Clifford Law Offices Partner Tracy A. Brammeier joined aviation attorneys, regulators, academics, and industry leaders from around the world as a panelist at the 13th Air Law Conference in Rome, Italy, in June 2026.
Tracy Brammeier participated in the conference’s session, “Focus on Artificial Intelligence in Aviation: Regulation, Operations and Liability,” which explored how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of aviation through evolving regulatory frameworks, operational applications, and emerging liability issues. The panel examined the legal challenges accompanying AI adoption as the aviation industry continues to integrate new technologies while maintaining safety and accountability.
Brammeier’s participation reflects her extensive experience in complex aviation litigation, including her role serving as court-appointed Liaison Counsel for all plaintiffs in the litigation arising from the 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, one of the most significant aviation cases in recent history. She has also handled cases related to the crashes of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 and Colgan Air Flight 3407, as well as numerous private and helicopter aviation incidents as part of the Clifford Law Offices’ internationally recognized aviation practice group. Currently, she is part of the team representing families impacted by the January 2025 crash of American Eagle Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.
“When we’re talking about AI and litigation, we’re talking about how we review information, do research, and advise our clients,” Brammeier shared at the conference. “It can organize large records, build timelines, summarize deposition transcripts, compare versions of documents, compare internal policies against applicable requirements, and summarize guidance materials when we’re looking at compliance issues and violations. We can use it to put together chronologies. It can help organize materials such as maintenance records and flight operations manuals, training records, service bulletins, airworthiness directives, safety management materials- all these things that we see when we take on an aviation case in our work.”
Despite the many benefits AI offers litigators, Brammeier also cautioned her colleagues, “But of course, AI does not give us the final answer in anything. It’s a tool to help us get to comprehension and then understanding what questions we need to ask faster.”
The annual conference, organized by Pierallini Studio Legale in collaboration with the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, LUISS University, and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), is recognized as an international forum for discussing developments in aviation law. As artificial intelligence continues to transform the aviation industry, these conversations play an important role in examining how legal frameworks, regulation, and liability will evolve alongside emerging technologies.
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Tracy A. Brammeier, partner at Clifford Law Offices, spoke on AI in Aviation Litigation at the 13th Air Law Conference in Rome, Italy, in June 2026.
Brammeier addressed a full room of aviation attorneys, regulators, academics, and industry leaders from around the world, drawing on her experience as an international aviation attorney.