Aviation Finance, Leasing & Regulation

We have the preeminent aviation finance practice based in Israel, advising financial institutions, manufacturers, owners, lessors and lessees on a wide range of aviation-related matters.

We have more than a decade of experience advising on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions in Israel, Europe, North America, South America and Asia. We work closely together with a network of leading aviation practitioners in their respective jurisdictions. As a result of our extensive experience, we offer our clients practical result-oriented advice.

In our domestic practice, we work closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel on registration matters as well as other regulatory matters relevant to operators. We have practical industry-specific experience relevant to the day-to-day affairs of operators — including commercial, operational, and technical agreements; collaboration arrangements between operators (such as ACMI, code share and block-space arrangements); agreements with maintenance providers and ground-handlers.

Managing Partner Charles Gottlieb received Band 1 ranking in Israel by Chambers and Partners. According to Legal 500, Gottlieb, Gera & Co. Advocates “provides a level of service similar to that of New York or London firms…”

We author the Israeli chapter on aviation finance and leasing for Getting the Deal Through.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Acquisition and disposal of wide-body freighter aircraft and narrow-body commercial aircraft, including owner participant interests
• The sale and purchase of engines
• Leveraged financing transactions involving leading financial institutions
• Aircraft and engine leasing transactions
• Cross-border leveraged lease financing
• PDP financing
• RFPs for the acquisition of aircraft and engines
• Commercial and operational agreements
• Regulatory matters, including the acquisition of flight rights
• Parts supply agreements and title retention arrangements
• Registration and de-registration of aircraft