Aviation & Logistics Law
Map custody, carriage, insurance and handovers before a cargo or aircraft commitment.
Map each leg of the route
A cargo shipment may move through an airline, customs representative, road carrier and warehouse before delivery. Identify the party responsible at every handover, the documents that record condition and the person allowed to change route or cost. For an aircraft transaction, separate ownership, lease, maintenance, insurance and acceptance records rather than treating them as one file.
Contracts, evidence and claims
Read carriage and storage terms alongside subcontracting, insurance, liability and notice clauses. Test how staff will record packaging, seals, weight and damage at each transfer. If a shipment is delayed or lost, preserve the timestamped documents and ask which party received the required notice. A schedule alone is not evidence of handover or an agreed change.
Clearance and disruption
Check requirements with the relevant aviation, port or customs authority for the route and cargo before assuming a prior clearance applies. The contract should assign decisions and extra costs if a flight is cancelled, a warehouse cannot receive goods or a customs question holds up delivery. The jurisdiction and type of carriage affect the rules; confirm those details for the actual movement.
Related reading
See the Kuwait aviation and logistics contract checklist for a closer look at cargo handovers. For a loss tied to a policy, see our insurance practice; for contested liability, see dispute resolution.
This page is general information, not advice on a particular shipment or aircraft.