It looks as though the Germanwings first officer intentionally crashed the aircraft, killing all aboard.  Reporters are asking about the airline’s obligation to provide the passengers’ families monetary compensation.  Here are some answers:

The airline must compensate the families for any "accident."  Because Flight 9525 was angermanwings international flight, all the families’ claims are governed

Because AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 was an international flight, the airline’s obligation to compensate the passengers’ families is governed by a treaty known as the Warsaw Convention.  Here are some of the Convention’s important points, as they apply to Flight 8501:

Airlines Must Compensate Families for "Accidents"

AirAsia must compensate the passengers as long

Let’s get it out of the way: there is little in common between the apparent loss of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 and the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370.  

But Flight 8501’s disappearance does have at least some resemblance to the 2007 loss of Adam AirAirAsia A320 Flight 547.  Both Indonesian airliners disappeared shortly

Shortly after the crash of Malaysia Flight MH 370, Monica Kelly of the Ribbeck Law Firm announced that her firm was filing litigation in Chicago seeking to preserve evidence and identify other possible defendants who might be involved in the missing Boeing’s manufacture and upkeep.  The filingMonica Kelly, Ribbeck Law generated quite a bit of fanfare and media

Someone changed the course of Flight MH370 and turned off the aircraft’s transponder.  Turning off an aircraft’s transponder makes it more difficult for the plane to be tracked by radar.  A hijacker with even minimal flight training would have known that. 

But there is one wrinkle.  The transponder was reportedly turned off when air