We advise airlines, helicopter operators, lessors, banks, financial institutions and insurance companies. Our guidance combines regulatory insight with commercial and technical understanding, covering both ongoing operations and major cross-border transactions. We also advise suppliers to the aviation industry.
Thommessen has extensive experience from key projects in financing, leasing, transactions, regulatory assessments, negotiations, restructuring and dispute resolution. Many of these matters have been decisive for our clients' operations and strategic decisions.
Our team is multidisciplinary, combining aviation expertise with specialist competence in finance, contract, M&A, disputes, tax, competition and EU/EEA law. This enables practical advice where both technical precision and commercial understanding are required.
We assist, among other things, with
Financing, leasing and transactions
- Aircraft financing and refinancing, including loan agreements, syndications and security packages, as well as legal opinions
- Aircraft leasing, including contractual structures and regulatory requirements
- Sale and purchase of aircraft and helicopters
- Registration and security interests for aircraft in Norway - end-to-end support through the entire process
- Transactions and corporate processes
Regulatory matters and interaction with authorities
We have extensive experience working with the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority on numerous aviation transactions.
- Concessions, operator licences and other regulatory approvals
- Regulations relating to safety, operations and technical requirements
- EU and EEA law, including state aid and competition rules
- Ownership and control requirements, traffic rights and structuring of international operations
Disputes and insurance
- Disputes relating to commercial contracts and licence or concession matters
- Leasing disputes, defaults and residual value issues
- Damages, insurance and liability in connection with operational disruptions
- Cargo claims
- Passenger claims relating to baggage and personal injury
Restructuring and distressed situations
- Advice to lenders, investors, debtors and contractual parties in restructuring processes
- Negotiations with financing partners, suppliers and other key stakeholders
- Assessment of regulatory and operational consequences