What We Do
Advisory
Using our expertise in business advisory, capital structuring and investment services, we help our partners and clients – private companies, government entities, institutional investors and high net worth individuals – to identify, develop and release the real value in their business assets.
Our unique operational and strategic insights and expertise come from years working with and for public and private sector stakeholders and business partners.
Today we continue to work collaboratively with governments, airlines, airports, MROs, and travel companies seeking out synergies and economies of scale to create strategies that deliver real value to corporations and countries.
Mubadala has worked with the principals of Knighthood for many years, exclusively in the aviation sector, in pursuing the overall economic diversification goals of Abu Dhabi. The Emirate has made great strides in taking its aviation sector global, working with key partners around the world with deep aviation expertise. That foundation was built with the help and support of Knighthood’s executives, as evident in their support for the aviation, aircraft services, OEM and MRO sectors.
Knighthood’s executives have deep experience in infrastructure, investment and capital sourcing backed up by a global network of institutional investors, private equity firms, development finance institutions, and strategic industry partners. These strong relationships underpin our capacity to support our partners in the execution of complex projects across a multi-disciplinary spectrum.
Knighthood’s advisory services in oil and gas create end to end solutions from sourcing and supply of crude and refined petroleum products to specific advisory on jet fuel procurement and hedging. All Knighthood’s strategic partnerships are subject to robust governance and are aligned with the highest international compliance practices.
Knighthood Global enjoys the support and expertise of a strong group of advisors all of whom participate in our projects where their experience strengthens our offering and extends our capability.
Aviation and Aerospace
Total Airline Solutions
Aviation is a complex, highly regulated industry and requires experienced operators to help navigate. With over 150 years of superior operator knowledge and multi-cycle industry experience, Knighthood Global offers a differentiated and unique perspective when compared to traditional consultancies.
We use a long-term partnership approach and a success-driven model to design, implement and deliver bankable strategies for the future. Our mission is to support and complement the work of capable teams to achieve effective, measurable results in line with their shareholder mandate.
Together with our partners, we have created a turn-key restructuring solution for airlines or new airline start-ups. Our Total Airline Solutions platform is focused on giving airlines and aviation groups the scale and capabilities required to effectively compete and be self-sustainable.
We have access to highly qualified and experienced senior airline executives who are available to occupy key leadership positions where their role in knowledge transfer and mentoring is vital for the development of existing teams.
We also have the capacity to provide and install experienced interim management executives to support and guide start-up and existing airlines in the first critical months.
Aircraft Services
Knighthood Global offers a wide range of services including aircraft trading, leasing, and sale-and-lease-back transactions. With decades of experience and a wide international network of contacts including aircraft lessors, owners and manufacturers, we can offer innovative fleet planning and acquisition solutions to meet your needs. Coupled with the right know how and expertise, we also have excellent and reliable connections with international banking and financial institutions to help you secure the capital required to finance your fleet.
Aircraft Leasing, Financing and Restructuring
Network planning is vital to the creation of a demand-driven airline. The selection, sourcing and financing of aircraft, leveraging an optimised approach, is equally important to an airline's commercial sustainability and success.
Knighthood Global executives have built and run airlines and aviation groups at the highest level on six continents, consistently delivering results in line with their shareholder mandates. We bring an extensive understanding of historic trends and different markets and regions in aviation. Having placed two of the largest aircraft orders in commercial aviation history, we offer in-depth knowledge of asset capabilities, values and associated maintenance programmes.
We have successfully financed over 1,000 aircraft, engines, maintenance and training assets. Our prime contacts with Original Equipment Manufacturers across the aviation supply chain, major aircraft leasing companies, global ratings agencies, and international financing institutions, enables us to design, implement and deliver tailored, innovative and turn-key aircraft financing and services solutions to airlines of all sizes.
Our dedicated aircraft trading team is focused on selling new aircraft at delivery, trading aircraft with leases attached, or phasing-out aircraft at the end of their useful life. We have broad expertise across aircraft entry-into or exit-from service. We source new and used aircraft on operating lease and through sale-and-lease-back transactions. We also facilitate sale and-lease-backs to provide more flexible fleet planning options, as well as the release of liquidity and equity.
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
Aircraft are complex engineering structures comprising many systems and sub-systems manufactured by various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). While there is limited Operator choice in respect of some items of equipment is usually limited to two or three potential suppliers.
Modern aircraft have a life expectancy of 25 plus years. It is therefore of paramount importance that operators select OEMs with whom they can maintain a dependable relationship from the initial purchase, to after-market support, and finally to the end-of-lease events.
