Kelley Drye's Aviation practice group provides clients with legal guidance and representation in every aspect of the air transport industry. This work includes handling regulatory matters, enforcement proceedings, international aviation agreements, aircraft acquisition, transportation services
agreements, general leasing and commercial affairs. The firm's aviation lawyers have experience in regulatory, transactional, corporate, commercial and legislative dimensions of aviation, representing clients before the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and other
federal agencies. With Kelley Drye, you work with lawyers with proven insights into aviation businesses, including domestic and foreign passenger and all-cargo airlines, air freight forwarders, shippers, airport authorities, general aviation and aircraft manufacturers. If you face government
enforcement matters, hazardous materials issues or security-related challenges, you can count on Kelley Drye to craft a strategy to meet your specific needs quickly and efficiently.
Lawyers in the Aviation practice group assist clients in a range of areas, including:
- Regulatory Agencies – Working with and monitoring the governmental entities that regulate aviation every day, such as the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S. Department of State. Kelley Drye also stays up to date on all aviation-related
legislation and hearings in Congress.
- Service Agreements – Drafting and negotiating air and ground transportation services agreements, including global logistics services agreements, freight forwarder agreements, motor carrier agreements and bills of lading.
- Route Rights – Obtaining route rights for foreign and domestic airlines and working with the U.S. Department of State in bilateral negotiations with foreign countries.
- Aircraft Acquisition and Leasing – Kelley Drye has significant experience in aircraft leases and purchase agreements.
- Represented a major air freight carrier in one of the largest civil aircraft acquisition programs in history. During this time, the client has acquired over $2 billion worth of new and used B-747, DC-8, B-727, B-757 and smaller commuter aircraft,
through both purchase and lease. Kelley Drye attorneys negotiated the contracts, including related aircraft modification, repair and maintenance agreements, conducted the closings and secured necessary regulatory approvals in connection with this
massive purchase and lease program. These transactions spanned the world and involved over 120 new and used aircraft.
- Represented clients in their negotiations with the aerospace industry, as well as representing the industry itself. Kelley Drye lawyers have negotiated major contracts on behalf of airlines with Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Fairchild, Aerospatiale and
General Electric/SNECMA.
- Represented clients in numerous regulatory and judicial proceedings involving airport access issues. Kelley Drye has handled matters involving airport use agreements, facilities leases, environmental problems, landing fee disputes, noise issues and airport administration.
For further information about Kelley Drye's Aviation practice group, please contact:
David L. Vaughan
(202) 342-8462
dvaughan@kelleydrye.com
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