Aviation Law - Airlines
Airline Acquisitions, Mergers and Changes in Control
We have extensive experience in advising airline clients on the regulatory implications and hurdles of airline acquisition and merger transactions structured as either stock or asset purchases and other transactions resulting in changes in airline control or citizenship.
Recent engagements include:
- Advising a major US airline on DOT and FAA regulatory issues associated with acquisition of a block of stock by another major US airline
- Advising a major US airline on DOT and FAA regulatory issues associated with proposed airline mergers
- Advising an investor group in the purchase of assets from the bankruptcy estate of an all-cargo airline
- Our antitrust lawyers also handle antitrust issues arising before the Department of Justice in connection with mergers and Acquisitions in the airline industry