Aviation Transaction Advisors P.A.

Aviation Transaction Advisors, P.A. is a specialized boutique aviation law practice focused on the structuring, documentation and execution of complex aircraft, engine and aviation-related asset transactions. The firm acts for lessors, operators, parts distributors, MROs, trading houses, private aviation platforms and emerging aviation/tech businesses, providing partner-level advice across the full lifecycle of aviation assets - acquisition, financing, leasing, trading, part-out, tax planning and exit.

The firm was founded by veteran aviation lawyers whose careers have included service inside of large aviation companies, in well-known firms, as well as in external counsel roles. That background allows the practice to operate at the cadence of the aviation market: closing quickly, working through airline and lessor requirements, and documenting deals in forms that counterparties will recognise as market. The firm has multiple offices in Florida, and its attorneys are licensed in New York, Florida and the District of Columbia, positioning it well for international transactions within the aviation market.

Core areas of work

• Aircraft and engine purchases, sales, and exchanges
• Operating leasing (aircraft and engines)
• Finance leasing
• Parts, teardown and component transactions
• Aviation tax and state/local planning (Aviation Tax Advisors, P.A.)
• Corporate, JV and platform work for aviation businesses
• Dispute reduction and aviation-tailored dispute resolution

Clients and sectors

The firm acts for:

• Aviation trading companies acquiring and remarketing aircraft and engines;
• Aviation leasing companies acquiring and leasing aircraft and engines;
• Aviation parts companies selling/trading components;
• MROs and component/landing gear service providers;
• Sellers and Buyers of aviation businesses including MROs;
• New market entrants acquiring AOCs in Europe and the Caribbean to operate into the United States;
• Owners acquiring aircraft already on lease to major U.S. passenger airlines;
• Individuals and companies acquiring or selling business jets/private jets and rotorcraft
• Aviation-adjacent including emerging tech companies needing assistance with commercial contracts

Service style

Aviation Transaction Advisors is designed to give clients City-level aviation transaction expertise in a boutique format. Documents are produced in a form that counterparties and their counsel will recognise as market, but with buyer/lessor/operator protections clearly articulated. Timetables, closing deliverables and escrow instructions are prepared so that closings involving multiple time zones and regulators can complete on schedule.

Related platforms

Through its associated tax firm,Aviation Tax Advisors, P.A., the practice also offers co-ordinated tax structuring and advice on aviation acquisitions and leases.

Contact

John Lee Curtis

[email protected]

+1 (727) 667-4687