Aviation Finance and Leasing During COVID-19: Keep Calm and Maintain Dialogue

Graham Tyler, Co-Global Head of Asset Finance, and Rakhi Savjani, Counsel, at Pillsbury law, discuss how to maintain dialogue with customers during the COVID-19 crisis. The aviation sector is currently experiencing possibly the most severe and far reaching challenge that it has ever encountered globally, as a consequence of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Borders are closing, flights are being cancelled in staggering volumes and airlines are grounding significant parts of their aircraft fleet. There is of course an impact on suppliers, third-party service providers and, as is often forgotten, the employees of all these companies. Unfortunately, there will be some