Leased Call Option Aircraft. (A) In each case in respect of each Leased Call Option Aircraft, United shall obtain and provide to Contractor, at no cost to Contractor, the written consent from the existing lessor (and applicable financing parties) to a full assignment and assumption by United (without recourse to Contractor) of all obligations of Parent and Contractor under the lease agreement, any guaranty and other related documents associated with the lease (or lease financing) of such Call Option Aircraft, together with a full release (the “Release”) of Contractor and Parent from any and all obligations under such agreements for periods following the assignment date (such lease agreement, guaranty and other related documents, the “Lease Documents”). Such assignment and assumption agreement shall contain the Release and shall otherwise be in a form reasonably acceptable to Contractor and United and shall contain the provisions provided in clause (C) below (such agreement, “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”). (B) United and Contractor shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement for each Leased Call Option Aircraft. Subject to Contractor’s receipt of a duly executed and effective Release, Contractor shall deliver such aircraft to United free and clear of all liens and encumbrances other than (x) the lien attributable to the lease, (y) any other lien attributable to the lessor or other financing party of the Covered Aircraft and (z) any lien permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of the Lease Documents. Each Leased Call Option Aircraft shall otherwise be delivered to United in “AS-IS, WHERE-IS” condition, subject to the terms of the Lease Documents; provided that nothing in this sentence shall be interpreted as relieving Contractor of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to operate and maintain the aircraft in accordance with the terms herein; and provided further that, notwithstanding the above, Contractor shall be solely liable, and United shall not be liable, for any breaches or defaults, or damages resultant thereto, having occurred in respect of any Leased Call Option Aircraft pursuant to this Agreement or the Lease Documents prior to the effective time of the assignment and Release and delivery by Contractor to United of such Leased Call Option Aircraft. Each Leased Call Option Aircraft shall be delivered to United at a location in the continental United States selected by United in United’s sole discretion (any such location, a “Delivery Location”); provided that, if Contractor does not have a maintenance/operations base at a Delivery Location, then United shall pay to Contractor the direct out-of-pocket costs incurred by Contractor to deliver the applicable Leased Call Option Aircraft to such Delivery Location; provided further that any Leased Call Option Aircraft shall not be deemed delivered unless and until: (aa) Contractor has delivered to United all records and documents that Contractor is required to maintain in accordance with its FAA-approved records retention program and the applicable lease in respect of such aircraft, plus such other records and documents that are reasonably requested by United and are in Contractor’s possession (provided, however, that if United reasonably requests additional records and documents that are not so required and are not in Contractor’s possession, then, at United’s request and cost, Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist United in causing such records to be delivered to United); and (bb) the delivered aircraft is (vv) complete, (ww) has no parts or other items of equipment installed thereon that are not at the effective time of such assignment titled with the owner of such aircraft in accordance with the terms of the applicable lease, (xx) is in a condition for continuing commercial passenger operations under FAR Part 121 and the applicable lease, (yy) has no deferred/carryover maintenance items or, with respect to any Airworthiness Directives, any waivers or Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOCs) and (zz) complies with the applicable lease’s aircraft return provisions (a copy of which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit S), except for those provisions regarding (A) Lessee’s exterior insignia and interior markings, (B) airworthiness directives (without limiting the requirements set forth in clause (yy) above), (C) scheduled maintenance, (D) engine maintenance, (E) engine return, (F) structural inspection tasks, (G) landing gear life, (H) tires and brakes, (I) condition of controlled components and (J) appraisals; provided further that the reasonable costs of Contractor’s compliance with return conditions relating to storage upon return shall be for United’s account; and provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon United’s request, Contractor shall make the aircraft available, prior to delivery of the aircraft and consummation of any assignment or sale, for the performance of airframe and engine inspections arranged by United and performed at its cost, including but not limited to boroscopes, ground performance runs, on-wing static inspections and testing and EGT margin tests. The effective date of such assignment shall occur, and subject to Section 10.1(b)(vi)(D) below Contractor shall deliver such aircraft to United, on the 7th day following the date of withdrawal of such aircraft as determined pursuant to Section 2.4(a) or Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b) or 8.2(d), respectively (or such earlier or later day as United and Contractor may agree). (C) Each of the following provisions shall