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December 2004
Chris Walton, easyJet's finance director, has resigned. He says he is ready for a new challenge, having grown the airline from a small start-up to a major European carrier.
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Steve Rimmer is well known as an aircraft and engine trader through Curtis & Company, Curtis Power and XS Aviation. But as he explained to Airfinance Journal, he is now working under an even better known brand: Guggenheim.
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BNP Paribas has won the mandate to provide export credit financing for four A330s and two A320s for China Southern Airlines.
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Having started only three years ago, Brazil's first low-cost carrier has become one of the most profitable airlines in the world. Alexandra Cain uncovers Gol's secret.
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Aircraft Management Services a new captive leasing company for Malaysia Airlines has closed a $105 million Japanese operating lease for a used 777-200ER.
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Although the aviation downturn has delayed legislation, airlines will eventually have to find a way of paying for emissions, says Colleen Nelson, partner and head of UK law-firm asb's environmental practice.
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US Airways has reached an agreement with Gecas and GE Engine Services for its aircraft leasing, financing and engine maintainance.
The deal will provide the airline with short-term liquidity and reduce its debt.
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Mike Halls reports on what the decline and fall of the world's mightiest currency will mean to aviation financiers.
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It may have taken almost three years, but the consolidation of China's state-owned carriers is almost complete. Dominic Jones looks at how it affects their balance sheets.
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Calyon, ABN Amro, Société Générale and WestLB have been mandated to provide a three-year $150 million for Aeroflot. Some $100 million of the loan will be used to finance the first stage of the long-anticipated third terminal at Moscow's Sheremetyevo, Russia's largest airport.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a handful of companies, including Boeing and Northwest Airlines, to provide information related to their pension accounting practices.
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Whether you love it or hate it, export credit has dominated the last 12 months, but this is just the beginning. By Victoria Pennington.
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