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Foreign Capital, Indian Skies: Navigating Ownership And Control In India’s Aviation Sector
Foreign capital can now reach almost every layer of an Indian airline’s balance sheet, but control cannot. Every foreign strategic investor and private equity sponsor must internalize before drafting term sheets for a domestic carrier. The percentage of equity a foreign party may hold and the degree of control it may exercise are governed by two separate legal regimes that do not move together, and the gap between them is where most aviation deals in India succeed or unravel.
India International
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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Aircraft Maintenance Reserve Clauses That Prevent Costly Redelivery Disputes
Aircraft maintenance reserve clauses and redelivery conditions are the two provisions most likely to trigger multi-million dollar disputes at the end of an aircraft lease agreement. This article examines the mechanics of Maintenance Reserve Funds, explores escrow versus lessor-retained custody structures, and provides detailed guidance on drafting quantified redelivery conditions that eliminate ambiguity when exposure is highest.
India Transport
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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India’s Aviation Industry Is Ready For Take-Off. Is Your Business Legally Cleared For Departure?
India’s aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and for the businesses driving it, working with the right aviation law firm in India has become as important as operational efficiency. Aviation legal and regulatory compliance in India now spans airport expansion, aircraft leasing and finance, cross-border repossession, foreign investment, drone technology and dispute resolution.
India Transport
MC
MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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India Tightens ATF Export Economics: What CBIC’s Latest Duty Revision Means For Refiners, Aviation Companies And Energy Investors
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (“CBIC”), through Notification No. 31/2026-Central Excise dated 15 June 2026, has amended Notification No. 08/2026-Central Excise dated 26 March 2026 to increase the effective rate of Special Additional Excise Duty (“SAED”) applicable on exports of Aviation Turbine Fuel (“ATF”). Effective from 16 June 2026, the duty has been increased from Rs 9.5 per litre to Rs 12.5 per litre.
India Transport
LP
Legitpro Law
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GIFT City’s Next Phase: How India’s IFSC Is Becoming A Global Financial Hub
For years, India-linked international financing transactions were routinely structured through offshore jurisdictions such as Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius or London. Whether it involved fund management, aircraft leasing, offshore debt, private credit or cross-border investment platforms, global capital often flowed into India through foreign financial centres rather than through India itself.
India Finance
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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