US UCC Article 5’s Non-Variable Provisions
How UCC Article 5 governs letters of credit in the US, its non-variable provisions, and the legal nuances that affect issuers and beneficiaries.
To secure lease obligations for civilian aircrafts, AirBridge Cargo Airlines LLC and JSC Aurora Airlines (collectively, “Applicants”), Russian companies, applied for and caused Sberbank Povolzhsky Head Office (Issuer) to issue seven standby letters of credit[[1]] in favor of Celestial Aviation Services Ltd. (Celestial-Beneficiaries), an Irish aircraft lessor.[[2]] The standbys were later confirmed by UniCredit Bank, London Branch (Confirming Bank),[[3]] were subject to English law and UCP600, and were payable in US dollars.
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