apply and shall be provided for in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement: (t) risk of loss or damage to the Leased Call Option Aircraft and any corresponding obligation to store and maintain such aircraft shall transfer to United at the effective time of such assignment and Release and upon the completion of transfer of possession of such aircraft by Contractor to United; (u) United shall indemnify and insure (in accordance with customary terms) Contractor against all third-party liabilities and obligations related to facts or circumstances arising at and after such assignment, (v) Contractor shall indemnify and insure (in accordance with customary terms) United from all liabilities and obligations related to facts or circumstances arising prior to the date of the assignment, (w) at the effective time of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (i) Contractor shall transfer to United, and United shall take possession of, all rights in any deposits, prepaid rent and/or maintenance reserves held by the Lessor pursuant to, but subject to, the terms of the Lease Documents, (ii) United shall pay to Contractor, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such rent security deposits and transferred prepaid rent (but only to the extent that United has not already reimbursed Contractor or otherwise paid for such rent security deposits and/or rent pursuant to the compensation and reimbursement provisions herein or used any portion of such rent security deposits and/or rent to cure any default existing under such Lease Documents at the time of such lease assumption), and (iii) to the extent that any payments of rent, reserves and/or deposits existing under the applicable Lease Documents cannot be transferred to (or for the benefit of) United, and such payments, reserves and/or deposits have already been paid or reimbursed by United, then Contractor shall pay to United, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such payments, reserves and/or deposits, (x) United shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Contractor as above provided with respect to such Lease Documents as of the effective date of such assignment, and (y) Contractor shall assign, to the extent assignable, all warranties, service life policies, guarantees and similar programs relating to such Leased Call Option Aircraft provided by the applicable manufacturer. (D) United may not take possession of any Leased Call Option Aircraft unless United or Contractor first obtains an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Release relating to all such aircraft that have been fully executed by all of the parties thereto (a (a) Notice, then the Wind-Down Period for such aircraft shall be extended and shall continue until either (x) such Consent has been obtained, or (y) United has revoked the Call Option pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(v), or (z) if such Consent shall not have been obtained within three (3) months following the delivery (or deemed delivery) of such Call Option Notice, then, to the extent permitted under the terms of the Lease Documents, United (at its sole option) may sublease such aircraft from Contractor on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as the Lease Documents, with United’s indemnification of Contractor as set forth in Section 10.1(b)(vi)(B) above expanded to include all claims arising in respect of such Lease Documents for all periods from and after the date of such sublease. With respect to any Call Option Aircraft withdrawn from this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2(a), 8.2(b) or 8.2(d), if within six (6) calendar months of the withdrawal date for such aircraft at the end of the applicable Wind-Down Period neither of the circumstances in clauses (x) or (y) above has occurred, nor has United subleased such aircraft from Contractor as provided in clause (z) above, then the Call Option in respect of such aircraft shall be deemed to have been and shall be without further act immediately revoked; provided however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Wind-Down Period for such aircraft shall not be extended beyond such Termination Date.
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Samples: Capacity Purchase Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc), Capacity Purchase Agreement (Mesa Air Group Inc)
Leased Call Option Aircraft. (A) In each case in respect of each Leased Call Option AircraftAircraft for which the Call Option has been exercised by United’s delivery of a Call Option Notice in its sole discretion pursuant to Section 10.1(a) (and not pursuant a requirement to exercise of the Call Option as referenced in Section 2.4(b)(ii)), United shall obtain and provide to Contractor, at no cost to Contractor[***], the written consent from the existing lessor (and applicable financing parties) to a full assignment and assumption by United (without recourse to Contractor) of all obligations of Parent and Contractor under the lease agreement, any guaranty and other related documents associated with the lease (or lease financing) of such Call Option Aircraft, together with a full release (the “Release”) of Contractor and Parent from any and all obligations under such agreements for periods following the assignment date (such lease agreement, guaranty and other related documents, the “Lease Documents”). Such assignment and assumption agreement shall contain the Release and shall otherwise be in a form reasonably acceptable to Contractor and United and shall contain the provisions provided in clause (C) below (such agreement, “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”).
