Aviation
Carriers, lessors, MRO operators and ground-handling businesses across East Africa.
Understanding the aviation operating environment.
KCAA regulation, aircraft finance and cross-border leasing arrangements continue to evolve. East Africa's open-skies trajectory is opening new corridors, new commercial partnerships and, inevitably, a new generation of disputes that will shape the operating environment for the next decade.
Carriers are renegotiating fleet plans, lessors are reassessing residual values, and MRO operators are competing for regional certification footprint. Each of those moves requires confident handling of the Cape Town Convention, KCAA engagement and the cross-border tax and employment overlay that aviation uniquely demands.
We act for carriers, lessors and MRO businesses, on opposite sides of different transactions and with strict conflict walls. The same partners run the financing, the regulatory work and the operational disputes, so clients are not handed between specialists when a leased asset, a route right or a crew agreement becomes contested.
- KCAA regulation
- Aircraft finance
- Cross-border leases
Opportunities we structure and protect.
How our practices serve this sector.
Why aviation clients choose us.
Partners leading this industry.
Gertrude Kibare
Managing Partner. Leads the firm's litigation and banking & finance practice with a focus on strategic, resilient counsel.
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Johnson P. Osoi
Founding Partner. Leads complex corporate, project finance and energy mandates with a regional footprint.
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Sector questions, answered.
Are you familiar with the Cape Town Convention?+
Yes, we structure aircraft finance and leases under its framework regularly.
Can you handle KCAA regulator engagements?+
Yes, including licensing, AOC matters and operational disputes.
Do you act for lessors as well as carriers?+
Yes, on opposite sides of different transactions, with strict conflict walls in place.
Can you advise on MRO joint ventures and certification footprint?+
Yes. We structure the corporate, regulatory and IP terms of MRO JVs with global OEMs, including the technical-data licensing that those arrangements turn on.
How do you handle cross-border crew, tax and route-rights issues?+
We combine employment, tax and regulatory capability so crew agreements, residency positions and bilateral route rights are advised on together rather than in isolation.
Talk to counsel who knows this sector.
Whether you require a confidential consultation or a free case evaluation, our partners are ready to listen.