Contracting & Contract Management

Contracting and contract management is a daily business in the aviation sector. As such, this course is dedicated to a detailed analysis of contracting and sub-contracting related to aircraft management with references to operations, maintenance and insurance.

Many aspects related to aircraft management will be analyzed based on a standard aircraft lease agreement. This course will provide participants with a larger and in-depth knowledge of contracting and sub-contracting in aviation and will focus on the financial consequences of specific contractual clauses.

The content of the course includes: 1) an introduction of the constitutive elements of a contract, 2) successful negotiation tips, 3) DRY/WET LEASE specifications, 4) CONTRACT ANALYSIS of a typical Aircraft Lease Agreement, 5) SUB-CONTRACTING Structure, 6) CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, and 7) SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS.  

Objectives:

• Understanding of contractual clauses
• Identification of problematic clauses
• Identification of the financial consequences of contractual clauses
• Relevant responsibilities in case of sub-contracting
• How to handle contract management.
• The relation and interaction of the airline and Civil Aviation Authorities in respect of contracting. 

An interest in achieving an increased and broader knowledge in contracting, sub-contracting, contract management and SLA’s.

Participants are kindly requested to bring a laptop to the course to access course material which will only be provided in electronic format.