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
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
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more
Apollo Aviation Group, now Carlyle Aviation Partners, agreed to pay OFAC $210,600 for 12 violations of the Sudanese Sanctions Program. Carlyle acquired Apollo in December 2018, and Carlyle was not involved in the...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
The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (“GARA”) was a byproduct of aging aircraft, rising costs, and tort liability in the United States. Congress was concerned that aircraft manufacturers were being devastated by...more
On January 13, 2017, the White House, the U.S. Department of Treasury ’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , and the U.S. Department of Commerce ’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a host of policy...more
On March 24, 2016, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published Iran General License I which is designed to permit U.S. persons seeking to sell civil passenger aircraft and parts to Iran to negotiate executory...more