Steve Decesare, Alexia Valenzia and Daphne Vassallo have authored the Malta Chapter for the Chambers Aviation: Finance & Leasing 2026 Global Practice Guide, published by Chambers and Partners.
In summary, the Guide covers the following topics:
1) Aircraft and Engine Purchase and Sale
The tax treatment and enforceability of aircraft sale agreements and bills of sale under Maltese law, including the recognition of sales governed by foreign law and the requirements for registration with the Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD).
2) Aircraft and Engine Leasing
The regulatory framework governing aircraft and engine leasing in Malta, covering lease terms, registration of leases and owners’/lessors’ interests, lessors’ liabilities, insurance requirements, lease enforcement, assignment and novation, deregistration and export, insolvency proceedings, and Malta’s implementation of the Cape Town Convention.
3) Aircraft Debt Finance
The structuring of aircraft debt finance transactions in Malta, including restrictions on lending, security structures, liens, and the enforcement of security interests.
4) Other Issues of Note
Notable case law on the interaction between the Cape Town Convention and EU insolvency and judgments regimes, together with current legislative proposals, including the anticipated establishment of a dedicated Commercial Court with a specialised aviation section and proposed reforms to the aircraft finance leasing licensing regime.
You can view the full chapter via the Chambers and Partners Practice Guides platform: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/aviation-finance-leasing-2026/malta
This Guide was first published on the Chambers Practice Guides platform on: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/aviation-finance-leasing-2026
