Seabury Aviation Partners (SAP) is the leading global aviation advisor offering comprehensive and best-in-class aviation advisory services. SAP provides a wide range of advisory services to the aviation industry, with specialties in airline restructuring, investment banking, aircraft / engine transactions, and consulting support.

SAP is committed to providing top-tier advisory services to the aviation industry, leveraging its extensive experience and expertise to drive value for our clients and maintain high client satisfaction.

In 2024 alone, the Seabury team advised on over $4 billion in financing / M&A transactions and $46 billion in aircraft orders – a testament to the strong relationships built with our clients, partners, and friends across the aviation industry.

• Company: Seabury Aviation Partners is part of the Seabury Capital Group.
• Year Established: 1995
• Global Headquarters: New York City, USA.
• Main specialties:
  • Airline Restructuring: SAP has led numerous airline transformations (in and out of court), restructuring over $350 billion in obligations and raising significant equity and debt capital. The restructuring services include debt and lease restructuring, cost structure improvements, cross-border reorganizations, distressed M&A, new equity and debt capital raise, litigation support, and interim management.
  • Investment Banking: SAP offers a full suite of investment banking services to the aviation sector, including debt and equity capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and capital structure optimization. The investment banking services cover debt and equity capital raising, private capital solutions, equity, debt, and hybrid securities, mergers and acquisitions, buy side and sell side, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and capital structure optimization.
  • Aircraft Transactions: SAP helps clients buy, sell, lease, finance, and manage aircraft and engines, supporting the negotiation process from strategy development through final contract. The aircraft transactions services include fleet strategy and fleet acquisition, aircraft and engine transactions, maintenance cost analysis and risk management, aircraft financing and leasing, ownership cost benchmarking, and portfolio diligence and transaction advisory.
  • Consulting: SAP provides comprehensive airline network, fleet, revenue, and partnership strategy, as well as operations and cost optimization. The consulting services include comprehensive airline network, fleet, revenue, and partnership strategy, experienced aviation OEM sales, support and product strategy, aviation-focused market screening and M&A strategy, operations and cost optimization, and granular business planning capability.

Team and Expertise

• SAP’s team includes experienced aviation advisors, former industry executives, and bankers with deep industry knowledge and insights. The team has extensive experience across airlines, OEMs, lessors, aircraft finance, and operational improvement consulting, providing objective and actionable advice toward results, not reports.
• SAP is led by John Luth, Henri Courpron, and Michael Cox, along with seven other partners Gregory Ethier, Alexis Fekete, Peter Fiene, Ian Glover, Layne Grindal, Stephan Krastev, and Andrew Shankland.
  • John E. Luth: John Luth is the Chairman, President & CEO of Seabury Capital Group, which he founded in 1995. He has led Seabury teams that have advised on more than $350 billion in equity, debt, and lease placements/restructurings and over $450 billion in aircraft orders. John has extensive experience in the aviation industry, having previously served as CFO & CIO of Continental Airlines.
  • Michael B. Cox: Michael Cox is the Vice Chairman of Seabury Aviation Partners. He joined Seabury in April 1998 and has been a partner in Seabury’s principal advisory practice. Michael has extensive experience in corporate advisory and investment banking within the aviation industry covering corporate recovery, cash management, business planning and crisis management. Mr. Cox has been qualified as an industry expert in various commercial disputes involving aircraft leasing matters, airline valuations and business plans for the passenger, helicopter and cargo sector.
  • Henri Courpron: Henri Courpron is the Vice Chairman of Seabury Aviation Partners. He co-founded Plane View Partners in 2014, which became a major actor in fleet restructurings and aircraft and engine transactions, and aviation/aerospace strategy development. Henri has over 30 years of expertise in the aviation industry, having served as CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) through the completion of the sale to AerCap in May 2014 for a valuation of $7+ Billion, and held various executive positions at Airbus.

Client Satisfaction and Global Recognition

SAP prides itself on being a trusted advisor, with repeat clients and numerous award-winning transactions. Our global presence spans 75+ countries, and we have completed over 5,000 engagements and been involved in transactions for more than 3,000 aircraft. Our reputation for delivering lasting results and maintaining high client satisfaction is unmatched.

Over the past 30 years, Seabury has received many awards, most recently, SAP received the 2025 Aviation 100 ‘Restructuring Deal of the Year’ award from Airline Economics for SAS’s $1.2 billion exit financing.

For more information please contact one of us, or visit: www.seaburyaviation.com