Our aerospace practice advises on an extensive range of transactional and regulatory issues affecting airlines, corporate aircraft owners and other general aviation operators both domestically and internationally.  We advise on aircraft sale, purchase, lease, management and finance transactions.

Our aviation lawyers take a commercial and practical approach. We understand the technical and operational issues our clients face, and the practical effects of the legal advice that we provide

We can advise on the following areas:

• Sale and purchase agreements.
• Loan agreements and security documents.
• Securitisation of receivables.
• Corporate and financial structures; tax efficiency (including office structuring)
• Enforcement of creditors rights/insolvency related issues.
• Contractual advice, interpretation and drafting in respect of aircraft, crew; ground handling, MRO of aircraft and engines; fleet management.
• Regulatory advice on air services agreement issues.
• Employment and human resources.
• Start-up operations.
• Passenger ticketing and General Conditions of Carriage.
• EU regulations.
• Code shares; marketing agreements, joint ventures and other commercial contracts.
• Compliance.
• Frequent flyer schemes and CRS.
• Travel law; agency and commission arrangements.
• Civil Aviation regulations including safety, dangerous goods handling, air traffic control; airspace and airport management.
• Health and Safety.
• Data protection.
• Judicial review.
• Intellectual property - know-how and trade mark protection/IT.
• Insurance, liability and risk management.