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December 2012
The commercial turboprop market has recovered sufficiently to increase speculation that a 90-seater will be launched. Geoff Hearn looks at whether engine manufacturers can provide the right powerplant.
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The votes have been counted and the winners of Airfinance Journal’s 2012 Lawyers Survey can be revealed. Yana Palagacheva finds out what the voters think and interviews the industry’s top firms to discuss their recent market highlights.
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DVB Bank and PK Air Finance closed a 16 aircraft portfolio refinancing for DAE.
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The carrier will lease seven Airbus narrowbodies from Gecas,
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It's been almost seven years since the Cape Town Convention became law. Is a lack of case law hampering its true effectiveness, asks Jamie Bullen.
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DVB and Chinatrust have refinanced two DAE owned Boeing 777-300ERs.
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The benefits of using Cayman Islands and Irish vehicles in aircraft finance transactions, by Maples and Calder's partners David Maughan, Andrew Quinn and Mark Western.
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Taking a charge over shares and bank accounts in aircraft financing transactions: developments in English law and EU financial regulations by Stephenson Harwood Partners Paul Ng and Saugata Mukherjee.
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The deal is valued at $81.6 million.
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The regional jet is being leased from Gecas.
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The carrier will do a private issue of 490 million shares on December 24.
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The Chinese low cost carrier is leasing the narrowbody from Awas.
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The Indonesian carrier will operate the aircraft on long term lease.
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Malaysia’s flag carrier has ordered $981 million worth of turboprops.
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The airline has received approval from the CSRC.
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The transport bank is suspending all financing to Indian carriers after the DCGA failed to deregister two Kingfisher jets.
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Indian carrier will receive two A330-300s this month.
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The carrier has taken one A320 on lease from HKAC.
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The order for 100 A320 family jets is worth $9.4 billion at list prices.
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AIG sells off 80.1% of “non-core” ILFC for $4.23 billion.
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Indian carrier says it is discussing a potential equity sale to Etihad Airways.
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The lessor has also exercised options for three additional turboprops.
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The regional carrier holding company has finalised an order for 100 MRJs first announced at Farnborough.
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MC Aviation Partners will finance three A320s for the carrier.
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The delivery of the Indonesian airline’s first Superjet is expected by year end.
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This is the Japanese airline’s first direct purchase of an aircraft.
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Call for submissions for the best deals of 2012.
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Japanese low cost carrier takes three A320s on lease.
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Kingfisher Airways may be rescued by equity sale to Abu Dhabi’s flag carrier.
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Aviation Capital Group has signed its second unsecured samurai bond.
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AIG sells off 80.1% of “non-core” ILFC for $4.23 billion.
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Bocomm delivers third A319 to the Chinese carrier.
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Bocomm Leasing has financed the A320 to deliver on Friday.
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The carrier has financed one A320 under a Japanese operating lease with call option (Jolco).
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Indonesian carrier receives 737-800s from lessor Gecas.
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The Japanese LCC plans to add seven A320s to its fleet from mid-2013.
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Hideo Egawa is set to be chairman and CEO.
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The deal is worth $1.88 billion at list prices.
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Bond issue attracts eleven-fold oversubscription as investors clamour for record Asian reg-s transaction.
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Private equity firm pays $165 million to secure BBAM stake.
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The narrowbody will be financed under a Yen-denominated finance lease.
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The turboprop has been financed under a commercial loan.
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Aircraft lessor hires industry veteran, based in Singapore, to lead its business in Asia-Pacifc.
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November 2012
The Danish lessor has purchased the aircraft from All Nippon Airways.
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Historical assumptions about residual values and useful economic life are coming under fire. What does that mean for air finance today, asks Jamie Bullen.
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The Philippine carrier is seeking debt for two 777s.
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Highlights from the November 2012 print edition of Airfinance Journal.
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The global alliance now has 27 members.
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Asian carriers are driving profits for the industry but these carriers have had largely to look to the US or Europe to find banks willing to offer long-term debt to finance aircraft deliveries – until now.
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The carrier’s shares have slumped 20% after the announcement.
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Philippines’ flag carrier leases a second aircraft from Awas.
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35 A330s ordered by Chinese carriers have still not been approved.
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The Hong Kong based carrier has financed one A330.
