History of Residual Value Guarantees - In the late 1990s and early 2000s, manufacturers like Bombardier and Embraer increasingly began offering residual value guarantees (RVGs) to airlines and investors, typically...more
Rugger Investment Group LLC contracted to sell an airplane to Magic Carpet Ride, LLC (MCR). Rugger deposited a lien release into escrow 8 days late. MCR succeeded in obtaining summary judgment on its breach of contract claim....more
In a recent decision, the Texas Supreme Court upheld a contractual waiver of punitive damages despite a finding of fraud by the seller in the sale of a supposedly new aircraft that instead contained used and repaired engines....more
In Bombardier Aero. Corp. v. Spep Aircraft Holdings, a plaintiff who had purchased an aircraft sued the defendant for fraud associated with representations regarding whether the aircraft was new or used. No. 17-0578, 2019...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) held a hearing on Nov. 28, 2018, regarding its proposed bonus depreciation regulations. Holland & Knight Partner John Hoover testified on behalf of the National Business Aviation Association...more