Aviation & Maritime· India · UAE · USA
Sector advisory for airlines, MROs, port operators, shipping lines, and logistics groups. DGCA and DGS approvals, lease and finance documentation for aircraft and vessels, casualty and salvage support, and the cross-border bilateral and treaty work that frames international transport.
Scope of Work
What We Deliver Under Aviation & Maritime.
The named, recurring work an enterprise client engages us for in this practice. Adjacent matters are common, scoped on the call.
- Aircraft and engine leasing (operating, finance, sale-leaseback) under Cape Town Convention
- DGCA, DGS, BCAS regulatory approvals and ongoing compliance
- Vessel arrest and release, salvage, and cargo-claim representation
- Air-services bilateral agreements and traffic-rights advisory
- Port-concession, terminal-operator, and stevedoring agreements
- Aviation insurance and casualty-response work
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About the app →Who it's for
The Buyer Profile.
Airlines, MROs, and aircraft lessors; port operators and concessionaires; shipping lines and freight forwarders; aviation insurers; foreign aircraft / vessel owners with Indian operations.
Regulators & Frameworks
Bodies and frameworks we operate under.
- DGCA
- DGS
- BCAS
- AAI
- Indian Ports Association
How we engage
From Scoping Call to First Deliverable.
- 01
Scoping call
A 45-minute conversation to understand your matter, jurisdictions, and operating cadence. Initial calls are nominal.
- 02
Engagement letter
Scope, fees, escalation paths, and SLAs in writing within 2-5 business days.
- 03
Onboarding
Secure document handover, system access, named counsel allocated.
- 04
Delivery & reviews
Monthly drumbeat for retainers, quarterly business reviews where the matter calls for it.
Aviation & Maritime, Frequently Asked
Questions buyers ask before engaging.
Do you advise on aircraft leasing under the Cape Town Convention?
Yes. Lease structuring, IDERA (Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation) lodgement, repossession in default scenarios, and the GIFT-City IFSCA aircraft-leasing framework.
Can you handle vessel arrest in Indian ports?
Yes. Vessel-arrest applications under the Admiralty Act 2017 across the Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, and Gujarat High Courts, plus release-on-security negotiations and substantive-claim litigation.
Do you advise on port-concession agreements?
Yes. Major-port and minor-port concessioning, including BOT, BOOT, and revenue-share structures; concession-agreement disputes and tariff-revision claims.
General questions on engagement, security, and procurement live on the FAQ page.
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Tell Us What Your Business Needs. We'll Call You Back
Share a line or two about your matter, a counsel from the Aviation & Maritime desk reviews it and calls you back. Confidential, and there is no charge for this conversation.
Bring Us the Aviation & Maritime Matter.
First conversation is nominal. Engagement letter in 2-5 business days. NDAs / DPAs returned within two business days.
