Aviation Law

JKC Advocates is well versed in handling diverse legal and commercial matters related to aviation including litigation, corporate work, employment contracts, passenger claims, baggage and freight claims and other related matters.

The Kenyan aviation sector can be broadly divided into the following four categories:

  • Domestic airlines
  • International airlines
  • Non-scheduled operators (charter operators and air taxi operators)
  • Air cargo services

We cater to our clients with respect to all the aforesaid four categories of local and international aviation. JKC Advocates is well versed in handling diverse legal and commercial matters related to aviation including litigation, corporate work, employment contracts, passenger claims, baggage and freight claims and other related matters. In the recent past we successfully negotiated a passenger claim in the flysax plane owned by East African Air Safari Express Limited that crashed around Elephant Hill within Aberdare Ranges

Our services in the aviation sector includes: Agreements for Sale; Purchase and Lease of Aircrafts; Issues relating to airport infrastructure including licences, leases, concessions; build operate transfers (BOTs) to operate or run business in the airports; drafting cargo and freight forwarding contracts and Merger and Acquisitions.