background Donald H. Bunker and Associates was established in Dubai in 1994 by Dr. Donald Bunker and is the continuance of a long-established Canadian aviation practice and has grown from a simple organization consisting of Donald Bunker and a secretary to a team of full-time lawyers and office staff, supported by a number of foreign legal, financial and technical associates, practicing aviation law exclusively.
We are able to negotiate an entire legal, financial and technical package, co-ordinating with airframe and engine manufacturers, financial institutions, government support agencies and their respective lawyers. Notable examples include:
Financing of the initial Rolls Royce powered Boeing 777 fleet for Emirates Airlines including the use of German and Japanese leveraged leases with European agency support;
United States Eximbank supported financing of a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft and European agency support financing for a fleet of ATR72s and Airbus A-310 aircraft for Tarom, the Romanian national carrier;
European agency supported financing of a fleet of Airbus A-330 aircraft for SriLankan Airlines;
Purchase and lease financing of a fleet of Airbus A-340 aircraft for Air Mauritius;
Japanese Samurai leases for Air Canada B-747 and B-727 aircraft; and
Fleet planning assistance to Lithuanian Airlines, the first former Soviet Republic airline to acquire Western aircraft.
