Sarin & Co. branched out into the field of aviation with the joining of Mr Nitin Sarin in 2008. It is the only law firm in India to provide complete aviation law services to banks, aircraft lessors, financial institutions, international airlines and Governments.
Since then, the aviation team (consisting of six lawyers and a head of operations) have handled over USD$ 16 billion worth of transactions and have also carried out some of the most complex aircraft repossessions in the country. The Firm has also advised several international airlines in challenging market access transactions. In 2019, the firm successfully paved the way for the first deregistration and export of an aircraft under India’s new Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol Regulations. Sarin & Co’s noteworthy clients include the world’s top aircraft manufacturers, leasing companies, international airlines and banks.
These articles are aimed to be a resource to industry stakeholders, and more importantly any person wanting to place an aviation asset in India. For any queries regarding the articles or otherwise, please email consult@sarinlaw.com
Tracing the History of the Implementation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment in India
January 8, 2025 / Nitin Sarin, Vanessa Pereira Fernandes
Clarification on Tax Exemption for Irish Aircraft Lessors: Insights from the Milestone Aviation Case
November 11, 2024 / Nitin Sarin, Vanessa Pereira Fernandes
Aircraft Leasing and Financing through India’s GIFT City – An Analysis
March 6, 2024 / Nitin Sarin, Vanessa Pereira Fernandes
India Exempts Aircraft, Airframes, Engines and Helicopters from its Insolvency Law
October 13, 2023 / Nitin Sarin
Force Majeure And Aircraft Acquisition Contracts: What Should Airlines Do?
January 4, 2022 / Nilay Raj
2021 Update – Exporting an Aircraft from India under the Cape Town Convention
August 26, 2021 / Nitin Sarin
Completing 50 years in the Legal Profession
July 1, 2021 / Manmohan Lal Sarin (Mac)
Aircraft Repossession in India and its Conflict with the SARFAESI Act, 2002
May 4, 2021 / Nitin Sarin
Lockdown Woes: Will India’s Cash Poor Domestic Airlines Survive the Second COVID19 Wave?
April 23, 2021 / Vinamra Longani
Slots, Strategy, and the Jet Airways revival
April 5, 2021 / Team AT-TV and Team Sarin & Co.
The Indian Aircraft Leasing System – Framework for Operating Leases
February 22, 2021 / Team Sarin & Co
The Role of the Reserve Bank of India in Aircraft Finance and Leasing
January 19, 2021 / Nitin Sarin
The Indian Aircraft Leasing Ecosystem – First Steps
October 19, 2020 / Nitin Sarin
Is the “Bi-lateral Air Service Agreement” being replaced by the “Air Bubble”?
September 17, 2020 / Vinamra Longani
Regulating Domestic Air Travel in India During COVID19
August 17, 2020 / Vinamra Longani
Q2 (July-September) 2020 Outlook for Indian Airlines
July 13, 2020 / Vinamra Longani
Lockdown Woes: To retain, furlough or to let go?
May 6, 2020 / Vinamra Longani
Lockdown Woes: Fleet Restructuring, Re-pricing & Renegotiating
April 16, 2020 / Satyendra Pandey, Vinamra Longani
Lockdown Woes: Does Force Majeure Apply to Aircraft Lease Agreements?
April 9, 2020 / Nitin Sarin
Lockdown Woes: Should State bailout the Aviation Sector?
April 8, 2020 / Syed Tamjeed Ahmad
Lockdown Woes: Getting India Back in the Air
April 6, 2020 / Vinamra Longani
Unmanning The Essentials: Need For Drones During Uncertain Times
April 1, 2020 / Syed Tamjeed Ahmad
Lockdown Woes: Storage and return to service of grounded aircraft
March 31, 2020 / Satyendra Pandey, Vinamra Longani
Indian Aviation: The Ultimate Revenue Management Challenge
February 19, 2020 / Vinamra Longani
Kunal v/s 6E: Is the ban justified?
February 11, 2020 / Syed Tamjeed Ahmad
Policing in the sky: A brief introduction to the laws governing unruly passengers in India
January 23, 2020 / Syed Tamjeed Ahmad
Rail Finance in India: Financing Rolling Stock and the Future of the Cape Town Convention and Luxembourg Protocol
October 22, 2019 / Syed Tamjeed Ahmed
When is an air operators certificate suspended / cancelled by the Indian DGCA
April 18, 2018 / Nitin Sarin
2018 Update – How to Export an Aircraft from India under the Cape Town Convention
November 21, 2018 / Nitin Sarin
Consent of a Defaulting Aircraft Operator No Longer Required in India While Seeking De-registration with an IDERA
October 29, 2018 / Nitin Sarin
India Introduces the Cape Town Convention Bill 2018
October 10, 2018 / Nitin Sarin
Understand India’s New Drone and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Laws – 2018
October 7, 2018 / Ritesh Aggarwal, Syed Tamjeed Ahmad
Remembering Dr. Donald H. Bunker
July 29, 2018 / Nitin Sarin
The Supertech Case | Cape Town Convention in India | 2018 | An Update
April 8, 2018 / Nitin SarinNovations in India
September 27, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
The Director General of Civil Aviation Entrusted with the Power to Deregister Aircraft on the Basis of an IDERA
September 21, 2017 / Nitin SarinIndia’s First Draft Laws On Remotely Piloted Aircraft
September 20, 2017 / Nitin SarinNew Procedure for Obtaining Permission to Import Aircraft into India
September 6, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Age Criteria for Import of Aircraft into India
June 30, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Aircraft Repossession in India: A 2017 Overview
May 21, 2017 / Nitin SarinNew Law: Aircraft in India to be De-registered within 5 days
April 2, 2020 / Nitin Sarin
Article 83 bis Leases in India : The Beginning of Foreign Registered Aircraft Operating in India?
March 26, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Buying a Business Jet in India? Should it be registered on a Foreign aircraft register or on the Indian aircraft register?
January 24, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Who should apply and when should you apply for de-registration of an Aircraft?
January 22, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
What do you require to amend an existing Certificate of Registration of an Aircraft?
January 19, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Does the DGCA acknowledge an IDERA an envisaged under the Cape Town Convention?
January 17, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
How much does it cost to register an Aircraft in India?
January 15, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
How do you Register an Aircraft in India?
January 15, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Can you Enforce a Foreign Judgment Ordering Grounding of an Aircraft in India?
January 15, 2017 / Nitin Sarin
Is an IDERA and De-Registration Power of Attorney effective in India?
January 15, 2017 / Nitin Sarin