Airport Law

Airport owners, authorities and municipalities face a unique challenge of balancing compliance obligations with all federal and state laws, rules and regulations regarding the operation of aircraft and airports while simultaneously providing efficient and attractive services and amenities to travelers and operators.

Maynard Nexsen attorneys regularly work with airports, municipalities, and vendors to craft strategic and creative solutions that are business-minded, practical and legally compliant. We take a holistic approach to each airport project, considering local political and economic impacts, and working across our office locations and practice areas to build a team of qualified and experienced attorneys. Our airport law attorneys regularly rely on colleagues experienced in regulatory compliance, real estate, environmental, tax, finance, construction, contract administration, labor and employment, public sector governance, insurance, administrative, and litigation law to provide our clients with comprehensive services.

Areas of service that Maynard Nexsen’s multi-disciplinary Airport Law team provides include the following:

• Airport development projects
• Real estate, land use, and zoning
• Environmental and noise concerns
• Financing
• Public finance
• Public-private partnerships
• Construction, including RFPs and bidding requirements
• Regulatory compliance and public body compliance
• Licensing and certification
• Procurement and other contracting issues
• Negotiation of agreements, including leases and vendor agreements
• Structuring operating agreements
• Government relations
• Labor and employment, including immigration
• FAA grant opinions
• Safety Management Systems
• Rental car, FBO and hangar agreements