Notable Cases

The loss of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

A civilian airline Captain was seriously injured in a road traffic accident and could no longer retain the medical standard required for his professional pilots licence. He was medically discharged from a major UK airline. The report focused on his loss of career as a civilian airline captain and suitable alternative employment to normal retirement date.

A light aircraft suffered an engine failure shortly after take-off and crashed less than a minute after the failure. The report focused on the pilot’s actions before and after the failure.

An allegation of negligence was made against the pilots of a large commercial airliner in that they failed to ensure that the aircraft was appropriately flown during the landing phase of the flight.

A professional pilot died during an operation. A report was written to comment on the schedule of claim by the widow on the pilot’s future loss of earnings as a result of his untimely death.

A pilot was medically discharged from the RAF as he could no longer meet the standards required to remain an RAF pilot. However, he was able to meet the medical standards required for a civilian pilot. The RAF admitted negligence and in the pilot’s allegation of claim he alleged that he would be at a financial disadvantage by having to change careers and become a civilian pilot.

An allegation of negligence was made against the pilots of a commercial airliner in that they failed to ensure that a timely warning was given to avoid turbulence and as a result there were injuries to people in the cabin.

The loss of an MD83 aircraft on a flight from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to Algiers, Algeria.

A Royal Navy pilot was seriously injured in an aircraft accident and could no longer retain the medical standard required. He was medically discharged and obtained employment as a ground school instructor. The report focused on his loss of career as a Royal Navy pilot when compared to an alternative career as a ground school instructor.

A fully qualified commercial pilot was seeking his first appointment. After a protracted illness, the individual underwent surgery which included the fitting of a permanent heart pacemaker that resulted in the withdrawal of his medical certificate. A report was written on the potential loss of his future career prospects.

Access Aviation has been instructed on a number of other cases along similar lines. Reports have been produced for both claimants and defendants.

On a number of occasions Access Aviation’s reports have been accepted by a defendant’s insurer without their need to use another expert. The negotiations resulted in a satisfactory conclusion for both parties.

Instructions

Access Aviation has been instructed by and worked with a large number of law firms on behalf of their clients. They include, Clyde & Co, Stewarts Law, the Air Law Firm, Ashfords, DACBeachcroft, HFW, Irwin Mitchell, the Manchester Police, Quantum Claims, Simmons & Simmons, Berryman Lace Mawer, Charles Mia, DWF, DLA Piper, Ince & Co, Paul Tang (Hong Kong), Russell-Cooke, Savills, ECDM (Cork Ireland), Digby Brown, Henmans, Leigh Day and Kingsley Knapley.