Dr. iur. Albert Kost, LL.M., Attorney-at-Law, has been a lecturer at the Institute for European and International Economic Law at the University of Bern since February 2026. He holds degrees from the University of Bern and the renowned International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden University. From 2006 to 2019, he also lectured in aviation law at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).
His professional career combines academic work with corporate practice. Since 2005, he has served as Senior Legal Counsel at Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. His areas of expertise include national and international aviation law, public international law, and private law.
In addition to his work as in-house counsel, Albert Kost has for many years been engaged in academic research on Swiss, European, and international aviation law. His publications focus in particular on air transport law, passenger rights, competition law, and issues of responsibility and liability in aviation. Since 1996, he has regularly attended the aviation law conference organized by the Institute for European and International Economic Law in Lenzburg, where he has also repeatedly contributed as a speaker.
From 2015 to 2019, he was also a member of the board of the Hausen-Oberamt Airfield Cooperative.
