Our aviation team provides a full range of aviation services and has an appreciation and understanding of the aviation industry, based on a proven track record of involvement in major aviation transactions. Our team has experience in all types of aviation-related work, whether in the context of financing aircraft for financiers and airlines, sale and purchase agreements, financial and operating leases, wet and dry leases and structured permanent financing transactions.

Aviation Transactions in which members of our team have been involved include acting as South African counsel to Airbus in connection with the acquisition (sale and leasing) of new aircraft by SAA; counsel to Bombadier in relation to SA law issues relating to sales of aircraft into South Africa; representing the financiers of a number of the new Airbus aircraft and Boeing 737-800 acquired by SAA; and acting as counsel to the financiers of aircraft for Air Namibia, Comair, 1Time Airlines and SA Express Airways.