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The tuboprop is being financed under an export credit agency (ECA) guarantee.
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Thai carrier signs first deal with BOC Aviation.
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The Taiwanese carrier has received its first widebody aircraft from Airbus.
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The five widebodies are between five and four years old.
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The carrier orders 60 A320s and sells 18 regional jets to the European manufacturer.
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The Indonesian carrier has leased the aircraft from BOC Aviation.
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Lessors may have to sacrifice certain contractual conditions to secure Chinese business, but the low risk means the reward is still there.
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The low cost carrier still plans to launch its IPO.
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Chinese carrier approaches the US capital markets again to refinance a 777-300ER.
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The Abu Dhabi-based carrier signs deal for two new A321s to deliver in 2014.
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Malaysia Airlines secures government-backed Islamic bond facility.
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The Fijian carrier is looking to finance three A330s scheduled to deliver in 2013.
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Air China and China Eastern have not yet issued a 2013 requests for proposals (RFP). Instead they may tap the domestic capital markets to finance H1 2013 deliveries.
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The law firm has hired Mcmyn as a partner based in Singapore.
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The narrowbody will be financed under a Yen-denominated finance lease.
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The carrier is leasing its twelfth A320 from HKAC.
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Unbundling in airlines, is neither evil nor magical but it is here to stay, writes Adam Pilarski, senior vice-president at Avitas, in his monthly column.
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The Indian government has allowed foreign direct investment in domestic airlines, yet the market remains blighted by a weak infrastructure and heavy taxes. What more needs to be done to turn around the industry’s fortunes? Joanna Vickers reports.
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Singapore Airlines subsidiary confirms order for 23 737-800s and 31 737 MAX 8s.
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The aircraft was leased by Air Lease Corporation.
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The Filipino carrier increases profits by 2.4% for the first nine months of 2012.
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The Indian carrier reports 32% loss reduction for the latest financial quarter.
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Chinese carrier leases aircraft form ILFC.
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The Deals Database’s Alfonso Olivas offers a simple analysis of the basic maths behind depreciation curves, and explains why older aircraft still offer good returns for today’s lessors and airlines.
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Photos from Airfinance Journal’s annual Asia Pacific conference are now available.
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Chinese aircraft manufacturer secures orders from lessor Gecas and two domestic carriers.
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The Indian airline hopes to reduce its leverage by March next year.
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Even after US and EU carriers consolidate, Asian carriers’ enterprise value are the same, if not more according to AAPA.
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All six of the airline’s A380s will need wing crack repairs.
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The delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 brings the lessor’s fleet size to 200 aircraft.
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The government owned carrier may finance its 787s through the state and local banks.
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The carrier is planning to launch an initial public offering next year.
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The carrier is phasing out older jets in its fleet.
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Across the industry, airlines are making a profit of about $1 a passenger this year.
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This is the second neo order for the Taiwanese airline.
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Airlines are retiring older jets faster as fuel costs rise.
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The carrier’s license has been suspended and creditors are demanding $1 billion.
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Maldive carrier is shopping for two to three additional aircraft.
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The Indian carrier’s creditors insist the capital must be raised by 30 November.
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The Indian carrier boosted revenues by 25.8% to $792.8 million for the second quarter.
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The loan would cover the delivery of the carrier’s fourth and fifth 787s.
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Carrier takes delivery of second of two A319s under finance lease.
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The carrier announces $168 million net profits for the first half of 2012.
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The carrier is looking to hire a valuation firm to revalue its fleet.
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The lessor was in the race to acquire Jackson Square Aviation (JSA).
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South Korean-based Asiana Airlines will lease the aircraft from Intrepid Aviation.
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WealthCap has purchased the aircraft from Singapore Airlines.
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The widebody will be parted out.
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A presentation by BNP at the Asia Pacific Airfinance conference states that ECAs could soon be backing guaranteed bonds.
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The carrier has gained state regulator’s approval for a $168.1 million share sale.
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The carrier is seeking sale/leasebacks on 10 777-300ERs.
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The carrier is leasing one A320 from ILFC.
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Nick Seah will be responsible for leasing and selling aircraft to airlines in Greater China.
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October 2012
The Taiwanese carrier is leasing the A321 from Aviation Capital Group.
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This is the first aircraft received from last year’s order for seven ATR 72-600s.