Selecting an OEM supplier is more than a numerical calculation. The total cost of ownership is the more important measure.
Collectively the Knighthood Global team has worked with, audited, and inspected all the major OEMs of airframes, engines, supplier selected equipment, buyer-furnished equipment, in-flight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity. In every instance we used the total cost of ownership to evaluate OEM selections for hundreds of aircraft based on the criteria including competitive pricing, quality, transactions and relationship.
Knighthood Global’s team has unrivalled expertise and experience in negotiating with and codifying agreements with OEMs which, when benchmarked, have proved to be competitive and ranked ‘best in class’ on several occasions.
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Every aircraft, irrespective of type and size, requires the care of an experienced maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider. As with every other type of service provider, it’s best to identify the correct one before the actual work is started.
The ideal MRO is one with an unimpeachable reputation for its skill set, expertise, and knowledge of a particular aircraft type. Finding the right MRO requires a blend of research, referrals and practical industry knowledge. With our in-depth contacts and experience, Knighthood is uniquely able to assist in the selection of the best MRO, which should include an evaluation of airframe capabilities, training, experience, downtime and their OEM relationships, while obtaining the best value for money.
Obtaining comparable quotes from multiple MROs is both challenging and time consuming. Knighthood Global can assist not only in providing an accurate, well planned and highly detailed To-Do list for the maintenance event, but can also collate, evaluate, recommend, and if required, project manage the entire event while respecting and enhancing the OEM relationships.
Early and efficient planning for an MRO event will reduce aircraft downtime, minimise costs, develop and enhance relationships with both OEMs and MROs.
Infrastructure, Investment and Capital Sourcing
Aviation
Knighthood’s aviation infrastructure and capital sourcing services connect airline operators, aircraft owners, MRO providers, and aviation technology developers with the investment partners required to scale and modernise their operations. We support funding for fleet expansion, aircraft acquisition, advanced avionics and systems integration, and large scale operational upgrades.
Through our global network of institutional investors, aircraft financiers, and strategic aviation partners, we help clients secure both traditional and innovative financing structures, thereby ensuring efficient capital deployment for long-term growth and operational excellence.
Airports and Hospitality Infrastructure
We provide comprehensive capital sourcing solutions for airport authorities, developers, and hospitality groups seeking to expand or modernise aviation-linked infrastructure. From terminals and runways to adjacent hotels, commercial hubs and passenger service facilities, we identify the financial partners and investment vehicles needed to bring complex projects to life.
Our team facilitates equity and debt financing, public-private partnership structures, and long-term investment strategies that support sustainable development, enhanced passenger experiences, and increased economic value for airport and hospitality ecosystems.
Oil & Gas
Knighthood connects energy developers with the strategic partners and financial resources needed to advance critical oil and gas infrastructure projects. Our team specialises in sourcing reputable investment partners for large-scale developments including upstream assets, midtream pipelines, downstream facilities and complex refinery projects.
Leveraging our global network of institutional investors, private equity firms, development finance institutions, and strategic industry partners, we help clients secure the capital required to bring their projects from concept to completion. Whether the objective is funding for new refinery construction, modernisation of existing facilities, or the expansion of transportation and storage infrastructure, Knighthood provides end-to-end support to ensure successful financing.
Oil and Gas
Refined Products and Crude Supply
Knighthood specialises in connecting trusted global refineries with government and private-sector clients across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Our team ensures the sourcing and supply of crude oil and refined petroleum products that fully comply with recognised international specifications. Every shipment is supported by accredited laboratory testing, certification and independent inspection, guaranteeing transparency and product integrity at every stage.
Strategic Partnerships and Governance
Through strong relationships with refineries, inspection agencies and global energy institutions, we can offer partners a secure and transparent framework for collaboration. Our governance standards align with international compliance practices, ensuring reliability, accountability, and operational excellence at every level.
Jet fuel procurement
With more than 30 years’ experience in jet fuel procurement and hedging, Knighthood is well placed to support airlines in the procurement of jet fuel.
Hedging programmes
Knighthood has deep expertise in fuel hedging and can provide strategic and operational support in the implementation of a fuel hedging programme.
Delivery and logistics
Knighthood can also support the logistics for the delivery of each consignment based on a mutually agreed schedule, ensuring that each delivery is subject to quantity and quality reports issued at loading and verified upon delivery at the discharge point.
Wholesale Meat Distribution
Wholesale Meat Distribution
Knighthood offers specialist services in the marketing and distribution of wholesale meat and meat products from Eurasia and Australia, supported by its global logistics and cargo partners.