(B) As to Leased Call Option Aircraft for which the Call Option has been exercised by United’s delivery of a Call Option Notice in its sole discretion pursuant to Section 10.1(a) (and not pursuant a requirement to exercise of the Call Option as referenced in Section 2.4(b)(ii)), United and Contractor shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement for each such Leased Call Option Aircraft. As to Leased Call Option Aircraft for which the Call Option has been exercised pursuant to the requirement referenced in Section 2.4(b)(ii) (and not pursuant to United’s delivery of a Call Option Notice in its sole discretion pursuant to Section 10.1(a)), United and Contractor shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement only if both of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the existing lessor with respect to such Leased Call Option Aircraft has delivered its written consent to permit the execution, delivery and consummation of such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and (ii) Contractor demonstrates to United’s reasonable satisfaction that all obligations required of the lessee at return to lessor pursuant to the lease applicable thereto have been either fully complied with or fully waived by the lessor in writing, including with regard to the airframe, engines, landing gear, major components and other items reasonably requested by United. Subject to Contractor’s receipt of a duly executed and effective Release, Contractor shall deliver such aircraft to United free and clear of all liens and encumbrances other than (x) the lien attributable to the lease, (y) any other lien attributable to the lessor or other financing party of the Covered Aircraft and (z) any lien permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of the Lease Documents. Each Leased Call Option Aircraft shall otherwise be delivered to United in “AS-IS, WHERE-IS” condition, subject to the terms of the Lease Documents; provided that nothing in this sentence shall be interpreted as relieving Contractor of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to operate and maintain the aircraft in accordance with the terms herein; and provided further that, notwithstanding the above, Contractor shall be solely liable, and United shall not be liable, for any breaches or defaults, or damages resultant thereto, having occurred in respect of any Leased Call Option Aircraft pursuant to this Agreement or the Lease Documents prior to the effective time of the assignment and Release and delivery by Contractor to United of such Leased Call Option Aircraft. Each Leased Call Option Aircraft shall be delivered to United at a location in the continental United States selected by United in United’s sole discretion (any such location, a “Delivery Location”); provided that, if Contractor does not have a maintenance/operations base at a Delivery Location, then United shall pay to Contractor the direct out-out- of-pocket costs incurred by Contractor to deliver the applicable Leased Call Option Aircraft to such Delivery Location; provided further that any Leased Call Option Aircraft shall not be deemed delivered unless and until: (aa) Contractor has delivered to United all records and documents that Contractor is required to maintain in accordance with its FAA-approved records retention program and the applicable lease in respect of such aircraft, plus such other records and documents that are reasonably requested by United and are in Contractor’s possession (provided, however, that if United reasonably requests additional records and documents that are not so required and are not in Contractor’s possession, then, at United’s request and cost, Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist United in causing such records to be delivered to United); and (bb) the delivered aircraft is (vv) complete, (ww) has no parts or other items of equipment installed thereon that are not at the effective time of such assignment titled with the owner of such aircraft in accordance with the terms of the applicable lease, (xx) is in a condition for continuing commercial passenger operations under FAR Part 121 and the applicable lease, (yy) has no deferred/carryover maintenance items or, with respect to any Airworthiness Directives, any waivers or Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOCs) and (zz) complies with the applicable lease’s aircraft return provisions (a copy of which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit S)provisions, except for those provisions regarding (A) Lessee’s exterior insignia and interior markings, (B) airworthiness directives (without limiting the requirements set forth in clause (yy) above), (C) scheduled maintenance, (D) engine maintenance, (E) engine return, (F) structural inspection tasks, (G) landing gear life, (H) tires and brakes, (I) condition of controlled components and (J) appraisals; provided further that the reasonable costs of Contractor’s compliance with return conditions relating to storage upon return shall be for United’s account; and provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon United’s request, Contractor shall make the aircraft available, prior to delivery of the aircraft and consummation of any assignment or sale, for the performance of airframe and engine inspections arranged by United and performed at its cost, including but not limited to boroscopes, ground performance runs, on-wing static inspections and testing and EGT margin tests. The effective date of such assignment shall occur, and subject to Section 10.1(b)(vi)(D) below Contractor shall deliver such aircraft to United, on the 7th day following the date of withdrawal of such aircraft as determined pursuant to Section 2.4(a) or Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b) or 8.2(d), respectively (or such earlier or later day as United and Contractor may agree).
(C) Each of the following provisions shall apply and shall be provided for in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement: (t) risk of loss or damage to the Leased Call Option Aircraft and any corresponding obligation to store and maintain such aircraft shall transfer to United at the effective time of such assignment and Release and upon the completion of transfer of possession of such aircraft by Contractor to United; (u) United shall indemnify and insure (in accordance with customary terms) Contractor against all third-party liabilities and obligations related to facts or circumstances arising at and after such assignment, (v) Contractor shall indemnify and insure (in accordance with customary terms) United from all liabilities and obligations related to facts or circumstances arising prior to the date of the assignment, (w) at the effective time of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (i) Contractor shall transfer to United, and United shall take possession of, all rights in any deposits, prepaid rent and/or maintenance reserves held by the Lessor pursuant to, but subject to, the terms of the Lease Documents, (ii) United shall pay to Contractor, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such rent security deposits and transferred prepaid rent (but only to the extent that United has not already reimbursed Contractor or otherwise paid for such rent security deposits and/or rent pursuant to the compensation and reimbursement provisions herein or used any portion of such rent security deposits and/or rent to cure any default existing under such Lease Documents at the time of such lease assumption), and (iii) to the extent that any payments of rent, reserves and/or deposits existing under the applicable Lease Documents cannot be transferred to (or for the benefit of) United, and such payments, reserves and/or deposits have already been paid or reimbursed by United, then Contractor shall pay to United, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such payments, reserves and/or deposits, (x) United shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Contractor as above provided with respect to such Lease Documents as of the effective date of such assignment, and (y) Contractor shall assign, to the extent assignable, all warranties, service life policies, guarantees and similar programs relating to such Leased Call Option Aircraft provided by the applicable manufacturer.
