Aviation





Starting from the regulatory frameworks the firm has wide experience in this sector including advisory work and drafting of documents on a wide range of aviation matter e.g. protecting, perfecting, and enforcing ownership or security interests in aircrafts, aircraft purchase, mortgage of aircrafts and aircraft parts, wet and dry leasing as well as financing. The firm also has significant experience in handling carriers’ liability resulting from casualties, collision, pilotage, towing and salvage under Bangladesh law and international conventions.

A significant portion of Doulah & Doulah's aviation works comprise of asset financing, securitization, novation of lease and trust indenture of aircrafts which are being operated under registration in Bangladesh. The firm regularly advises a lare number or conglormarates on such issues in Bangladesh.

In addition, the firm advises a number of air opertors in their day to day operation such as compliance with local regulation, general service agreement, passenger service agreement, ticketing services, aerospace service, liens and in general corpoate advisory.

Bangladesh has been a signatory to Cape Town convention and ratified the same entitling the Govt. to waive the requirement from additional guarantee by way of registering all relevant rights in the aircraft registers under the Cape Town Convention. The firm is an honorary advisor to the Aviation Working Group (AWG).

Some major matters undertaken are outlined below:


  • Advised Dowty Aerospace in providing services to locally registered aircrafts
  • Advised Storm Aviation with respect to its aerospace operation under a JV
  • Advises various airlines industries in their day to day operation including Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, Air Arabia, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa etc.
  • Assisted General Electric Capital Aviation Service (GECAS) in financing and leasing of two Boeing Aircraft in Biman Bangladesh Airlines
  • Assisted Cavu in financing and leasing of one Lockhead Martin Aircraft to Regent Airways
  • Assisted GECAS in completing lease finance of two McDowell Aircraft, one DC aircraft and one Boeing in GMG Airlines.
  • Assisted GECAS in completing lease finance of one McDowell aircraft to Regent.
  • Assisted International Lease Finance Corporation in completing lease finance of one Aircraft in GMG Airlines
  • Assisted Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services in completing lease finance of one Aircraft
  • Assisted Aercape in leasing one aircraft to US Bangla Airlines
  • Assisted Aercape in leasing another aircraft to Regent Airways
  • Assisted Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services in completing lease finance of one Aircraft
  • Assisted Aercape in leasing one aircraft to US Bangla Airlines
  • Assisted Aercape in leasing another aircraft to Regent
  • Completed a transaction for Air Atlanta Icelandic for a wet lease of one Boeing Aircraft to Biman Bangladesh Airlines
  • Worked for Aircastle Advisor (international) Ltd. in completing lease finance of a number of Aircrafts to a local operator in Bangladesh
  • Assisted Avolon in the purchase of one aircraft which was leased to a local air operator followed by a novation in the ownership of the aircraft.
  • Advised Avation in leasing two aircrafts to a local operator
  • Acted for Export Deveopment Canada (EDC) in financing two aircrafts leased to a local air operator
  • Advised Deutsche Bank in potential financing a number of aircrafts in the national flag carrier
  • Advised Aercape in selling one aircraft to Aviator
  • Advised GECAS in securitizing one of its leased aircrafts in Bangladesh in connection to a financing
  • Advised ILFC in novation and trust indenture with respect to a number of aircrafts in Bangladesh in connection to a financing
  • Assisted Avolon in the purchase of one aircraft which was leased to a local air operator followed by a novation
  • Assisted Avianca in purchasing a n aircraft from a Bangladeshi operator
  • Assisted Aercape in novating and securitization of one of its aircrafts
  • Advised Malaysian Airlines in its worldwide restructure
  • Acted for Al Aqeeq Aviation in acquiring Best Aviation
  • Advised Spicejet in one potential acquisition of an air operator in Bangladesh
  • Acted for GECAS in liquidation proceeding against GMG Airlines
  • Acted for ILFC in liquidation proceeding against GMG Airlines


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