Aviation
Firm attorneys have experience handling the purchase and leasing of airports and airport facilities. The firm has also acted as counsel to Delta Air Lines in connection with the expansion of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm represents airlines, lessors, and lenders in lease and loan financings for aircraft and related equipment. Besides representing several major U.S. leasing and finance companies, the firm’s principal clients in this practice area include more than a dozen U.S. and foreign airlines.
Group attorneys have counseled various clients, both airlines and those associated with airlines, on federal programs and regulations dealing with the airline industry, such as the Airport Improvement Program. Group attorneys also monitor federal legislation affecting the airline industry and actively represent clients on Capitol Hill. This broad range of skills knowledge allows Troutman Sanders to offer clients both legislative and regulatory qualifications in a densely regulated industry.
The firm’s regulatory, legislative and government affairs capabilities, coupled with a collective knowledge of the transportation industry, have enabled Troutman Sanders to provide aviation clients with assistance and advice concerning post-casualty accident investigation, litigation, and government-to-government negotiations relating to access to aviation markets in the U.S. and abroad. Troutman Sanders’ attorneys have also represented parties involved in major accident investigations before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and provided advice to domestic passenger airlines regarding the interplay between local and federal regulations.