GlobaLex Chambers offers assistance on licensing and transactional matters to aircraft owners, lessors, lessees and financial institutions through its broad practical experience and comprehensive insight of the industry.
In addition to being a contributor to the Mauritius chapter of Sweet & Maxwell's Aircraft Finance handbook, the partner responsible for the aviation practice area has worked on several aircraft financing deals. These projects include reviewing loan and security documentation from a Mauritius perspective and drafting Mauritian law-governed collateral where aircraft bearing Mauritius flag and Mauritian SPVs holding aircraft were involved.
The firm’s expertise as aviation lawyers includes:
- Advice on operational and regulatory aviation matters
- Structuring and setting-up of tax-efficient vehicles to hold aircraft
- Registration of aircraft with the Mauritius Department of Civil Aviation and assistance with obtaining various approvals and certificates e.g. airworthiness, AOC and crew licensing
- Assignment of aircraft
- Aircraft head-leasing and sub-leasing
- Registration and deregistration of aircraft mortgages and other security interests