(D) United may not take possession of any Leased Call Option Aircraft unless United or Contractor first obtains an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Release relating to all such aircraft that have been fully executed by all of the parties thereto (a
(a) Notice, then the Wind-Down Period for such aircraft shall be extended and shall continue until either (x) such Consent has been obtained, or (y) United has revoked the Call Option pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(v), or (z) if such Consent shall not have been obtained within three (3) months following the delivery (or deemed delivery) of such Call Option Notice, then, to the extent permitted under the terms of the Lease Documents, United (at its sole option) may sublease such aircraft from Contractor on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as the Lease Documents, with United’s indemnification of Contractor as set forth in Section 10.1(b)(vi)(B) above expanded to include all claims arising in respect of such Lease Documents for all periods from and after the date of such sublease. With respect to any Call Option Aircraft withdrawn from this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2(a), 8.2(b) or 8.2(d), if within six (6) calendar months of the withdrawal date for such aircraft at the end of the applicable Wind-Down Period neither of the circumstances in clauses (x) or (y) above has occurred, nor has United subleased such aircraft from Contractor as provided in clause (z) above, then the Call Option in respect of such aircraft shall be deemed to have been and shall be without further act immediately revoked; provided however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Wind-Down Period for such aircraft shall not be extended beyond such Termination Date.,
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Leased Call Option Aircraft. (A) In each case in respect of each Leased Call Option Aircraft, United shall obtain and provide to Contractor, at no cost to Contractor[***], the written consent from the existing lessor (and applicable financing parties) to a full assignment and assumption by United (without recourse to Contractor) of all obligations of Parent and Contractor under the lease agreement, any guaranty and other related documents associated with the lease (or lease financing) of such Call Option Aircraft, together with a full release (the “Release”) of Contractor and Parent from any and all obligations under such agreements for periods following the assignment date (such lease agreement, guaranty and other related documents, the “Lease Documents”). Such assignment and assumption agreement shall contain the Release and shall otherwise be in a form reasonably acceptable to Contractor and United and shall contain the provisions provided in clause (C) below (such agreement, “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”).
(B) United and Contractor shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement for each Leased Call Option Aircraft. Subject to Contractor’s receipt of a duly executed and effective Release, Contractor shall deliver such aircraft to United free and clear of all liens and encumbrances other than (x) the lien attributable to the lease, (y) any other lien attributable to the lessor or other financing party of the Covered Aircraft and (z) any lien permitted to exist pursuant to the terms of the Lease Documents. Each Leased Call Option Aircraft shall otherwise be delivered to United in “AS-IS, WHERE-IS” condition, subject to the terms of the Lease Documents; provided that nothing in this sentence shall be interpreted as relieving Contractor of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to operate and maintain the aircraft in accordance with the terms herein; and provided further that, notwithstanding the above, Contractor shall be solely liable, and United shall not be liable, for any breaches or defaults, or damages resultant thereto, having occurred in respect of any Leased Call Option Aircraft pursuant to this Agreement or the Lease Documents prior to the effective time of the assignment and Release and delivery by Contractor to United of such Leased Call Option Aircraft. Each Leased Call Option Aircraft shall be delivered to United at a location in the continental United States selected by United in United’s sole discretion (any such location, a “Delivery Location”); provided that, if Contractor does not have a maintenance/operations base at a Delivery Location, then United shall pay to Contractor the direct out-of-pocket costs incurred by Contractor to deliver the applicable Leased Call Option Aircraft to such Delivery Location; provided further that any Leased Call Option Aircraft shall not be deemed delivered unless and until: (aa) Contractor has delivered to United all records and documents that Contractor is required to maintain in accordance with its FAA-approved records retention program and the applicable lease in respect of such aircraft, plus such other records and documents that are reasonably requested by United and are in Contractor’s possession (provided, however, that if United reasonably requests additional records and documents that are not so required and are not in Contractor’s possession, then, at United’s request and cost, Contractor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist United in causing such records to be delivered to United); and (bb) the delivered aircraft is (vv) complete, (ww) has no parts or other items of equipment installed thereon that are not at the effective time of such assignment titled with the owner of such aircraft in accordance with the terms of the applicable lease, (xx) is in a condition for continuing commercial passenger operations under FAR Part 121 and the applicable lease, (yy) has no deferred/carryover maintenance items or, with respect to any Airworthiness Directives, any waivers or Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOCs) and (zz) complies