Aviation, Aircraft-, Airlines-, Aircraft-Operators Projects and Transactions & Supervision Laws and Rulings

Regulatory advice on operating licences and air operator certificates under Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 and the Austrian Aviation Act (Luftfahrtgesetz), including the ownership and control requirements.

Corporate and regulatory advice on the acquisition and sale of airlines, aircraft operators and aircraft management companies.

Registration and deregistration of aircraft, the Austrian aircraft register and security interests in aircraft, including under the Cape Town Convention and its Aircraft Protocol.

Aircraft purchase agreements, dry and wet lease agreements, aircraft management agreements and charter arrangements.

Maintenance, CAMO and Part-145 arrangements, including contracts between operators, maintenance organisations and manufacturers.

Representation in dealings with Austro Control and with the federal ministry responsible for aviation.

Defence against and claim management of air passenger rights under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, including the design of processes for handling high volumes of compensation claims.

Customs, import VAT and other cross-border aspects of aircraft operations in Austria.

Aviation insurance and liability, including damage to aircraft on the ground.

Enforcement, detention and repossession of aircraft in default scenarios as well as aviation-related litigation and arbitration.

Advising foreign investors on the acquisition of Austrian aircraft operators and airlines.

Advising national and international clients on aircraft financings and on the enforcement of security and the repossession of aircraft in default scenarios.

Advising a leading aircraft leasing company on its lease documentation and on the registration of business jets in a number of jurisdictions.

Advising a major international bank on the financing and operation of two aircraft.

Advising on the purchase of an aircraft from Airbus.

Advising a US aircraft financier on the negotiation and conclusion of lease agreements for Boeing airliners.

Advising a leading CEE aircraft leasing company on the refinancing and collateralisation of two helicopters transferred from Croatia to Germany.

Advising an Austrian aircraft dealer on the sale of an aircraft to a state ministry of transport.

Advising a major Austrian bank on the restructuring of a leading Austrian aviation operator.

Defending a German airline in court proceedings against passenger damage claims.

Representing an international aviation technology provider in connection with a cargo aircraft damaged at Vienna International Airport.

Advising a Malta-based business aviation operator on the Austrian customs and import VAT aspects of its operations.