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The No Russia Clause in Aviation Finance Transactions
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Acting for a leading US Bank in relation to the financing of multiple aircraft engines.
Acted for a leading Asia Pacific Airline in relation to various commercial aircraft lease finance, trading and leasing matters.
Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to multiple aircraft finance restructurings.
Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to the lease defaults and repossession of two (2) A320 family aircraft.
Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of two (2) B737 aircraft for a Chinese lessor.
Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of one (1) B-777 for a Chinese Lessor.
Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to the purchase and finance leaseback of three (3) A320 aircraft.
Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to its secured debt financing of one A320.
Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to two (2) unsecured aircraft warehouse credit facilities.
Acting for Air Arabia in relation to the delivery financing for 6 Airbus A320 aircraft and the leasing of 6 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Acting on the AFIC-supported French tax lease financing of one Boeing 737-8 aircraft and one Boeing 787-9 aircraft with BNP Paribas. This transaction won the following awards: Global Transport Finance 2018 Aircraft Tax Lease of the Year and Airline Economics Aviation 100 Middle East & Africa Editor’s Deal of the Year 2018.
Acting on the AFIC-supported French tax lease financing of two Boeing 787-9 aircraft with BNP Paribas.
Acted for a leading Asia Pacific Airline in relation to various commercial aircraft lease finance, trading and leasing matters.
Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to multiple aircraft finance restructurings.
Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of two (2) B737 aircraft for a Chinese lessor.
Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of one (1) B-777 for a Chinese Lessor.
Acting for a leading US Bank in relation to the financing of multiple aircraft engines.
Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to two (2) unsecured aircraft warehouse credit facilities.
Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to the lease defaults and repossession of two (2) A320 family aircraft.
Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to the purchase and finance leaseback of three (3) A320 aircraft.
Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to its secured debt financing of one A320.
Acting for the lenders financing the acquisition of an A34-300 on operating lease.
Acting for Air Arabia in relation to the delivery financing for 6 Airbus A320 aircraft and the leasing of 6 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Representing Royal Jordanian Airlines in the financing and delivery of 2 Boeing B787-8 aircraft with DVB Bank.
Provided Qatari law advice to a leading lessor in connection with financing and leasing of aircraft and engines.
Acting for a Saudi based low cost carrier in connection with the leasing and deliveries of A320 and A330 aircraft.
Advising a Middle Eastern carrier in connection with a potential claim made by one of its lessors and otherwise in connection with the leasing agreements entered into with the same lessor.
Advising a UAE operator in connection with leasing helicopters to Nigeria and Malaysia.
Advising a UAE luxury air services operator in connection with the restructuring of existing leasing arrangements of two Boeing Business Jets.
Advising ELFC in connection with engine lease transactions to several UAE airlines.
Acting for the lenders, financing the acquisition of two A319-100s by way of operating lease.
Assisting Wizz Air in establishing Wizz UK and leasing the first A320 aircraft into the new UK airline.
Acting for Wizz on the JOLCO financing of two Airbus A321 NEO aircraft arranged by SMBC.
Acting for Wizz on the structured financing under a French tax lease structure of three Airbus A320 NEO family aircraft arranged by BNP Paribas.
Acting for airBaltic on the sale and leaseback of several Airbus A220-300 (formerly the Bombardier CS300) aircraft with lessors including Avation, ACG, CMB Leasing, FPG Amentum and Chorus.
Acting for airBaltic on the sale and leaseback of two Airbus A220-300 aircraft with Avation. This transaction won AirFinance Journal's Operating Lease Deal of the Year in 2018 due to its innovative Euro rent structure.
Advising airBaltic on the financing and leasing arrangements for airBaltic's fleet of Airbus A220-300 aircraft. This included the first export credit-supported financing for the aircraft type with Export Development Canada.
Acting on the loan and lease financing of countless business jets and helicopters in various transactions and jurisdictions.
Acting for Turkish Airlines on the on the JOLCO financing of three Airbus A321 NEO aircraft arranged by SMBC.
Acting for Turkish Airlines on the CACIB-arranged French tax lease financing of one Boeing 777 freighter aircraft with ICBC put option.
Acting for Turkish Airlines in numerous financing transactions, including: the French tax-optimised leasing and financing of countless Airbus and Boeing aircraft; the finance leasing of several Boeing aircraft with a leading Chinese bank and the sale and leaseback of numerous Airbus and Boeing aircraft, in each case with market leading banks and lessors.
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