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Aircraft Injury & Death Claims
Carter Capner Law has specialist expertise in conducting aviation personal injury claims for injury and (including fatal injuries) relating to:
- Airline (Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and all other Australian and overseas carriers) accidents including in-flight incidents;
- Light aircraft accidents and aviation accidents throughout Australia.
- Commuter & charter accidents throughout Australia and overseas (including Lockhart River; Airlines PNG - Kokoda) private, commercial and charter operations;
- Recreational aircraft (helicopter flights, balloon flights and joy rides) and private aviation accidents;
- Aircraft manufacturer, including Airbus; Boeing; BAE; Bombadier; DHC;
- Defective aircraft components (flight systems, engines, propellers, control surfaces, on-board computers, GPS, GPWS, ADIRU etc) and their manufacturers, including Rolls-Royce, Northrop-Grumman;
- Airport injuries - embarking, in-intransit, disembarking. Passenger family aviation nervous shock claims.
- Low-cost carriers.
Aircraft claims and aviation claims are conducted for:
- injured crew and passengers;
- the surviving family members of deceased aircraft accident victims;
- injured or affected bystanders;
- injuries covered include physical injuries and psychological trauma.
Airline accidents and injuries
We conduct aviation claims for fractures, soft tissue injury, disc injury, burns, amputations, paralysis, quadriplegia, emotional trauma, psychiatric disability, bruising, eye injuries, hearing loss, food contamination, toxic exposure, back injuries, wrist injury, head injuries, knee injuries, neck injuries and shoulder injuries, broken bones, breaks and dislocations.
In-flight injuries include turbulence injuries, carry-on luggage drops; trolley rams; unruly passenger injury; food & beverage injury.
Injuries in the course of embarkation and disembarkation.
Aviation and aircraft claims can be made for the injured person, family members, bystanders at airports or elsewhere (for nervous shock) and surviving family members in the case of a fatality.
Damages are available for expense recovery, lost income, loss of future earning capacity, paid and unpaid recuperative assistance, ruined holiday loss, holiday disappointment and loss of amenities. Click here for further information regarding Qantas injuries, Virgin Blue injuries or International airline injuries.
We are experts in claims against all international airlines including: Aerolineas Argentinas; Royal Brunei Airlines; Air Canada, Air New Zealand, LAN Airlines; Air China; Pacific Blue; Air Pacific; V Australia; Air France; British Airways; Iberia Lineas Aeras; Lufthansa; Cathay Pacific; Malev; Jet Airways; Garuda; Indonesia Airasia; Japan Airlines; Asiana; Korean Air; Etihad; Airasia X; Emirates; KLM; Malaysian Airlines; Air Mauritius; Mexicana; Aircalin; Air Tahiti Nui; American Airlines; Singapore Airlines; Thai Airways; United Airlines; Airlines of PNG; Phillipine Airlines; Qatar Airways; Polynesian Blue; Egyptair; Tiger Airways; South African Airways; Delta; Vietnam Airlines.
Special legal considerations may apply to low cost carrier claims for compensation.
If you are making a compensation inquiry about an aviation or aircraft personal injury please send an email inquiry or call 1300 529 529 for further information.
Aircraft manufacture
Over and above aviation claims against airlines, injured passengers and dependants of deceased family members have rights to pursue aircraft manufacturers in appropriate cases.
Injured QF72, QF32, QF74 and Air France passengers therefore have potential compensation rights against the manufacturer of the accident aircraft, Airbus or the component supplier.
We conduct aviation related aviation claims for psychological injury, fractures, soft tissue injury, disc injury, burns, amputations, paralysis, quadriplegia, emotional trauma, psychiatric disability, back injuries, wrist injury, head injuries, knee injuries, neck and shoulder injuries and dislocations.
Aviation and aircraft claims can be made for the injured person, family members, bystanders at airports or elsewhere (for nervous shock) and surviving family members in the case of a death.
Defective aircraft components
Injured passengers and dependants can also pursue manufacturers of defective aircraft systems and components.
Injured QF72, QF32, QF74 and Air France passengers therefore have additional compensation rights against component manufacturers Rolls-Royce, Northrop-Grumman, Airbus etc.
We conduct aviation and aircraft related claims for fractures, soft tissue injury, disc injury, burns, amputations, paralysis, quadriplegia, emotional trauma, psychiatric disability, back injuries, wrist injury, head injuries, knee injuries, neck and shoulder injuries and dislocations.
Aviation and aircraft claims can be made for the injured person, family members, bystanders at airports or elsewhere (for nervous shock) and surviving family members in the case of a death.
Commuter & charter accidents
We have specialist knowledge regarding light aircraft accidents and general aviation and are able to assist with all types of aircraft passenger and crew injuries and fatalities. These include charter and commuter aircraft accidents throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Click here for further information regarding Lockhart River or Airlines PNG Kokoda accidents.
You can make an online enquiry or call 1300 529 529 for further information.
We conduct aviation and aircraft related claims for fractures, soft tissue injury, disc injury, burns, amputations, paralysis, quadriplegia, emotional trauma, psychiatric disability, back injuries, wrist injury, head injuries, knee injuries, neck and shoulder injuries and dislocations.
Aviation and aircraft claims can be made for the injured person, family members, bystanders at airports or elsewhere (for nervous shock) and surviving family members in the case of a death.
Light aircraft accidents
Different aviation compensation rights apply to private flights on the one hand and charter/commuter flights on the other.
Aviation and aircraft claims can be made for the injured person, family members, bystanders at airports or elsewhere (for nervous shock) and surviving family members in the case of a death.
Damages are available for expense recovery, lost income, loss of future earning capacity, paid and unpaid recuperative assistance. In fatal accident claims – recoverable losses include financial/dependency losses for children, spouses (including de-facto spouses) and others financially dependent now or in the future, on the income of the deceased.
We conduct aviation and aircraft related claims for fractures, soft tissue injury, disc injury, burns, amputations, paralysis, quadriplegia, emotional trauma, psychiatric disability, back injuries, wrist injury, head injuries, knee injuries, neck and shoulder injuries and dislocations.
Recreational aircraft
Helicopter flights, balloon flights and joy rides are all subject to legal obligations on behalf of the aircraft operators.
We conduct aviation and aircraft related claims for fractures, soft tissue injury, disc injury, burns, amputations, paralysis, quadriplegia, emotional trauma, psychiatric disability, back injuries, wrist injury, head injuries, knee injuries, neck and shoulder injuries and dislocations.
