EUROPEAN AIR LAW ASSOCIATION

What EUROPEAN AIR LAW ASSOCIATION does

The European Air Law Association (EALA) is a private professional membership association registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (no 6374877), founded in 1988 by Professor P. D. Dagtoglou to promote the study of European air law and provide an open forum for stakeholders in the air transport sector. The organization delivers its mission through a recurring program of in-person events: an annual conference held in rotating European capital cities (38th scheduled in Dublin, November 2026), biennial Munich Liability Seminars (since 1997), and biennial Copenhagen Air Finance Legal Seminars (since 2006), supplemented by webinars. Two award programs — the EALA Prize (since 2008) for academic contributions and the EALA Lifetime Achievement Award (since 2009) — provide recognition to scholars and senior figures, and proceedings were historically published across twenty volumes.

The membership comprises leading air law academics, national and EU officials, representatives of international civil aviation organisations (including ICAO staff), airlines, aerospace manufacturers, aviation insurers, aircraft lessors, financial services providers, and legal practitioners, drawn from both EU member states and non-EU countries. Governance is provided by a committee chaired by Prof. Dr. Pablo M.J. Mendes de Leon (President, The Hague), with Morten Hans Jakobsen (Secretary, Copenhagen, at Gorrissen Federspiel) and Andreas Zettergren (Treasurer, Stockholm, at Mannheimer Swartling) handling administration, reflecting an association run by senior practitioners rather than full-time staff.

EALA monetizes primarily through annual membership fees (EUR 60 individual / EUR 200 corporate) and event registration fees (EUR 590-850 per conference/seminar, with EUR 100 student rates and EUR 110 dinner-only options), distributed via its website (eala.aero) and direct application to the Treasurer. Marketing is limited to a LinkedIn company page and word-of-mouth within the European aviation law community. No external funding, sponsorship disclosures, audited financials, or headcount data are publicly available.

Name

EUROPEAN AIR LAW ASSOCIATION

Legal name

The European Air Law Association

Website

https://eala.aero

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Air Law Association (EALA), founded 1988 and registered in England and Wales, is a private membership association that convenes European aviation law academics, regulators, and practitioners through annual conferences, biennial seminars in Munich and Copenhagen, webinars, and academic awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: EALA generates revenue through annual membership fees charged to individuals (EUR 60) and corporate members (EUR 200). Both individual and corporate members receive discounted registration rates for conferences and seminars.
2. Conference and Seminar Registration Fees: Revenue from event registration fees including Annual Conferences (EUR 700 for members, EUR 850 for non-members), Liability Seminars (EUR 590 for members, EUR 690 for non-members), and Air Finance Legal Seminars. All events include dinner, cocktail receptions, and luncheon in the registration fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The European Air Law Association (EALA) is a professional membership association that promotes the study of European air law by organizing annual conferences in European capital cities, biennial Munich Liability Seminars, biennial Copenhagen Air Finance Legal Seminars, and webinars. It offers individual (EUR 60/year) and corporate (EUR 200/year) memberships that include discounted registration to events, and runs the annual EALA Prize and EALA Lifetime Achievement Award for academic and professional contributions to European air law.

Product overview

The European Air Law Association (EALA) is a professional association, not a software product company. It provides a unified platform of services centered on promoting the study of European air law and providing a forum for aviation law professionals. The core offerings include Annual Conferences held across European cities, Munich Liability Seminars (biennial), Copenhagen Air Finance Legal Seminars (biennial), and Webinars. The association also manages two prestigious awards: the annual EALA Prize for academic contributions and the EALA Lifetime Achievement Award. EALA publishes conference proceedings and offers both Individual (EUR 60/year) and Corporate (EUR 200/year) membership tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Conferences
• Munich Liability Seminars
• Copenhagen Air Finance Legal Seminars
• Webinars
• Individual Membership
• Corporate Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 37 consecutive years of annual conferences (1989-2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)minorOthersEALA maintains a link to the European Aviation Safety Agency website as a resource for members interested in aviation safety regulatory matters.
• Institut für LuftfahrtrechtminorOthersEALA provides a link to the German Institute for Air Law as a related professional resource for its members.
• International Aviation Women's AssociationminorOthersEALA links to the International Aviation Women's Association website as a related professional organization.
• International Federation of Aeronautical Information Management AssociationsminorOthersEALA maintains a link to IFAIMA as a related industry organization.
• Royal Aeronautical SocietyminorOthersEALA provides a link to the Royal Aeronautical Society as a related professional resource.
• Worldwide Airports Lawyers AssociationminorOthersEALA maintains a link to the Worldwide Airports Lawyers Association as a related legal professional organization.
• Forum on Air & Space Law (ABA)minorOthersEALA provides a link to the American Bar Association's Forum on Air & Space Law.
• Aviation & Space Law Committee of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice SectionminorOthersEALA maintains a link to the ABA's Aviation & Space Law Committee as a related professional resource.
• Joint Aviation AuthoritiesminorOthersEALA provides a link to the Joint Aviation Authorities as a related industry organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Deutschen Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DGLR) / Institut für Luftfahrtrecht: German Institute for Air Law and broader German aerospace society; linked from EALA's site and represents a national/regional academic and professional counterpart in the German-speaking market.
• International Federation of Aeronautical Information Management Associations (IFAIMA): Federation of national associations focused on aeronautical information management; explicitly linked from EALA's site, representing an adjacent regulatory-technical aviation community.

Broad incumbents

• International Air Transport Association (IATA) Legal Affairs: IATA's Legal Affairs division represents the global airline industry's policy and legal interests, producing industry-positioned content that overlaps with EALA's liability and finance-law programming.
• International Aviation Women's Association: Global professional association in aviation, also linked from EALA's website, serving a broader aviation-industry (not solely legal) membership with similar conference and networking formats.
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Legal Committee: ICAO's Legal Committee is the international standard-setter for aviation law and hosts sessions that bring together the same academics, regulators, and practitioners EALA serves — overlapping mission though broader global scope.
• Royal Aeronautical Society: UK-headquartered professional society covering the full breadth of aeronautics (including policy and law); EALA explicitly maintains a cross-link, indicating recognized peer status in the European aviation professional community.
• European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol): Eurocontrol is the European air navigation service provider and a key institutional stakeholder in European aviation law and policy; EALA's regulatory dialogue format mirrors Eurocontrol's stakeholder-engagement events.

Others

• Air & Space Law (Lexology / Wolters Kluwer): Wolters Kluwer publishes the Air & Space Law journal and associated practitioner content — a commercial information provider serving the same legal-professional audience EALA addresses through conferences.

Direct peers

• Worldwide Airports Lawyers Association: An association of lawyers specializing in airport law worldwide; explicitly linked from EALA's site and serves an overlapping legal-professional constituency focused on aviation infrastructure law.
• American Bar Association Forum on Air & Space Law: ABA's specialized forum for air and space law practitioners in North America, providing conferences, publications, and committee work directly analogous to EALA's European offering and explicitly linked from EALA's website.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-air-law-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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