Sharing your passion & working your way & in for the long haul & across the whole industry & crossing the globe & touching the metal & helping you to fly

Businesses  in the Aviation and Aerospace Sector operate in a fast-changing, dynamic and often challenging global environment. Many are busy embracing new technologies to give them a competitive advantage, enabling them to survive and thrive. 

At Bird & Bird, we proactively support all our clients in their business aspirations. These clients include many of the world's leading airlines, aerospace companies, financiers, aircraft lessors, travel companies and other key players in this exciting sector.  

Our specialist international team advises on all the legal issues our clients face, in particular guidance on complex regulatory issues, protecting them when disputes arise, advising on critical commercial issues and projects, as well as on matters such as employee rights and consumer protection.   

We also have a team of highly recognised aircraft finance and leasing lawyers advising aircraft financiers, leasing companies and airlines on some of the largest and most innovative financings, new and used portfolio leasing transactions, equity investments, new and used aircraft acquisitions and corporate jet transactions. These deals are almost always cross-border, fast-paced and vitally important to the parties involved.  

Our Aviation Regulatory and Competition Law team covers the whole range of regulatory and antitrust issues affecting our clients' businesses.  

Our Aviation Dispute Resolution team has successfully handled some of the largest and most complex aviation disputes of recent years. 

Wherever they are based in our network, and whichever area they specialise in, all the lawyers in Bird & Bird's Aviation and Aerospace team share with our clients a genuine passion and enthusiasm for the industry - and a drive to ensure our clients succeed.  

 

Contacts

Paul Briggs

Partner  |  UK

Leo Fattorini

Partner  |  Singapore

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Of Counsel Simon Phippard discusses the regulatory impact of COVID-19 on airlines, looking at passenger rights around refunds, delays and cancellations, the impact on cash flow, and how regulatory amendments to the EU landing slot allocation regime may provide some relief to troubled operators.

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Accolades

  • The team are very strong on technical detail in respect of engine and aircraft related agreements.

    Chambers UK, 2020

  • The team is very responsive, approachable and knowledgeable.

    Chambers UK, 2020

  • Bird & Bird LLP's 'agile and relevant' Aviation department is 'customer-focused and responsive.'

    Legal 500 UK, 2020

  • They are easy to work with and able to balance giving good advice with commercial sense.

    Chambers Asia Pacific, 2020


  • "Bird & Bird is one of the very few aviation law firms that provides a deep product suite at a very competitive price.”

    Chambers UK, 2019

  • "They are very supportive, client-oriented and have good knowledge of the aviation market."

    Chambers UK, 2018

  • "They are very switched-on, and are quick to respond, very professional and very good at what they do.”

    Chambers UK, 2019

  • A strong team with good aviation experience.

    Chambers UK, 2017

  • Extensive experience handling a broad range of aviation law concerns, including aircraft financing, insurance, regulatory matters and competition.

    Chambers UK, 2017

  • - Ranked 3rd on operating leases globally
    - Ranked 4th on guaranteed financing globally
    - Ranked 4th in Asia Pacific for aircraft finance transactions
    - Ranked 5th in the Middle East for aircraft finance transactions
    - Ranked 6th among all law firms globally

    Airfinance Journal 2020 Lawyers’ Guide:

  • - Ranked 4th on operating leases globally (number of transactions)
    - Ranked 4th in Asia Pacific for aircraft finance (number of transactions)
    - Ranked 6th globally for aviation finance (number of transactions)

    Airfinance Journal 2019 Lawyers’ Guide

News & Events

  1. 1709-2020

    Negligence of hotel staff: consideration of a carrier’s liability under Regulation 261

    Amongst a growing body of case law on Regulation (EC) 261/2004, the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in NM, acting as liquidator of NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH v ON considered the responsibilities and ...

  2. 1609-2020

    UK: Passenger refunds & the coronavirus pandemic - the UK Government responds to the issues raised by the Transport Committee around delays, vouchers and CAA powers

    In June 2020 the House of Commons Transport Committee published a report on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation sector and made recommendations to the Government to address its findings. In August ...

  3. 1109-2020

    An air passenger's unruly behaviour may constitute an extraordinary circumstance under Regulation 261/2004

    Our Aviation team look at a recent case, where the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the unruly behaviour of a passenger may constitute an "extraordinary circumstance" under Regulation 261/2004. ...

  1. 0309-2020

    Bird & Bird strengthens its Middle East offering with the appointment of partner and global head of Islamic finance Gregory Man in Dubai

    International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed partner Gregory Man as the new global head of Islamic finance based in Dubai. Gregory will also head the Finance & Financial Regulation practice in the Middle East.

  2. 2808-2020

    Bird & Bird's Nordic LinkedIn account is now live!

    Bird & Bird has launched a new profile on LinkedIn, focused on presenting their insights on the Nordic market and telling the international law firm's 'Nordic story'.

  3. 2707-2020

    Bird & Bird's Aircraft Finance team again places highly in influential Airfinance Journal Legal Survey 2020

    Our Global Aircraft Finance team is pleased to once again place highly in the influential Airfinance Journal Legal Survey 2020.

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