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Editor's Deal of the Year 2011

20 April 2012

Doric Asset Finance

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Publicly listed aviation companies have not fared well over the past year. Even respected airlines with successful business models, such as Air China, Lan and Lufthansa, have watched their share prices consistently fall. Also, the listed lessors – AerCap, Aircastle and Air Lease Corporation and Fly Leasing – are all trading at a discount to book, despite announcing profits.

However, one company stands out: Doric Nimrod Air Two (DNA2). The company, which had three A380s, on lease to Emirates, in 2011 and added an additional four in March 2012, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.

Unlike the publicly listed lessors, DNA2...


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Atlas Air / 05-13 / Ex-Im Guaranteed Bond / 1x747 23/05/2013
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“At the current pricing it will become attractive again to issue Ex-Im-guaranteed bonds. This will help stabilize and drive pricing down from where it is now.”

Kostya Zolotusky, managing director, capital markets, Boeing Capital, says about the price of export credit.


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