Transport
Aviation
FFW’s Aviation Group prides itself on its genuine interest in
the aviation industry. In fact we believe that a good understanding
of how the industry works is the best way to ensure that we are
able to provide the advice and support our clients are looking
for.
The Group has plenty of hands-on experience of a mixture of
commercial, corporate, regulatory and contentious work across the
aviation industry and, with easy access to expertise across FFW’s
other specialist areas, for example tax, dispute resolution
and employment, we can provide focused, practical and
comprehensive support to our clients. Those clients include
UK and foreign scheduled and charter airlines, lessors, financial
institutions, trade associations and high net worth
individuals.
The range of work we deal with includes:
- aircraft and engine purchase and financing
- aircraft leasing (operating, finance and wet leasing)
- tax structures for the ownership and leasing of aircraft
- corporate finance structuring
- airline franchising
- regulatory matters including airline licensing, airworthiness,
route licensing, ATOLs, UK and EC competition rules and
regulations, EC aviation regulations and international aviation
treaties
- aircraft and engine maintenance, overhaul, engineering and
support including ‘power by the hour’ agreements
- commercial agreements relating to aircraft operations,
conditions of carriage, fuel and catering supply, alliances, flight
crew training, slot exchanges, charters, agency and ground
handling
- aviation related dispute resolution