Clifford Chance has advised Jackson Square Aviation on a sale-and-leaseback programme covering 20 Airbus A320neo aircraft for IndiGo, reinforcing the firm's position in cross-border aviation finance work touching India's fast-growing airline sector. Partner Fergus Evans and senior associate Vanessa Heng led on the international elements of the transaction from Singapore, while KLA Legal Advocates & Solicitors handled matters of Indian law. The transaction illustrates how lease programmes involving Indian carriers are growing in scale and structural complexity. The deal also sits within a broader pattern of activity connecting international law firms to Indian aviation financing. Clifford Chance previously advised SMBC on a JOLCO transaction for IndiGo executed through GIFT City, and separately advised HSBC on an Air India financing that marked the first use of GIFT City structures in aviation finance.