Drew Fine, Dean W. Sattler, Andrej Wolf, Merih Altay, Siddharth Sharma, Ariella Stepanian, Zachary Cronin, Mark Leverkus, Daniel Tyrrell, Timothy Merchant, Jinney Chung, Gabriel Steinberg, Andrew Callaghan, Jade Du Berry, Bijan Ganji, Ethan Heben
January 24, 2026
Milbank Advises Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd on Acquisition of Aircraft Portfolio

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- Milbank LLP advised Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd on the acquisition of a portfolio of 64 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, including 737-8, 737-9, and 737-10 variants, from a subsidiary of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited
- The aircraft deliveries are scheduled between 2023 and 2026
- The Milbank team was led by partners and counsel from the firm's Transportation and Space, Corporate/M&A, Tax, and Risk and National Security practices.
Milbank LLP represented Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd, a globally recognized aviation services corporation, on the acquisition, through one of its affiliates, of a portfolio of 64 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited. The portfolio includes 737-8, 737-9 and 737-10 variants. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to occur between 2023 and 2026. The Milbank team was led by Drew Fine, partner and chair of Milbankâs Transportation and Space and Finance practices, Dean W. Sattler, Global Corporate/M&A partner and head of Milbankâs US Corporate/M&A practice, London Corporate/M&A partner Andrej Wolf and Global Corporate/M&A special counsel Merih Altay, with support from Transportation and Space special counsel Siddharth Sharma and associates Ariella Stepanian, Zachary Cronin and Mark Leverkus, Global Corporate/M&A special counsel Daniel Tyrrell, associates Timothy Merchant and Jinney Chung and trainee Gabriel Steinberg, Global Tax special counsel Andrew Callaghan and associate Jade Du Berry, and Global Risk and National Security partner Bijan Ganji and associate Ethan Heben.
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Drew Fine, Dean W. Sattler, Andrej Wolf, Merih Altay, Siddharth Sharma, Ariella Stepanian, Zachary Cronin, Mark Leverkus, Daniel Tyrrell, Timothy Merchant, Jinney Chung, Gabriel Steinberg, Andrew Callaghan, Jade Du Berry, Bijan Ganji, Ethan Heben
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