The Ka'anapali Airport memorial plaque was dedicated in 2010 -- twenty-four years after the airstrip closed. Here at Aero Law Group PC, we are airplane people that happen to be attorneys. One such airplane person on our team is attorney Amanda Kuehne, who joined Aero Law Group in 2017. Her practice includes representing [...]
Aircraft parked long term need special care. We hope you remain safe and healthy in the trying times. With the goal of sharing useful information during the pandemic, we offer the following message from one of our trusted aircraft appraisal colleagues, Joe Zulueta, of Aeronautical Systems Incorporated: The impact from the Covid-19 pandemic [...]
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) into law to combat the nationwide financial impact associated with the unprecedented COVID-19 hospitalization crisis. The CARES Act contains provisions to support the aviation sector, including provisions that suspend certain taxes that ordinarily apply to commercial air [...]
The Future for U.S. Registration panel at CJI Miami (L to R John Schmidt, Scott McCreary, and Bruce Marshall) On November 13, 2018 Aero Law Group Attorney John Schmidt spoke on a panel discussion at Corporate Jet Investor Conference in Miami to discuss upcoming changes at the FAA’s Aircraft Registry. Joined by industry [...]
Aero Law Group attorneys Amanda Loveless and Ryan Nichols gave the ethics presentation at the King County Bar Association’s 45th Annual PNW Aviation Law and Insurance Conference. Their presentation, Cautionary Tales on Ethics for Aviation Attorneys and Brokers, provided valuable insights for aviation attorneys and brokers involved in aircraft transactions. “Aero Law Group is committed [...]
Amanda Loveless standing by a Bell Helicopter Aero Law Group Attorney Amanda Loveless enjoyed attending the Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo (“HAI”) conference in Las Vegas, from February 26th-28th. She networked and met several colleagues and clients. The highlight of the conference was learning more about the various helicopter manufacturers, including Kopter. It will [...]
Charter Operators, A number of Part 135 charter operators have recently received their 2015 public utility property tax assessments from the Washington State Department of Revenue. In some cases these assessment are significantly higher than in prior years. The reason for this increase is that the Washington Department of Revenue is now including Washington Part [...]
We have reviewed the May 2015 “Tax Avoidance Rules” (WAC 458-20-280 et seq.) adopted by the Washington Department of Revenue in response to the Washington State Legislature’s 2010 Tax Avoidance Legislation (RCW 82.32.655). It is our belief that the Department of Revenue both: a) went beyond the scope of the 2010 Legislation, and b) drafted [...]
Aero Law Group PC’s mission is to provide the highest quality transactional legal services to airlines and aircraft owners and operators – worldwide. There's not another law firm anywhere that has our combined experience with business and commercial aircraft transactions. Aero Law Group PC represents over 500 clients on six continents, including established and emerging commercial [...]
Many aircraft manufacturers and brokers are now urging potential customers to sign contracts for or take delivery of newly manufactured aircraft before December 31, 2012, in order to take advantage of additional first-year tax depreciation—popularly known as “50% bonus depreciation.” However, before jumping in and signing a letter of intent or purchase agreement, potential aircraft [...]
