Aviation experts brief stakeholders on jurisdiction incentives

Maltese officials involved in establishing Malta as an aviation jurisdiction received invaluable feedback from experts attending an international conference held at the Westin Dragonara.

The annual European conference of L2B Aviation brought together top aviation law experts from countries including Germany, Austria, the UK, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, France, Ukraine and Russia, who met to discuss recent legis-lative amendments in their respective jurisdictions.

Malta is currently reviewing its aviation policy with an eye towards attracting more aviation operators to consider Malta, seeking to replicate the success that the island has had as a base for maritime operations and flag registration.

Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella said at the recent Aviation Outlook seminar hosted at Bank of Valletta that the Government has already started the process to create a Civil Aviation Authority and an aviation policy.

A board of experts has been appointed to draft a policy which will then lead to the launch of a White Paper for public consultation.

The L2B Aviation Conference provided the representatives from Transport Malta, Malta Enterprise and the Ministry for Tourism with a valuable opportunity to discuss what financiers and operators would expect to find in a jurisdiction when deciding on where to base their operations, conference hosts Nexia BT said. L2B Aviation is the world’s largest international network of aviation law firms. The group currently has members in over 40 countries and contacts in 35 other countries.