International Comparative Legal Guides

I am both privileged and delighted to be invited once again to preface ICLG - Aviation Finance & Leasing, which has firmly established itself as one of the most comprehensive legal guides available for this specialist subject, and of the highest quality. K&L Gates LLP is equally pleased to serve once more as the Guide's Contributing Editor.
The exceptional challenges presented by global events in the recent period have reinforced the vital role and significance of aviation finance, both globally and regionally. What was already a hugely dynamic and complex industry continues to evolve at even greater speed in response to, among others, Brexit, the COVID-19 global pandemic, and the number of armed conflicts that continue to mark the landscape, including, of course, Russia's controversial military campaign in relation to Ukraine and beyond. As a result, no less than simply the best from the best of those legal practitioners specialising in aviation finance will be required by the various stakeholders to support their navigation of these developments and their consequences.
In addition, we now have the imperative of addressing climate change to consider, with the juxtaposition of aviation finance firmly enveloping the whole conversation. Glasgow 2021 will likely be a watershed moment in terms of soliciting the necessary
meaningful commitments towards decarbonisation of the aviation industry, and that is being embraced at last - IATA's commitment to zero emissions by 2050 is profound and sincere. However, at this stage, it is likely to be the challenges around relevant technology and the speed at which it is safely available to the commercial aviation sector that will be most determinative as to the nature of aviation finance's relationship with the global financial markets and the regulators going forward.
In any event, aviation finance certainly promises to continue to be the most demanding of journeys, but a stimulating and hopefully a rewarding one nevertheless, particularly in view of the stakes involved and the abilities of those concerned to contribute meaningfully.
With all of this in mind, the invitation to participate in the Guide was unsurprisingly once more hugely well received by some of the world's leading law firms, as well as other partners involved in this latest iteration of the project.
Our sincere thanks therefore go to both Global Legal Group for their efforts in again bringing together such preeminent contributors, and to those involved for so generously sharing their knowledge and expertise in a single volume. The quality and value of this edition of the Guide as an authoritative reference work for matters pertaining to aviation finance and leasing is thereby assured.
I hope you find this latest edition of the Guide an indispensable working companion, an interesting read in its own right, and at least as enjoyable as it has been compiling it.