Our lawyers have extensive experience advising clients in the aviation and transportation industry, including civil aviation authorities, airport authorities, aviation companies and commercial airlines.

We advise clients on a variety of corporate and commercial, employment, and disputes matters including:

• setting up branch offices across the UAE;

• contentious and non-contentious employment matters including general human resources advice, advice on executive level employment contracts, and terminations;

• General Sales Agent (GSA) arrangements;

• private jet operation and maintenance contracts;

• aircraft acquisition and leases;

• customs and tax matters;

• debt collection advice;

• drafting and reviewing commercial agreements including aircraft lease agreements (wet and dry), IP license agreements, agreements with sales agents, other third-party service agreements, consultancy agreements, and warehouse and office space lease agreements;

• acquisition finance and registration of security interests; and

• joint ventures and corporate restructurings.

We also advise lenders on aircraft financing including preparing documents required for the mortgage, registering the mortgage and Cape Town Convention registrations.

We have been involved in negotiations with airport authorities and civil aviation authorities on behalf of our clients.