HFW
The aviation finance expertise at HFW spans business aviation as much as commercial, with the firm’s client portfolio consisting of a wide variety of companies such as airlines, airports and insurers. Fleet restructuring and insolvency matters form part of the group’s advisory capabilities under the leadership of Pierre Frühling, an experienced aviation lawyer whose know-how ranges from transactional work to regulatory and litigation. Alix d’Arjuzon was appointed to Counsel in April 2023 and has a specialisation in environmental matters in relation to the aviation industry.
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'HFW are very pragmatic in their approach. The cooperation with us and the counterparty was very good. Sufficient availability of partner and expertise in various fields.'
Key clients
- Aeromexico
- AIG
- Air Corsica
- Aircalin
- Allianz AGCS
- All Nippon Airways
- Arkia Israeli Airlines
- AXA XL
- Azul
- Blade Urban Air Mobility
- Camair Cameroun Airlines
- Cargo Air
- Cathay Pacific
- Channel Jets
- CMA CGM
- Corsair
- Croatia Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delvag
- El Al
- Global Aerospace
- Goshawk (SMBC)
- Hi Fly
- Jung Skies Croatia
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Korean Air
- La Réunion Aérienne
- Luxaviation
- Madagascar Airlines
- Mont Blanc Hélicoptères/HBG Group
- Latam
- Saudia
- Sirius Aviation Capital
- Vietnam Airlines
- Wizz Air
Work highlights
- Advised Air Corsica on the modernisation of its fleet, consisting of buying and leasing a fleet of new generation Airbus A320neos, as well as a large batch of ATR-72 XT “green” aircraft.
- Represented the lessor Goshawk in the insolvency proceedings of Lion Air before the commercial court of Paris.
- Advised Blade Urban on entering into its large-scale cooperation agreement with Héli Sécurité (France) and French operator Monacair (Monaco), covering the fleet of the 3 operators and integrating the distribution systems into Blade Urban.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pierre Frühling