# Practice profile: Aviation & Aerospace — European Union

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `eu-aviation`. Loaded after `eu/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

EU air-passenger-rights law — Regulation (EC) 261/2004: categorising cancellation, long delay, and denied boarding, the "außergewöhnliche Umstände" (extraordinary circumstances) defence under Art. 5(3), and Article 7 compensation.

## Forums & authorities

Airlines; national enforcement bodies and the ordinary courts of the passenger's forum; the CJEU on interpretation.

## Key sources of law

**Regulation (EC) 261/2004** (Art. 5–7), CJEU air-passenger-rights case law; Montreal Convention 1999. For the supranational legal order and primacy/direct effect, see `eu/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `eu/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version against an official source before relying on it.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

A member state's national aviation regulation → that country's `aviation`; the litigation mechanics of a passenger claim → `litigation`.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
