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Old 6th Jul 2005, 19:15
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The peoples court

Who has jurisdiction in the middle of the Atlantic?
Both planes were German. - It seems the blame is with the Condor pilot who presumably has a German license and will have to answer to German authorities. Can the Germans suspend a JAA permit?

What would happen say if it was a say a German plane and a Singapore plane got bumped (Just picking examples of countries - no slight intended) and people were killed. Where would a criminal trial get held? What about civil? I could see some interesting legal gymnastics here.
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