December 2005

INDIAN GAMES 01 December 2005

No market is changing as fast as India's. Alexandra Lennane and Alasdair Whyte review the contenders.

Turnbull retires from Cathay 01 December 2005

David Turnbull, chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways, will leave Swire Pacific Group, Cathay's parent company, in January 2006. He says he wants a more active, operational role.

AirNZ closes joint export credit deal and mandates JOL 01 December 2005

Air New Zealand (AirNZ) has closed an export credit financing for two 777-200ERs and a spare Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engine. BNP Paribas was sole mandated lead arranger.

Great Games in Central Asia 01 December 2005

Steve Thomson, editor of Concise Aerospace, the leading Russian aviation newswire, looks at the development of airlines in the central Asian states.

Calyon and SG lease structure wins CEA mandate 01 December 2005

Transmile raises debt as ratings drop 01 December 2005

Transmile Air, the Malaysian freight, air cargo and aircraft services company, has raised $115 million in five-year loans from mandated lead arranger HSBC. HSBC took $16 million.

BA closes Yen deal 01 December 2005

British Airways (BA) has closed a Yen facility to help it finance maturing Japanese leverage leases (JLLs).

ACG bonds get good reception in US and Europe 01 December 2005

Aviation Capital Group's (AGC) portfolio securitization priced in mid-December had been premarketed and were well received, particularly in the US and Asia. The total value of the issuance is $1.866 billion, the biggest lessor securitization since 1996. UBS Warburg is arranging the deal.

Four banks finance CSA 01 December 2005

Four banks were involved in the financing of the recently concluded lease between China Southern Airlines (CSA) and Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (Sale).

November 2005

Shedding risk 01 November 2005

While manufacturer financings are never easy, Bombardier's Raspro 2005 succeeded in making more than a billion dollars of finance. Alexandra Cain examines the deal.

Penerbangan Malaysia pulls bond 01 November 2005

Financial Telecom takes over MK Aviation 01 November 2005

China requests proposal for funding of six 737-700s 01 November 2005

The view from the North 01 November 2005

And then there were 10 01 November 2005

The 2005 Airfinance Journal export credit survey shows how few banks are winning mandates, although competition among them remains fierce.

Kaupthing Bank and FL group form lessor 01 November 2005

Playing the EETC game 01 November 2005

Lenard Parkins and Kenric Kattner, of Haynes and Boone, and lead counsel for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, provide an essential guide to restructuring EETCs in bankruptcy.

The reluctant borrower 01 November 2005

Singapore Airlines is one of the world's most profitable carriers but the delivery of its new A380 and 777 aircraft may force it to break with tradition and tap the bank and capital markets for funding. Dominic Jones reports.

Old before its time 01 November 2005

Bankruptcy meant that the Fairchild Dornier 328 Jet never really found a market, and with Delta parking aircraft, its value is unlikely to recover.

Single Aisle Battles 01 November 2005

Rising fuel prices are increasing pressure on manufacturers to improve engine efficiency. Geoff Hearn looks at how IAE and CFM are reacting to the problem.