Experience

I offer clients over 35 years' experience in aviation and aerospace, covering almost every aspect of the sector.

2022 Onwards: Of Councel

2004 to 2021: Bird & Bird LLP, London
Joint Head of International Aviation & Aerospace Sector Group

Air Arabia

  • Airbus A320 purchase agreement, COVID restructuring and various disputes

 

ATR

  • Sales and novations of used aircraft, asset management and maintenance and support agreements

 

AVIC

  • Repossession from insolvent Cobalt in Cyprus

 

Avolon

  • Maintenance and technical agreements - MRO GTAs

 

Airbus Military

  • Engine industrial and procurement agreements and disputes for A400M and FSTA procurement

 

Azorra

  • Lease to German Airways and purchase from GOAL

 

Falko

  • STC development agreement for fire fighter derivative of BAe 146

 

Cargolux

  • Leasing deals and returns

 

CCB Leasing

  • Leasing and asset management deals globally
  • Norwegian examinership 2020/21
  • Thomas Cook insolvency and asset management 2020

 

DVB Aircraft Asset Management

  • Many leasing and asset management deals globally including Iberia and BA for managed funds
  • Asset management agreements
  • Norwegian examinership 2020/21

 

Emirates

  • 10X A380 operating leases with Investec and BBAM
  • Redelivery disputes

 

Etihad

  • Code share and maintenance agreements

 

GHZ

  • Advising on purchase of A321 aircraft and all deals required for maintenance, ferry, conversion, financing and lease

 

Marshall Aerospace

  • Hercules Integrated Operations Support agreements for LM C130
  • Honda Jet distributor agreements
  • Commercial deals and potential move to new airport
  • Corporate aircraft management and deals
  • National security derivative aircraft

 

ICBC Leasing

  • Many asset management and redeployment deals including Air Madagascar, WOW and TUI
  • New 4 X A320 deals with Middle Eastern Airlines

 

Luxaviation

  • Aircraft deals

 

LOT Polish Airlines

  • Standard Chartered operating leases
  • MAX grounding and commercial deals with Boeing
  • Redelivery disputes

 

Montrose

  • Purchase agreement for new Viking Twin otter
  • Lease financing, commercial work and disputes for large number of Twin Otter, Cessna Caravan, Q400 and ATR aircraft
  • Portfolio financing of global fleet with fund and restructuring

 

MTU

  • Advising on complex leasing, sanctions and insurance issues for repossession of engines stuck in Russia

 

NAC

  • Lease negotiation advice

 

Northrop Grumman

  • National security derivative aircraft

 

Seraph

  • 2 X A320 leases with Pakistan International
  • Repossession from Jet India

 

Smartwings

  • Disputes with CFM - performance failure of CFM LEAP 1B on MAX
  • MAX grounding dispute with Boeing and impact
  • Restructure all leases through insolvency process during COVID crisis

 

Virgin Atlantic

  • Purchase agreement for Boeing 787 and all operating leases
  • Disputes
  • Delivery of A330 family aircraft
  • A330-200 operating leases (ex-Berlin) following AOG caused by Trent 1000
  • Maintenance agreements
  • Charter and many commercial agreements

 

Willis Lease

  • Purchase of Olympic ATR fleet
  • VAT advice, MRO GTAs, lease advice and repossessions from Flybe

1995 to 2004: BAE SYSTEMS and Airbus

BAe Regional Aircraft: Asset Management Organisation (AMO) Hatfield

  • New standard form lease and MRO GTA
  • Global deals to get the fleet flying

 

Oasis Leasing 1998 – based in Abu Dhabi

  • Purchase of 6 X A320 from Gulf Air
  • Attempted purchase of AWAS

 

Airbus Asset Management – Toulouse

  • Asset Management Change Programme
  • Global asset management and leasing
  • Khalifa and Aerolines Argentina deals

 

BAE Customer Solutions & Support – Farnborough

  • Commercial Director of Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (“FSTA”) project for BAE and Boeing
  • Military Flying Training System (“MFTS”)

 

 

1992 to 1995 Richards Butler, Hong Kong

  • New Airbus and Boeing deliveries to China Southern and China South West for global banks
  • All operating leases and commercial agreements for AHK Air Hong Kong Limited (freighter operator)
  • Sale of AHK Air Hong Kong Limited to Swire Group/Cathay Pacific

 

1989 to 1991 McCann FitzGerald/Guinness Peat Aviation 

  • Financing all aircraft globally in GPA Revolving Credit Facility
  • First aircraft securitization in Sweden (Solitaire) and sales with novation by GPA Capital
  • My first business travel to negotiate Dash 8 leases for GPA Jetprop with Air Alliance in Toronto
  • Summers in Shannon!

 

1987 to 1991: Beaumont & Son, London (trainee)

  • Air 2000: operating leases with BOTH leasing companies: GPA and ILFC
  • My first solo lease negotiation for Thai International
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