We have a team with rich experience and broad expertise in aviation legal services that we are proud of. We provide one-stop legal services to airlines, leasing companies, banks, aircraft custody companies and private users, with respect to the introduction, procurement, leasing, loan, operation and resale of and relating to aircraft. The targets involved include not only large commercial airliners and feeder liners, but also cargo planes, business jets, helicopters, and aviation-related assets such as engines and aviation parts.

We are familiar with various aviation financing structures such as financing lease, operating lease, sub-lease and cross-border tax lease with bonded area lease as the core, have a deep understanding of their respective business modes and structural characteristics, and can carry out structural innovation, optimization and adjustment according to different needs of specific transactions.

We keep abreast with the financial institutions and market trends of specialized aviation financing, and are knowledgeable about the investment preferences and operational management requirements of different types of banks, leasing companies, insurers and professional investors, especially in asset securitization and structured financing of aircraft assets in China.

We have unique experience in the transfer, delivery supervision, transformation of domestic and overseas structure, bridge and subsequent financing of aviation assets involving China; have a clear understanding and good sense of the risk points and common transaction problems in asset transfer; and are able to provide assistance for clients in the disposal, restructuring and negotiation of aviation assets (especially non-performing aviation assets).

We have represented industrial clients to deeply participate in the negotiation of aircraft selection planning, configuration, aircraft type introduction and technical support from manufacturers, and have valuable experience in large-scale aviation materials reserve and replacement service projects.

The client-centric legal services offered by us leveraging our expertise in aviation include:

• Procurement and leasing of aircrafts and their spare engines

• Pre-delivery payment financing, delivery financing and tax financing of aircrafts

• Resale of aircrafts with lease in China and abroad

• Aviation asset securitization and trust

• Issuance of bonds for aircraft leasing companies