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December
New Russian law No 31-FZ aims to provide a means for lessors to register their rights to aircraft. However, lessors think that ambiguity in the law might make it difficult to comply.
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November
Airfinance Journal is accepting nominations for Deals of the Year 2009.
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October
The delivery is part of a contract the Russian carrier signed with Financail Leasing Company for ten of the aircraft type
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September
The loss-making Russian start-up files for bankruptcy after amassing considerable debts
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August
Russia’s state bank will finance ten Sukhoi Superjets for Aeroflot through its leasing subsidiary as the state ramps up its support for the aerospace industry
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The Volgograd-based carrier will start operating two used CRJ200 LRs acquired from a third party
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After expanding its domestic footprint with a number of new routes, Transaero – Russia’s second largest airline internationally - becomes the country’s second largest carrier overall
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Russia’s third largest airline closes its first Ex/Im deal for seven 737-500s in a deal arranged by ING and valued at $43.8 million
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June
The A320-200 is one of 31 aircraft Gecas leases to the Russian carrier.
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IATA says airlines are expected to post losses of $9 billion this year, with a 15% fall in revenues, and urges the industry to fundamentally restructure and resize in the face of unprecedented challenges.
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May
State bank VEB is lending the country’s airlines $250 million to lease the Superjet-100, hailed as the spearhead of the manufacturing industry’s revival.
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April
The Czech government has rejected Aeroflot’s bid for CSA because of security and safety concerns, but Russia’s largest airline says a tie up was not in its interests anyway.
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The former deputy minister of economic development and trade in the Russian government starts work today at Aeroflot and will focus on implementing a cost-saving plan in light of difficult market conditions.
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The Italian conglomerate has bought 25% plus one share in the Russian manufacturer.
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Aeroflot has mandated BNP Paribas and Calyon for the PDP and long-term financing of six A321-200s.
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March
Aeroflot bids for the Czech national carrier as it looks to expand its footprint in Europe
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Aircraft finance lawyer promoted in Moscow.
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February
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Russia's second-largest passenger carrier redeems bond and looks to future loans to fund expansion
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January
The sale of ILFC by AIG may seem unthinkable but there are extraordinary parallels with GPA. It looks likely that a private equity firm will buy ILFC. If the sale is nsuccessful it could be the worst thing ever to hit aviation finance.
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Aircraft financiers planning to repossess aircraft or expecting them returned should be prepared. New research suggests that aircraft will be parked for between three months to over a year, on average, and cost owners more than $780,000 before they earn new lease rentals. Sophie Segal reports.
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The past 12 months were not the best of times, although aviation can largely claim its innocence in the financial catastrophe.
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Share prices for the four listed aircraft leasing companies have all fallen dramatically. The lack of easily accessible equity might seem limiting to the public lessors at this time, but they have debt.
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