Transport Webinar Series: Aviation- Episode 120 October 2020
This episode will look at aviation restructuring.
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UK Job Support Scheme2 October 2020
The UK’s furlough scheme ends on 31 October 2020. From 1 November 2020, the new Job Support Scheme will take effect and continue until the end of April 2021. In this article we summarise the main provisions of the scheme.
PE in aviation: don’t forget your kit!22 September 2020
This article explores the growing interest from private equity in the aviation sector as airlines, lessors and financiers seek to consolidate their position as a result of the turmoil caused by Covid-19.
WFW Italy welcomes new Aviation Team8 September 2020
The new team – Of Counsel Matteo Castioni, Senior Associates Alessandro Di Carlo and Irene De Beni, and Trainee Meghna Chaudhry – joins from Macchi di Cellere Gangemi law firm.
Premium protection? Recourse for lessors if a Thai lessee fails to maintain insurance17 August 2020
In this article we consider the impact of suspending or cancelling aircraft insurance and the rights of lessors should a lessee fail to maintain the necessary insurance cover.
Airline Economics names three WFW Aviation Partners to 40 under 40 2020 list5 August 2020
Partners Dominic Pearson, Patrick Moore and Pete O’Hare has been recognised among the most outstanding individuals in that age group active in the commercial aviation industry.
WFW advises Wilmington Trust on landmark scheme of arrangement for US$6bn NAC debt restructuring programme24 July 2020
The scheme gives legal sanction to an agreement between NAC and its creditors that grants security over 236 aircraft, held by Wilmington Trust in its capacity as security trustee.
WFW wins three AFJ Deal of the Year 2019 Awards30 June 2020
The firm’s wins were: Overall Capital Markets Deal of the Year, Africa Deal of the Year and Structured Lease Deal of the Year.
Carbon offsetting, lenders and COVID-19: an uncharted CORSIA?8 June 2020
This article outlines the basic functions of CORSIA, identifies risk mitigation measures which lenders might take to protect their position and addresses how COVID-19 might reshape the mechanics for airlines meeting CORSIA emissions targets
AWG launches Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS)1 June 2020
Watson Farley & Williams is delighted to announce that the online platform for the Global Aircraft Trading System, which the firm has played a pivotal role in developing, went live today.
The impact of the Bankruptcy Act rehabilitation of Thai Airways on the Thai aviation sector22 May 2020
This articles explores how Thai Airlines International’s rehabilitation may affect the Thai aviation sector.
COVID-19 and its effect on listed companies12 May 2020
This note summarises the key temporary changes to the regulatory framework for companies listed in the UK that have been announced to date in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides suggestions on how such companies might mitigate the disruption from COVID-19 including the use of virtual AGMs.