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DLA Piper

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Holds that “Opt-Out” Mechanism Renders Third-Party Releases Consensual in Spirit Airlines Chapter 11 Plan

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The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Court) recently approved third-party releases contained in a chapter 11 plan (the Plan) and found that, under the facts and circumstances, the opt-out...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hong Kong Airlines - A Restructuring Unparalleled

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A novel debt restructuring plan will allow the carrier to recover following pandemic turbulence. In December 2022, Hong Kong Airlines’ Hong Kong scheme and English restructuring plan were sanctioned by the respective...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Live and let fly: Turbulence lands SAS in Chapter 11 - Eurofenix, Autumn 2022

On 5 July 2022, SAS AB and 13 affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in the Southern District of New York. Owned 44% by the Kingdoms of Denmark and Sweden, SAS encountered financial turbulence resulting from increased...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Aircraft Lessors Should Prepare for UK Restructuring Processes

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

Epiq

Where to Next? Travel and Bankruptcy Predictions Remain Foggy

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There is no argument that throughout the pandemic, travel has been one of the hardest hit industries. Domestic and international restrictions, capacity limitations, cancelled events, remote operations, illness, and fear...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What a Lessor and Secured Lender Should Expect From an Opinion Letter of Local Counsel in a Cross-Border Lease

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Structuring and Practice for Aircraft Leases to Prevent Lease Payments From Being Clawed Back in a Lessee Bankruptcy

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

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Restructuring Webinar Series - Restructuring in the airline and aerospace sectors - February 18th, 2:00 pm EST

Recent shutdowns and travel bans have had a devastating impact on the airline and aerospace industries. This session will be an engaging discussion between legal, restructuring and M&A experts that will discuss key...more

Morgan Lewis

UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Protection for Cape Town-Registered Interests

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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance (CIG) Act 2020, which was enacted on 25 June 2020, introduces a number of permanent changes to the insolvency and restructuring framework in the United Kingdom, some of which have...more

White & Case LLP

Take it from us: Tips for aviation and aerospace professionals on navigating a business transformation - Practical advice on...

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If you are an aviation professional in the COVID-19 era, you are likely learning about, or reacquainting yourself with, the restructuring process. Airlines, helicopter operators and their principals and managers who have...more

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