz September 2013 [email protected]

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Page 1: Contratos de “Handling” Principales aspectos jurídicos · Source: Alastair Gordon in Ground Handling of Aircraft (The Air Transport Research Institute) ABOUT LIABILITY . LIABILITY

HANDLING AGREEMENTS SOME LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

Santiago Mejia Ortiz

September 2013

[email protected]

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AGENDA

1. Ground Handling

2. Performance and liability

3. Challenges and perspectives

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GROUND HANDLING

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DEFINITIONS

Ground Handling

Services

Ground Handling

Agreements

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MAIN SERVICES

Technicals

Externals

Operational

Explotation

Crew

Commercials

Third Parties

Administratives

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LEGAL NATURE

Essencial Services

Airport and Aviation

Agreement Characters

Includes other contractual figures

Complemmented with other

agreements

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GROUND HANDLING AGREEMENTS

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AGREEMENTS WITH THE AIRLINES

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IATA SGHA 2013

MAIN AGREEMENT

Article 12 Authorization To Contract

ANNEX A Section 1 Managing Functions

Section 3 Ramp Services

Section 5 Cargo and Mail

Warehouse Services

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AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRPORTS

The content will depend on….

Legal System

Type of Operator

Finance

Exclusivity

Integral or partial

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AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRPORTS

There is no mandatory draft….

Object

Finantial Terms

Duration and Termination

Parties obligations

Inspections

Liability and Insurance

Controversy Resolutions

Miscelaneous

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HANDLING AGREEMENTS AND INSURANCE

IATA SGHA 2013

Warsaw 1959 or Montreal

1999

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HANDLING AGREEMENT AND INSURANCE

AIRPORTS

Common Law

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PERFORMANCE AND LIABILITY

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HANDLING SERVICES AND AIRPORT

INDICATORS

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90% of accidents occurs during towing, ramp

movement and ground handling equipments.

Annual damages estimated in over US$2

billions.

ABOUT LIABILITY

Some stats

Source: Alastair Gordon in Ground Handling of Aircraft (The Air Transport Research Institute)

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¿When accidents happens?

35%

58%

7% Departues

Arrivals

Miscelaneous

Source: Alastair Gordon in Ground Handling of Aircraft (The Air Transport Research Institute)

ABOUT LIABILITY

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LIABILITY AND AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRLINES

Exclusionary

Intent

Warsaw 1959 or Montreal 1999

Deductible

< $3,500

Art. 8 of IATA SGHA Liabilities and Indemnizations

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LIABILITY AND AGREEMENTS WITH AIRPORTS

Damages to people and

goods

Performance breach

Damages and Consequential

Damages

Insurance estructure

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LIABILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Ve

hic

les

Pla

tform

cle

anin

g

Lavato

ries

Int’l

Garb

ag

e

Fuel

Sp

ill K

its

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MINIMIZING THE RISKS

HH

RR

Equip

me

nts

Pro

ce

du

res

Com

munic

ation

Cond

itio

ns

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CHALLENGES

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CHALLENGES

Exclusivity vs open markets

Self Handling vs tercerization

Economic changes

Tech changes in Airplanes

Tech changes in

Airports

Legal Changes

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ONE MORE THING…

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GROUND HANDLING AGREEMENTS

ARE

AIPORT AND AVIATION

INTEGRAL

EXTENDED

CON

CLU

SIO

NS

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GROUND HANDLING AGREEMENTS

MUST

CON

CLU

SIO

NS

Be FLEXIBLES but ESTRUCTURED

Be AMPLE but ESTRICTS

Assure AVIATION SAFETY

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HANDLING AGREEMENTS SOME LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

Santiago Mejia Ortiz

September 2013

[email protected]