09 · Practice Area
Aviation Financing
Cross-border aircraft leasing, sale-and-finance, repossessions and aviation regulatory support.
Overview
Aviation finance is one of the most technical and cross-border corners of commercial law — and one where the drafting margin for error is unforgiving. We advise lessors, financiers, airlines and MRO operators across aircraft leasing, sale-and-leaseback, engine leasing, financing structures and repossession.
Our work draws on Cape Town Convention discipline, DGCA and IDERA registration mechanics, and the reality that Indian aviation is now a substantial global lessor market. We coordinate with international counsel where required and ensure the enforcement position, not just the drafting position, is defensible.
Where recovery is on the table, we know the operational and regulatory sequence — from IDERA invocation to physical repossession and export.
What we cover
Sub-services.
A representative view of the work we take on within aviation financing. Every engagement is tailored to the specific commercial reality of the business.
Aircraft & Engine Leasing
Dry, wet and damp leases, engine leases, sale-and-leaseback structures.
Sale, Purchase & Novation
Aircraft sale and purchase, novation, assignment and portfolio transfers.
Cape Town Convention
IDERA registration, international registry filings and priority-search opinions.
Aircraft Finance Documentation
Loan, security, mortgage and inter-creditor documentation for aircraft finance.
DGCA & Regulatory
DGCA registration, deregistration, airworthiness and operator-related regulatory support.
Repossession & Enforcement
IDERA invocation, deregistration, physical repossession and export co-ordination.
MRO & Ground Handling
MRO agreements, ground-handling contracts and lease-return conditions.
Airline Restructuring
Airline restructurings, lessor-airline negotiations and IBC intersections.
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