The Aviation group is experienced in all aspects of corporate
and private jet and helicopter transactions. We combine a focused,
professional and expert legal service and an intimate knowledge of
the corporate and private aviation sector to provide commercial and
practical solutions for our clients.
Our sector expertise includes:
- airport agreements
- all aspects of financing and leasing aircraft and engines
- buying and selling aircraft and engines
- environmental
- employment
- lease termination and repossession
- litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution across the
sector
- aircraft management agreements
- regulatory and aircraft operation
- tax.
In a growing and international segment of the aviation industry
we understand the need for a global reach. We are the founding
member of L2B Aviation which is the world's largest international
network of aviation law firms which currently has members in 40
countries and contacts in a further 35 countries. The network
covers Europe, USA, South and Central America, the Caribbean,
Africa and the Far East. All members are selected from the most
highly regarded specialist aviation law firms world-wide.
The network has proved invaluable to our clients in the
corporate and private aviation sector who often require responsive,
expert and practical advice in multiple jurisdictions relating to
aircraft registration, security, management, operation and
regulatory matters.
Through L2B Aviation we can provide a truly global service on
all aspects of corporate and private jet and helicopter
aviation.
Examples of our recent experience:
- acting for borrower on financing of a Gulfstream G550
- acting for purchaser of an Airbus A318 Elite
- acting for borrower on financing of a Bombardier Global Express
XRS
- acting for purchaser of a Dassault Falcon 900
- acting for lessee on lease purchase of one Bombardier
Challenger 601.
The Aviation group has advised various industry participants on
transactions involving the following corporate and private aircraft
types:
- Airbus A318 Elite
- Bombardier Global Express XRS; Challenger
601
- Cessna Citation 550 and Sovereign
- Dassault Falcon 900
- Gulfstream GV (G550)
- Hawker 4000
- Raytheon Hawker HS125-800XP
supporting information
We are recommended as specialist aircraft finance lawyers in
corporate and private aviation leading publication, Corporate Jet
Investor.
International aircraft finance publication. Aircraft Finance
Journal, praises the aircraft finance group for charging "out
of London prices, but [giving] a London service" and has listed our
aircraft finance group in the top ten law firms for aircraft
finance out of 150 world-wide appearing in its 2010 and 2011
industry lawyer survey.
