For more than 60 years, Debevoise has been at the forefront of the global aviation industry, representing airlines and other industry participants in the full range of aviation-related transactions. We have a leading practice in the raising of public and private capital on behalf of airlines, with a long track record of developing innovative financing techniques for the airline industry. We take particular pride in our ability to structure and implement the most demanding projects, such as serving as aircraft transactions counsel to Delta Air Lines and Comair in their 2005-2007 Chapter 11 proceedings, which involved the refinancing of over 275 aircraft, and the representation of American Airlines in the 2003 out-of-court restructuring of its aircraft fleet. We regularly represent leading airlines around the world, including Aeroflot, Air France-KLM, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

Our practice includes: 

• Aircraft, engine and spare parts financing transactions, including mortgage financings, operating, leveraged, synthetic and cross-border leases, manufacturer financings, pre-delivery payment financings and export credit agency financings. 
• Airline securities offerings, including of EETCs, equity securities and debt securities. 
• Fleet restructurings and refinancings (including Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings). 
• Russian and CIS aviation matters, where we have been involved in many of the most important recent Russian aircraft financing projects. 
• M&A transactions involving airlines and other industry participants. 
• Airport privatization and financing transactions. 
• Airline litigation matters, including litigation arising out of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and litigation in the American Airlines and Delta Air Lines bankruptcy.