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

We have practical, hands on experience of working within the aviation industry including advising airlines, lessors, financiers, aircraft manufacturers, groundhandlers, airports, MROs, freight forwarders, insurers, tour operators and travel agents around the world.

Strength in Breadth and Depth

Our mission is to combine our wide knowledge of the aviation sector and our legal expertise to develop commercial solutions that make business sense.

What unites our specialist team across our 29 offices worldwide is a genuine passion and enthusiasm for the industry.

We take pride in helping our clients to reach commercial, workable solutions across a wide range of transactions and ventures, at the cutting-edge of business and legal developments.

We provide advice on:

We can advise on just about every agreement, transaction, regulatory issue or type of dispute that the industry presents. Our aviation clients also turn to us for support on corporate transactions, employment, tax and intellectual property (IP) issues.

Contacts

Paul Briggs

Paul Briggs

Partner
UK

Call me on: +44 (0)20 7415 6000
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Leo Fattorini

Partner
Singapore

Call me on: +65 6534 5266
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Recent highlights of work

  • Air Canada – patent dispute with seat manufacturer
  • Cargolux - purchase of 747-800F and a joint venture for financing
  • Jet2.com - airport agreements, purchase, financing and leasing of aircraft, employment and other regulatory and dispute resolution matters

Accolades

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

    Chambers UK 2017

  • "I get the service level I would only expect if I were a big customer with a magic circle firm."

    Chambers UK

  • "Clients benefit from the team's impressive knowledge of the aviation industry, which is gained from years of experience in an in-house capacity."

    Chambers Europe

  • The ‘responsive and highly commercial’ team at Bird & Bird has ‘great aviation industry knowledge’, and is instructed by an expanding array of airlines.

    Legal 500

  • Bird & Bird has a ‘strong regulatory practice’ and ‘first-class technical knowledge.’

    The Legal 500

News & Events

  1. 2406-2019

    The UK Government’s Airline Insolvency Review – proposed Special Administration Regime for UK airlines could impact the aircraft leasing & finance community

    Of interest to the aircraft leasing & finance community, the recommendations include the creation of a Special Administration Regime ("SAR") to keep an insolvent airline flying for the purpose of repatriation.

  2. 1806-2019

    International aviation & climate change: the UK's net-zero emissions proposition

    Following World Environment Day on 5 June, and the UK Government's announcement of a net-zero emissions target by 2050, we look at the report from the UK Committee on Climate Change, which has significant implications ...

  3. 1406-2019

    China Cyber Security Law Update: Long-Awaited Second Draft Measures on Security Assessment for Export of Personal Information: Any clarity?

    On 13 June 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a long-awaited second draft Measures on Security Assessment for Export of Personal Information. In this update we examine some of the key takeaways.

  1. 1607-2019

    Bird & Bird's Aircraft Finance team again highly noted in influential Airfinance Journal Legal Survey 2019

    Our Global Aircraft Finance & Leasing team has again been recognised in the influential Airfinance Journal Legal Survey 2019

  2. 0402-2019

    Bird & Bird strengthens its global aviation finance capabilities with the addition of Richard Sharman as a London-based partner

    International law firm Bird & Bird today has strengthened its global aviation finance capabilities with the addition of Richard Sharman as a London-based partner in its Banking & Finance Group / Aviation & Defence ...

  3. 2703-2018

    Bird & Bird's Aviation Disputes team secures a US$90m payout for BOC Aviation in landmark case

    Bird & Bird's Aviation Disputes team in London has successfully represented Singapore-based BOC Aviation and BOC Aviation, Ireland, in a landmark case against the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines Limited, and its parent ...

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