with the applicable lease’s aircraft return provisions (a copy of which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit SR), except for those provisions regarding (A) Lessee’s exterior insignia and interior markings, (B) airworthiness directives (without limiting the requirements set forth in clause (yy) above), (C) scheduled maintenance, (D) engine maintenance, (E) engine return, (F) structural inspection tasks, (G) landing gear life, (H) tires and brakes, (I) condition of controlled components and (J) appraisals; provided further that the reasonable costs of Contractor’s compliance with return conditions relating to storage upon return shall be for United’s account; and provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon United’s request, Contractor shall make the aircraft available, prior to delivery of the aircraft and consummation of any assignment or sale, for the performance of airframe and engine inspections arranged by United and performed at its cost, including but not limited to boroscopes, ground performance runs, on-wing static inspections and testing and EGT margin tests. The effective date of such assignment shall occur, and subject to Section 10.1(b)(vi)(D) below Contractor shall deliver such aircraft to United, on the 7th day following the date of withdrawal of such aircraft as determined pursuant to Section 2.4(a) or Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b) or 8.2(d), respectively (or such earlier or later day as United and Contractor may agree).
(C) Each of the following provisions shall apply and shall be provided for in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement: (t) risk of loss or damage to the Leased Call Option Aircraft and any corresponding obligation to store and maintain such aircraft shall transfer to United at the effective time of such assignment and Release and upon the completion of transfer of possession of such aircraft by Contractor to United; (u) United shall indemnify and insure (in accordance with customary terms) Contractor against all third-party liabilities and obligations related to facts or circumstances arising at and after such assignment, (v) Contractor shall indemnify and insure (in accordance with customary terms) United from all liabilities and obligations related to facts or circumstances arising prior to the date of the assignment, (w) at the effective time of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (i) Contractor shall transfer to United, and United shall take possession of, all rights in any deposits, prepaid rent and/or maintenance reserves held by the Lessor pursuant to, but subject to, the terms of the Lease Documents, (ii) United shall pay to Contractor, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such rent security deposits and transferred prepaid rent (but only to the extent that United has not already reimbursed Contractor or otherwise paid for such rent security deposits and/or rent pursuant to the compensation and reimbursement provisions herein or used any portion of such rent security deposits and/or rent to cure any default existing under such Lease Documents at the time of such lease assumption), and (iii) to the extent that any payments of rent, reserves and/or deposits existing under the applicable Lease Documents cannot be transferred to (or for the benefit of) United, and such payments, reserves and/or deposits have already been paid or reimbursed by United, then Contractor shall pay to United, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such payments, reserves and/or deposits, (x) United shall assume all obligations and liabilities of Contractor as above provided with respect to such Lease Documents as of the effective date of such assignment, and (y) Contractor shall assign, to the extent assignable, all warranties, service life policies, guarantees and similar programs relating to such Leased Call Option Aircraft provided by the applicable manufacturer.
(D) United may not take possession of any Leased Call Option Aircraft unless United or Contractor first obtains an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Release relating to all such aircraft that have been fully executed by all of the parties thereto (a
(aa “Consent”). With respect to each CRJ700 Removed Aircraft, if the relevant Consent has not been obtained by the removal date specified by the relevant 2.4(a) Notice, then the Wind-Down Period for such aircraft shall be extended and shall continue until either (x) such Consent has been obtained, or (y) United has revoked the Call Option pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(v), or (z) if such Consent shall not have been obtained within three (3) months [***] following the delivery (or deemed delivery) of such Call Option Notice, then, to the extent permitted under the terms of the Lease Documents, United (at its sole option) may sublease such aircraft from Contractor on the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as the Lease Documents, with United’s indemnification of Contractor as set forth in Section 10.1(b)(vi)(B) above expanded to include all claims arising in respect of such Lease Documents for all periods from and after the date of such sublease. With respect to any Call Option Aircraft withdrawn from this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2(a), 8.2(b) or 8.2(d), if within six (6) [***] calendar months of the withdrawal date for such aircraft at the end of the applicable Wind-Down Period neither of the circumstances in clauses (x) or (y) above has occurred, nor has United subleased such aircraft from Contractor as provided in clause (z) above, then the Call Option in respect of such aircraft shall be deemed to have been and shall be without further act immediately revoked; provided however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Wind-Down Period for such aircraft shall not be extended beyond such Termination Date.
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