Aircraft Operating Leasing A Legal and Practical Analysis in the Context of Public and Private International Air Law Third Edition Donal Patrick Hanley Although aircraft leasing is comparatively young as a commercial activity – less than fifty years old in practical terms – already well over half of the world’s commercial aircraft fleet is leased. The legal significance of aircraft leasing is, therefore, growing very quickly. Bringing together the laws affecting both air travel and leasing can, however, be challenging. This book is the first to assume this task in a major focused way, thus providing invaluable expert guidance to practitioners handling aircraft lease agreements as well as to legal academics and students. In this third edition, the author examines the aircraft operating lease from both a legal and practical point of view and contextualizes it in light of the latest public and private international air law agreements, case law, statutes and regulations from a variety of jurisdictions and current literature in the field: – the obligations and rights of each party; – failure to meet delivery conditions before delivery; – standby letters of credit and guarantees; – regulatory constraints concerning aircraft registration or foreign remittances; – manufacturer’s warranties; – possession and replacement of parts and engines; – sub-leasing; – damage to the aircraft and other loss to lessor; – liability for damage to third parties; – safety issues and lessor’s liability for acts of the airline; – the events that will entitle the lessor to terminate the contract and recover its asset; – issues pertaining to enforcement of remedies; and – governing law. The format broadly follows that of a typical aircraft operating lease. The author flags the principal legal issues to be considered in developing a standard form aircraft operating lease and makes recommendations in that regard. His approach balances the desired commercial outcome with the legal, or more theoretical, mandate to apply the law to disputes that may arise. An immensely useful supplement sets out a real example of a form of aircraft operating lease for a used aircraft, as used by a leading commercial aircraft leasing company. As a detailed examination of each part of the lease with particular reference to the impact on each term of relevant case law, statutes, regulations and international treaties, this work greatly enhances understanding of the legal and practical aspects of the aircraft operating lease.

This title presents twenty-nine topics, prepared by leading scholars in more than 20 countries, providing a comparative analysis of cutting-edge legal topics of the 21st century. Considering topics of vital moment to contemporary legal scholars, the title includes pieces on Surrogate Motherhood, The Balance of Copyright in Comparative Perspective, International Law in Domestic Systems, Constitutional Courts as "Positive Legislators," Same-sex Marriage, Climate Change and the Law, The Regulation of Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and State Funds, and Regulation of Corporate Tax Evasion. Each chapter surveys legal developments in the U.S. and Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin and South America, Africa, and the Middle East in a format that permits the reader easy access to similarities and differences in the approaches of the selected national regimes. This comprehensive volume tells the story of parallel trends in the evolution of legal doctrine despite jurisdictional, cultural, and political barriers. While each of the covered countries stands alone as a sovereign, in a technologically advanced world their disparate systems nonetheless have converged to adopt comparable strategies in dealing with complex legal issues. The volume is a critical addition to the library of any scholar hoping to keep abreast of the major trends in contemporary law.

This book is the second in a series which addresses practical issues relating to contracting under the Cape Town Convention (the Convention). It has been produced by the Legal Advisory Panel of the Aviation Working Group, which has been the driving force behind the preparation and promotion of the Convention as applied to aircraft objects at the centre of activity on legal issues arising under the Convention. The aim of the group is to assist professionals working with the Convention in the context of transactions. This second book (the Green Book) builds upon the earlier Contract Practices under the Cape Town Convention ("the Purple Book"), which set out an initial set of practical guidelines to contracting under the Convention. The Purple Book was published prior to the entry into force of the Convention and since its publication major developments have occurred. The Convention and Protocol came into force on 1 March 2006, on which date the International Registry for aircraft objects commenced operations. The Registry system has been regularly upgraded and is governed by Regulations and Procedures now in their third edition. Already there have been nearly 100,000 registrations in the International Registry and much experience has been gained from the large number of transactions in which contracting parties and practitioners have been involved. The appearance of the second volume in the series, Advanced Contract and Opinion Practices under the Cape Town Convention (“the Green Book”), is therefore timely. Among other things it provides a practical guide to the registration system, with its elaborate mechanism of approvals and authorisations, advice on documentation and arrangements for closing, and annotated forms of legal opinion, both generic and specific. The Green Book benefits from two years of actual practice under Convention and also refers to the recently published revised edition of the Official Commentary by Professor Sir Roy Goode, an essential resource for anybody seeking to understand or enter into transactions governed wholly or partially by the Convention.

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