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For many of our clients, aircraft ownership is not only practical (having one aircraft on which to train for a pilot certificate can increase efficiencies, for example), but it can also be a business advantage. However,...more
Key Points - - The use by Malaysia Airlines' subsidiary, MAB Leasing Ltd. (incorporated in Malaysia) ("MABL"), in 2021, of an English Scheme of Arrangement (a "Scheme") to compromise its aircraft lease obligations proved...more
Aircraft leasing companies are the backbone of modern commercial aviation. Lessors now account for an estimated 60 percent of new passenger jet deliveries, up from approximately 45 percent on the eve of the pandemic and just...more
The leasing of a commercial aircraft to an airline in a foreign jurisdiction presents risks to the lessor and its secured lender, including whether an aircraft may readily be repossessed if a lease event of default occurs....more
Key Points - The risk that prepetition lease payments made by a lessee that is a debtor in a US bankruptcy will be clawed back from an aircraft lessor can be reduced if: - the lease is a true lease rather than a...more
In the previous articles in our series Engine Leasing, the Fundamentals, BCLP’s global aviation team has discussed the attraction of engine leasing and the key economic drivers. It has discussed the legal risks associated...more
In our previous article Engine Leasing, the Fundamentals – Legal Risks and the Cape Town Convention, BCLP’s global aviation team discussed the legal risks associated with engine leasing and the mitigating impact that the Cape...more
In our previous article Engine Leasing, the Fundamentals – What is the Attraction?, BCLP’s global aviation team discussed the appeal of engine leasing to investors and the economic considerations which influence decisions...more
In this, the first of a four part series focussing on engine leasing and financing, BCLP’s global aviation finance team considers the appeal of engine leasing to investors (as lessor owners and financiers) and the economic...more
In the early 1990s, airlines primarily relied on two types of aircraft to transport their passengers: (1) small turboprops and (2) single-aisle 100-seat jets. Seeking to exploit a potential gap in the market, Bombardier and...more
Third Edition - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is pleased to publish this Third Edition of the World Aircraft Repossession Index. This Third Edition builds on the success of our Second Edition and covers 31 “new”...more