Bernoulli Aviation & Aerospace
“Lift is a matter of precision.”
The aviation and aerospace unit of Aquila: regulatory, contractual and transactional counsel for operators, airports, lessors, manufacturers and investors.
What we do
Bernoulli Aviation & Aerospace acts across civil aviation and the aerospace industry — from aircraft leasing and finance to airport and ground-handling operations, from certification and licensing before the Turkish Civil Aviation Authority to space and satellite ventures.
Services
Aircraft & finance
- Operating and finance leases; sale-and-leaseback
- Aircraft purchase, delivery and registration
- Security interests, Cape Town Convention filings and deregistration
- Engine and component agreements
Operations
- Air operator certificates and route rights
- Ground-handling, fuel, catering and maintenance contracts
- Airport concession and terminal operation agreements
- Air cargo and logistics contracting
Regulatory
- Licensing and certification before the DGCA
- Safety, security and slot regulation
- Passenger-rights and liability regimes (Montreal Convention)
- Drone, UAV and new-airspace regulation
Aerospace & disputes
- Manufacturing, supply and offset agreements in aerospace programmes
- Satellite, launch and space-services contracts
- Aviation insurance, accident and liability claims
- Arbitration and litigation in aviation disputes
Experience
- Negotiation of aircraft leasing, maintenance and ground-handling agreements for operators and service providers
- Regulatory and licensing work before the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation
- Contractual structuring of aerospace supply and industrial-participation programmes
- Representation in aviation-related commercial disputes before arbitral tribunals and Turkish courts
Approach
Aviation runs on certification, schedules and liability allocation. We draft to the regulation, not around it, and we keep contractual risk aligned with the operational reality of flight, maintenance and ground operations.
Geography
Turkey; Europe; Russia and the CIS; China and the Chinese seaboard through Aquila’s correspondent network.
Articles & Insights
Commentary, case notes and sector updates from this unit are published under Insights.