ISRAEL: Brook Aviation to Pay Israel Aerospace Industries ₪2.9 million for Helicopter Services

TEL AVIV, Israel

• Tel Aviv District Court accepted Israel Aerospace Industries' claim in full and rejected a Brook Aviation counterclaim of ILS 4.4 million Israeli shekels (about USD 1.4 million).
• Dispute concerned parking and maintenance services for helicopters.
• Brook Aviation must pay Israel Aerospace Industries ILS 2.9 million (about USD 930,000).
• Brook Aviation is controlled by Gil Peleg and operates helicopters for public and private clients including the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
• The 2020 agreement followed Brook's winning of a Ministry of Defense tender for transport to remote bases.
• Israel Aerospace Industries prepared certification for Sikorsky S-76 maintenance under Civil Aviation Authority rules.
• Brook Aviation agreed to pay USD 75,000 per month for parking and maintenance but paid only part and owed ILS 2.3 million (about USD 740,000).
• Brook Aviation vacated Israel Aerospace Industries site in June 2023.
• Court found documents proved Israel Aerospace Industries claim and rejected Brook arguments on certification period and later invoices.
• Brook counterclaim for overpayments, wasted technician training and denied ramp access at Ben Gurion Airport was dismissed.
• Court ruled Brook failed to raise issues in real time and filed counterclaim only as response to main claim.
• Brook Aviation ordered to pay ILS 200,000 (about USD 64,000) in costs.

Sources:

• Bizportal