Postgraduate Diploma in International Aviation Law & Aircraft Asset Finance

The Postgraduate Diploma in International Aviation Law & Aircraft Asset Finance is designed for legal professionals seeking advanced expertise in aviation regulation, aircraft transactions, and cross-border aviation finance.

 The programme focuses on the legal and commercial frameworks governing aircraft ownership, leasing, financing, registration, operation, and international aviation transactions. 

 It examines the interaction between international aviation conventions, national aviation regulations, aircraft finance structures, and cross-border asset transactions. 

 Participants develop practical capabilities in aircraft leasing, financing documentation, security interests, regulatory compliance, transaction structuring, and aviation dispute resolution. 

 The programme connects aviation law with the financial and commercial architecture of the global aircraft and airline industry.

Foundations of International Aviation Law
Chicago Convention
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Standards & Recommended Practices – SARPs)
Air Carrier Liability & Passenger Claims
Montreal Convention
Aircraft Asset Finance & Leasing Structures
Cape Town Convention
Aircraft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention
Aircraft Security, Insolvency & Cross-Border Enforcement
Insolvency remedies (Alternative A & B regimes)
IDERA (Irrevocable Deregistration and Export Request Authorisation)
New York Convention
Aviation Regulation & Compliance
Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs)
ICAO CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation)
ICAO Annexes (SARPs framework)
Aviation Dispute Resolution & Risk Management

Covers major areas of international aviation law, including aircraft registration, nationality, operational regulation, air carrier obligations, aviation safety, and liability frameworks.

 Examines aircraft acquisition, leasing, sale and purchase, and financing structures, including operating leases, finance leases, secured lending, and sale-and-leaseback transactions. 

 Develops practical skills in drafting and reviewing aircraft leases, purchase agreements, financing documents, security instruments, guarantees, and related transaction documentation. 

 Explores aircraft asset security and registration frameworks, repossession, insolvency considerations, creditor protections, and cross-border enforcement. 

 Addresses aviation disputes and regulatory risk, including contractual disputes, liability claims, jurisdictional issues, arbitration, litigation, and strategic management of international aviation transactions.