Make we talk wetin dey happen for the aviation world. Na IATA don raise alarm say airlines dey waka enter wahala as dem dey plan the 2026 World Legal Symposium wey go hold for Warsaw, Poland from 17 to 19 February. Dis symposium go focus on top matter wey concern ‘Liability in a Changing World’. Na aviation law experts, regulators, and stakeholders go gather come discuss wahala wey don dey vex airline operations.
As e be, IATA talk say airlines dey face many pressures. Dem no just dey worry about the regular risks wey don dey gree dem since, but new compliance demands don join the matter, things like environmental, social, and governance standards (ESG), greenwashing, taxation, data privacy and this hot potato called artificial intelligence. Na serious matter o!
Leslie MacIntosh, wey be IATA Corporate Secretary and Acting General Counsel, come drop mouth say internationally agreed liability principles for airlines dey face serious pressure. She talk say different countries dey impose different measures wey fit scatter everywhere, wey no go help maintain the international liability treaties wey dey help connect airlines. Na wetin go dey gist for the symposium this year.
Michał Fijoł, the President and CEO of LOT Polish Airlines, wey go host the event, e dey shine eye as he talk say na big honor to host this correct gathering for Poland. E talk say new regulations, waka technologies, and wetin people dey expect from airlines don create serious wahala wey need collective talk to address am.
As the event dey come, dem go kick am off with welcome speech and keynote address wey Fijoł go deliver. Di WLS 2026 program go shine light on all di pressing legal issues wey dey face aviation sector. Dem go discuss practical insights on how airlines fit tackle di evolving legal risks. E no go too wahala if I talk say dis symposium na real opportunity for all aviation law experts to gather, yarn, and share the road map to tackle di challenges ahead.
IATA don talk clear, say dis symposium important as e go help the aviation industry to prepare well for di fast changing legal environment wey dey come. Dis na big chance for everybody involved make dem carry their expertise come meet and face di wahala together.
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