Overview
The attorneys at KMK Law have decades of extensive experience in aircraft financing transactions. We have experience representing aircraft operators (public and private corporations, individuals for business and personal use), lessees, lessors, banks, arrangers, investors and other financiers in aircraft financings and other transactions. Our team has a full understanding of each party’s interests, enabling us to develop legal recommendations designed to best meet our clients’ business objectives. Our attorneys assist in all phases of aircraft financing transactions from proposal to closing. We frequently involve our tax attorneys to ensure that all transactions are structured to maximize tax benefits and minimize any tax liabilities. Our litigation group is also skilled at handling litigation, arbitrations, and multi-district litigation of accident claims and NTSB investigations.
We represent clients in the following types of transactions:
- Secured aircraft, engines and spare parts financings (including fleet financings);
- Aircraft leases (leveraged, synthetic, operating, sale-leaseback, and leases for security);
- Aircraft acquisitions and sales (including the creation of master aircraft trusts and the purchase and sale of beneficial interests);
- Aircraft lease portfolio acquisitions and sales;
- Reverse and forward like-kind exchange transactions involving aircraft;
- Syndications of aircraft leases and loans;
- Progress payment and other interim financings for aircraft;
- Workouts, restructurings, and repossessions of aircraft;
- U.S. airline bankruptcy proceedings, including §363 sales of aircraft;
- Securitization of aircraft lease receivables;
- Fractional share programs, time sharing, interchange, management, and chartering involving aircraft;
- Airport Fuel Systems Financing;
- Pilot licensing;
- Hangar leasing; and
- Facility and Service Agreements
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