Aviation
With specialists in advising on the acquisition, financing and disposal of high-value private jets, we offer expert guidance to ensure seamless operation across multiple jurisdictions.
From financing and leasing to employment and crewing issues, our team can help safeguard aviation investments.
What we do:
- Sale and purchase of aircraft
- Aircraft finance
- Change of registration state and change of operator
- Leasing issues
- Enforcement and other disputes
- Succession planning
- Employment advice, crewing issues for operators, IP and commercial disruptors
- Reputation management and media handling
- Global mobility: import, export and VAT
Recent experience:
- Acting for a wealthy Middle Eastern family on the recovery of an aircraft from Saudi Arabia, grounded as a result of the political situation, with a view to selling the aircraft.
- Advising a HNW family and its corporate subsidiaries with the financing of corporate jets.
- Acting for the borrower on the change of operator, de-registration and re-registration of a financed business jet.
- Advising the lender on a prototype of a flying car.
- Acquiring and negotiating the financing of a private jet for a UK businessman (and selling his existing aircraft).
- Purchasing a private jet for a member of an African royal family.
- Review of private charter agreements for a private individual.
- Advising various UHNW individuals on privacy issues associated with their use of aircraft.
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