August 17, 2026
Venezuela can't skirt a more than $25 million arbitral award issued to Air Canada, after a D.C. federal judge ruled that the country was adequately represented in the arbitration despite the tribunal allowing the administration of former President Nicolás Maduro to defend the case.
January 22, 2026
Air Canada has asked a D.C. federal judge not to toss its lawsuit seeking to enforce an arbitral award of more than $25 million against Venezuela, saying the country's claim that it was not properly represented in the arbitration does not hold up.
November 18, 2025
U.S.-recognized members of Venezuela's National Assembly are pressing a D.C. federal court to throw out Air Canada's lawsuit seeking to enforce a more than $25 million arbitral award against the country, arguing that the arbitrators erroneously allowed the administration of President Nicolás Maduro to defend the case.
August 01, 2024
Air Canada has asked a D.C. federal judge to enforce an arbitration award against Venezuela now valued at $25.6 million based on a dispute over its operations in Caracas, saying a tribunal favored its claims in 2021, but the country has failed to pay the airline ever since.