"Renowned for its airline practice . . . the firm . . .has a reputation for excellence and receives praise for its “cooperative and constructive approach.” 
- Chambers USA  

Cadwalader offers clients extensive experience in large-ticket leasing and other financing transactions involving aircraft. Having represented both major air carriers as well as equity investors and lenders in aircraft financing transactions, the firm is well-versed in all aspects of this complex area.

In all, we have advised clients in the purchase, sale, leasing, and financing of over 1,000 wide-body, narrow-body, regional and corporate aircraft. Our expertise extends to the negotiation of fleet and individual aircraft purchases and financings; spare parts financings; simulator and ground handling equipment purchases and financings; and training and cargo facility transactions. Among other types of work, we have negotiated and documented U.S. leveraged leases, lease-in lease-out financings, synthetic leases, German leveraged leases, Japanese leveraged leases, French credit bails, purchase money financings, credit facilities and other debt financings including EETCs.