Aviation and Aerospace

Aviation and Aerospace

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This complex industry ranges from aviation and aerospace service companies to airlines, charter companies, private operators, manufacturers, aircraft leasing companies and other financial institutions, airports, and governmental agencies. It’s an industry where you want specialists with aviation expertise, access to an experienced multijurisdictional team, and experts on the ground in the places you do business.

Dentons’ lawyers know the aviation industry. We combine global expertise with local knowledge in many areas, including:

Asset-based financing
Joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions
Manufacturing, selling, purchasing and leasing aircraft and equipment
Local and international regulatory regimes and treaties
Navigation issues
Insurance and risk management
Litigation and dispute resolution
Commercial and government contracts
Intellectual property
Aviation claims
Disaster preparation and response (crisis management)

Working together, you get all the skills our lawyers have developed representing leading airlines, manufacturers, aviation service providers, airport developers, lessors, financiers, insurers and regulatory bodies. So wherever you fit within the aviation industry, Dentons can help.

Experience

World-leading aerospace company: Acting for a world-leading aerospace company in connection with various Canadian matters.
City of San Jose: Handling the expansion of San Jose's Norman Mineta Airport, which involved the construction of a second runway and new terminals.
Epic Aviation: Advising with respect to the distribution and sale of aviation fuel and jet fuel to clients across Canada including the Department of National Defence.
Industry Canada: Advising with respect to the Government of Canada’s role as one of the lenders involved in Air Canada’s arrangements to raise CA$1.02 billion in additional liquidity through a series of financings and other transactions.
Major airline: Overseeing the environmental audit of a major airline's operations at all the major US airports it serves.
Major airline: Handling the last major expansion at Philadelphia International Airport, which resulted in the construction of the International Terminal, the Commuter Terminal, and redoing the airport access from I-95. Oversaw the Environmental Impact Statement process under NEPA as well as environmental permitting. Successfully defended the approval in the 3d Circuit.
Various lease financing clients: Advising in various sale-leaseback transactions of aircraft, full flight simulators, and flight training devices with Bombardier Inc. and Bombardier Finance Inc.
Various Lessors: Advising in the insolvency of Canada 3000 in a case that was litigated up to the Supreme Court of Canada concerning statutory joint and several liability and priority issues in relation to statutory aircraft seizure and detention rights of Canada’s navigation and airport authorities.

Recognition

Dentons brings home five awards at the CEE Legal Matters 2024 Deal of the Year Awards

April 2, 2025

Global law firm Dentons was recognized with five awards at the 2025 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, including Deal of the Year in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Latvia and Montenegro. The accolades are a testament to the quality of Dentons’ legal advice and the Firm’s leading role in the most important transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2024.

Dentons HPRP Wins Three Prestigious Awards at the ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2024

October 29, 2024

Dentons HPRP has once again demonstrated its position as one of Indonesia's leading law firms by securing three prestigious awards at the 2024 Asian Legal Business (ALB) Indonesia Law Awards.

Dentons HPRP achieves Top Tier Recognition in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024

January 22, 2024

With accolades spanning Aviation and IT, Telecom, and Fintech, the firm's commitment to excellence is highlighted through its dedicated team and esteemed leaders like Hendra Ong and rising star Ken Atyk Nastiti.

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Insights

Aviation sector – Competition & Regulatory Briefing – Winter 24/25

March 3, 2025

United Kingdom: The Northern Hemisphere winter months have seen no shortage of developments in the aviation sector. Governmental shake-ups, with a new US administration and the appointment of a new Commission in Europe, may have driven a tail-off in regulatory changes.

Aviation sector regulatory update – Summer 2024

September 9, 2024

United Kingdom: The northern hemisphere summer may be drawing to a close, but the past few months have seen a raft of competition and regulatory developments in the aviation sector, with regulatory scrutiny and change at levels not seen in the industry for some time.

How transparency and governance can help African airlines soar

July 17, 2024

South Africa: Ethiopian Airlines and how it communicated with its stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic is a good case study on how airlines can build trust as the industry is set to take off again, offering lessons to our own country in South Africa. As African airlines are set to convincingly surge this year, with IBA suggesting that the sector will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.7% from this year until the end of the decade, it is vital that all airline operators act in a manner that is transparent and in accordance with good governance principles if they are to live up to this promise.

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Dentons brings home five awards at the CEE Legal Matters 2024 Deal of the Year Awards

Dentons HPRP Wins Three Prestigious Awards at the ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2024

Dentons HPRP achieves Top Tier Recognition in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024

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Aviation sector – Competition & Regulatory Briefing – Winter 24/25

Aviation sector regulatory update – Summer 2024

How transparency and governance can help African airlines soar

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