Commercial Aviation
Few firms can match the experience and insider knowledge of the aviation attorneys at Fafinski Mark & Johnson. We serve as trusted advisors to airlines, leasing companies, financial institutions, investment funds, asset traders, manufacturers, maintenance and repair facilities, and any other entities involved in the purchase, sale, leasing, financing, and maintenance of aircraft and engines. FMJ provides its clients with the power of a big law firm with the agile, entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller firm – all at a compelling value.
FMJ’s Aviation & Transportation Group has handled aviation finance and leasing transactions worldwide for many of the largest financial institutions in the industry. We have represented airlines and the suppliers that support them, and we bring an in-depth understanding of the technical, governmental, and regulatory aspects of the business. On a daily basis, we handle cross-border sales, leasing, and financing of aircraft, engines, and components. We have managed many thousands of transactions that are collectively worth billions of dollars.
At FMJ, our aviation attorneys live and breathe commercial aviation. We are trusted advisors to clients in all sectors of the industry, and we bring a passion for aviation work. We are dedicated to helping our clients navigate this busy, frequently chaotic, and exciting industry. FMJ’s attorneys know how to find solutions to the complex issues that our clients encounter, we know how to help our clients ride out difficult challenges, and we know how to help our clients thrive by finding the right opportunities and strategies, even in turbulent times.
Commercial Aviation Services
CROSS-BORDER AIRCRAFT TRADING, FINANCE, AND LEASING
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AIRLINE OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND TECHNICAL VENDOR SUPPORT
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Representative Transactions
The matters listed below are a sample of the transactions and deals FMJ can handle for clients.
FMJ represented a client in a cross-border deal involving the conversion of five passenger aircraft to freighters, which were then leased onward to a European aviation company. FMJ was involved with the entire deal, valued at more than $100 million. The firm worked across six jurisdictions and managed all of the high demands of passenger to freighter conversions.
FMJ negotiated and coordinated the return off lease of 125 Embraer regional jets from one commuter airline and then the delivery on lease of the same aircraft to another airline. This matter was valued at approximately $200 million.
FMJ represented an asset holding group in the negotiation of an $85 million investment in the company by a leading global private equity firm, including an equity purchase, the acquisition of a new product line with a major aviation manufacturer, and an immediate purchase of aircraft engines from the manufacturer.
FMJ represented a global private investment firm in the sale of four aircraft engines to a leasing company. The matter was valued at more than $8 million, and it involved entities, rules, and regulations in Ireland and Bermuda.
FMJ represented a client throughout 2022 in purchases and consignments of aircraft and engine parts inventories valued in excess of $50 million.
FMJ represented a client in negotiating leases for three De Havilland DHC-400 (Q400) aircraft with a start-up Canadian airline. This complex, cross-border matter involved work in Ireland, the United States, and Canada, and it was valued at more than $36 million.
FMJ represented a global client in the workout and repossession of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft from an Asian air carrier and the subsequent negotiation of a lease of the same aircraft to a start-up airline in the United States. The matter was valued at $20 million and involved the jurisdictions of Ireland, Korea, and the U.S.
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