Aviation
The Aviation team is very organised and knowledgeable. They worked with us on a big contract and the way they broke down the potential legal issues are very commendable. It’s easy for us to build our own concerns into their list.”
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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The aviation industry is rapidly advancing as new opportunities emerge and with them, a multitude of nuanced legalities. Asia’s ever-increasing appetite for aviation services means that organisations need an experienced and trusted advisor to enable them to realise the full potential that the aviation industry offers.
We have extensive experience in advising corporations in this industry, providing comprehensive representation with regional and global expertise to advise and act in aviation-related matters. Our lawyers from various practice groups have handled both non-contentious and contentious matters for a broad spectrum of clients in the aviation sector.
This includes but is not limited to acting for airline companies and related manufacturers and service providers in matters relating to:
- Work involving catering services, ground services, MRO or engineering, online ticketing, sales agency, aircraft leasing, loyalty programmes
- Aviation training
This has endowed our lawyers with invaluable insight into the commercial realities, regulatory framework as well as legal aspects relating to the aviation industry.
Corporate and Regulatory
Our corporate and regulatory experience in aviation matters ranges from contract administration of an international airport, to advising on financing and leasing of aircrafts and addressing multifarious ground operations concerns. We have also been intimately involved in intellectual property and patent issues that arise in aviation matters as well as providing advice on competition laws and merger control issues.
Dispute Resolution
The lawyers in our dispute resolution team are fully equipped to handle the varied and complex issues that arise in aviation matters. Several of our lawyers have acted as expert witnesses on matters involving Singapore aviation laws, a clear indication of the industry-related expertise available within the firm.
Our dispute resolution experience in matters involving the aviation industry includes arbitrations as well as court proceedings. These proceedings include:
- Aviation accidents/ plane crashes
- Carriage claims
- Contractual disputes arising out of operational agreements
- Disputes in relation to service agreements
- Obligations of insurers in the aviation dispute
- Intellectual property, including trademarks
- Patent disputes
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Recognition
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Tier 1 - Shipping & Aviation (Vietnam)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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Tier 2 - Aviation (Indonesia)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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Ranked - Aviation (Philippines)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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Ranked Lawyer - Asia Pacific - Aviation: FinanceChambers Asia-Pacific (2025)
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Leading - Aviation (Singapore - Brunei Desk)The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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Outstanding - Aviation & Shipping (Indonesia, Singapore)Asialaw Profiles (2023)
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Recommended - Aviation & Shipping (Thailand)Asialaw Profiles 2023
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"The Aviation team is very organised and knowledgeable. They worked with us on a big contract and the way they broke down the potential legal issues are very commendable. It's easy for us to build our own concerns into their list."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025) (Singapore)
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"True professionals with authenticity and sincerity. They listened to the client's needs and addressed them in a practical manner with an appropriate sense of urgency. We felt that we were truly working in partnership with them. Knowledgeable and experienced, they did not shy away from whatever challenges that were presented to them."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025) (Philippines)
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"Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers advises on vessel arrests, salvage, and liquidations. With an extensive network of offices across Southeast Asia, the firm is also adept at handling cross-border matters."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025) (Vietnam)
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"Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is highly regarded in the market for its expertise in handling sensitive aviation disputes, particularly those involving accidents and payment obligations."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025) (Indonesia)
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"Assegaf Hamzah & Partners is primarily focussed on disputes in the aviation space, covering cases relating to tort claims brought by passengers, allegations of cartel made by the KPPU, and contract breaches."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (Indonesia)
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"AHP’s team is very responsive to our inquiries. Their level of service is of a top-tier law firm, provided in a thorough and timely manner and catered to our needs.’"The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (Indonesia)
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"[Christopher & Lee Ong] has significant knowledge of...sector-specific expertise in telecoms, media, aviation and energy."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (Malaysia)
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"The firm also has capabilities in relation to complex restructuring and insolvency-related mandates, with experience advising major carriers in their high-profile insolvency proceedings."The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 (Indonesia)
The Aviation team is very organised and knowledgeable. They worked with us on a big contract and the way they broke down the potential legal issues are very commendable. It's easy for us to build our own concerns into their list."
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