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Legal Status of
Aircraft Engines
and Effects on
Financing and
Leasing Transactions

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By Serap Zuvin and Baran Sozer
Attorneys, Serap Zuvin Law Offices
The incredible cost of acquiring engines
has left airline companies almost dependent on leasing, financing or borrowing
to acquire those engines.1 Therefore,
lease and loan agreements have already
become customary between airline companies and engine lessors or financiers.
Naturally, those lessors and financiers are
expected to establish security interests on
their engines to recourse their prospective
losses in case of default or insolvency of
the airline companies. These transactions
are also known as "asset-based" or "assetbacked" transactions. Basically, in those

kind of transactions: i) the purchase or
lease value of an asset is lent by a bank to
the borrower, ii) the loan is secured by a
security interest and, in case of payment
default of the borrower, iii) banks are able
to exercise remedies such as foreclosing
on the collateralized aircraft engine and
establish liens on the outstanding amount.
Similarly, in leasing transactions, lessors
prefer to establish liens on the engines that
they deliver in order to repossess them if
the borrower is in default. Still, it should
be noted that the engine lessors and financiers have been under the risk of losing

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their security interests due to the absence
of a body to govern the enforcement of
international security interests, and differing legal aspects on the legal statues
of the aircraft engines, as detailed below.

International Protection of
Aircraft Financing and Leasing
Basically, there are two international
conventions covering this topic: Convention
on the International Recognition of Rights
in Aircraft ("Geneva Convention")2 and
Convention on International Interests
in Mobile Equipment ("the Convention"),



Jetrader - Autumn 2016

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Jetrader - Autumn 2016

A Message from the President
Calendar/News
Q&A: Mike Williams, Jetaire Group
Wish Upon a Star
Sunshine, Rain and Mixed Feelings
ISTAT’s 2016 Farnborough Airshow Chalet and Reception Continue to Achieve Record Attendance
Legal Status of Aircraft Engines and Effects on Financing and Leasing Transactions
Survival of the Fittest
Weathering Economic Gusts: Copa Airlines’ Pedro Heilbron Advocates Flexibility and Smart Growth
5 Places to Visit While Attending the ISTAT Latin America Forum
From the ISTAT Photo Archives
From the Jetrader Editorial Archives
Aviation History
Aircraft Appraisals
ISTAT Foundation
Advertiser Index
Advertiser.com
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - cover2
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 6
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - A Message from the President
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 8
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 9
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Calendar/News
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 11
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Q&A: Mike Williams, Jetaire Group
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 15
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Wish Upon a Star
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Sunshine, Rain and Mixed Feelings
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - ISTAT’s 2016 Farnborough Airshow Chalet and Reception Continue to Achieve Record Attendance
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Legal Status of Aircraft Engines and Effects on Financing and Leasing Transactions
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Survival of the Fittest
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Weathering Economic Gusts: Copa Airlines’ Pedro Heilbron Advocates Flexibility and Smart Growth
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 45
Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - 5 Places to Visit While Attending the ISTAT Latin America Forum
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - From the ISTAT Photo Archives
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - From the Jetrader Editorial Archives
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Aviation History
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - Aircraft Appraisals
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Jetrader - Autumn 2016 - ISTAT Foundation
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