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Airfinance Journal Rising Stars: part 1
Law EuropeIn part 1, Airfinance Journal recognises three of the six most promising legal associates for 2023
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Phenomenal growth rates of Chinese economy and traffic are over: Pilarski
Airlines Northeast AsiaAvitas SVP aviation consulting Adam Pilarski gives three fundamental reasons why the phenomenal growth rates of the Chinese economy and traffic are definitely over
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Jolco transactions set for bright 2024 – SMFL
Lessors Northeast Asia‘Generally, market prefers Airbus aircraft’
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Secured facility will fund 2024 growth: SES
Aircraft EuropeAirfinance Journal talks to Shannon Engine Support about its inaugural secured RCF and investments in the first half. Last November the lessor closed the largest engine portfolio financing with eight...
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How Long Can an Airline Run on Empty?
RiskThe holy grail of risk metrics for many financiers is a credit’s leverage ratio: its total liabilities or total debt divided by tangible net worth. This is a simple and uncontroversial metric...
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Aviation Investment Bankers 2024 Bonus Roadmap - Surfin' USA!
Lessors ChinaA total of 7 lessors have now published their results for their financial years ended 31 December 2023. In aggregate they have reported total debt repayment obligations in 2024 of $19.4bn and capital...
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The $1.3 Trillion Airline "Cap Stack"
Capital EuropeAt $1.3 trillion we might not be as large as real-estate, autos, chemicals or telecoms but we are certainly deserving of attention from investors, bankers, lessors, consultants and global service...
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Air Investor poll 2024: widebodies
Aircraft EuropeNumber of stored or in transition widebodies fell by 25% last year, Airfinance Journal’s Fleet Tracker shows
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Arcano Partners fund ready to deploy on alternative assets
Risk EuropeAirfinance Journal talks to Arcano Partners about the first tranche of investment of its recently launched aircraft fund
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Exclusive: Martin departs ahead of multipolar shift
Lessors Southeast AsiaRobert Martin, the 2024 ISTAT award winner, discusses the end of leasing’s golden era and the impact of geopolitical realignment amid economic uncertainty
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Values and lease rates trends: 737 Max 9 issues under scrutiny
Aircraft North AmericaGeoff Hearn talks to the appraiser community about the recent incident impact on current market values and lease rates
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Aircraft leasing sector is under-rated: Avolon CFO
Lessors EuropeChief financial officer Ross O’Connor talks to Airfinance Journal about the pitch to the rating agencies and the lessor’s approach to capital structure
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Embraer sees increasing diversity of funding sources
Aircraft Latin AmericaAirfinance Journal talks exclusively to managing director of treasury and finance Felipe Santana Santiago de Lima
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Major SAF investment by lessors needs policy certainty: Orix CFO
Lessors EuropeExecutive says sustainability challenge is too big for lessors to tackle alone
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Aircastle works on next IG upgrade
Lessors North AmericaAirfinance Journal sits down with chief financial officer Roy Chandran on this year’s priorities for the lessor
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Exclusive: Nord LB shortlists for second round
Risk EuropeBids for German bank loan portfolio are due as part of sale process
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Itasca MGA sees 2024 as year of development
Risk North AmericaFirm talks exclusively to AFJ about its skyline of deal opportunities, interest rates and its unique selling point
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Market competitors: Jets versus turboprop in 70-seat segment
Aircraft EuropeNew programmes are on hold for at least another year