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With eyes wide open to 800 aircraft: DAE
Firoz Tarapore-led DAE thinks narrowbodies are great, but the real money is made trading riskier assets.
Analysis: Is the ATR pendulum shifting to lessors?
Abelo and Avation flex muscles in ATR market with 39 firm orders, 10 options and 29 purchase rights between them
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CMB Leasing closes first C919 financial lease
28 May 2024 Lessors ChinaChina Eastern Airlines is the launch customer for the Chinese narrowbody aircraft
Deucalion acquires leased 737 Max 8
28 May 2024 Lessors EuropeFirst transaction under new collaboration with BOT Lease
Itasca MGA confirms John as new CEO
28 May 2024 Law North AmericaConfirms Airfinance Journal exclusive report on Zolotusky leaving the business
Exclusive: Natixis’ John to join Fidelis
28 May 2024 Risk North AmericaNatixis hired John in 2017 as head of aviation finance Americas
Air France closes SSL Jolco financing
28 May 2024 Airlines EuropeFrench carrier’s 30th delivery is financed under sustainability-linked aircraft secured term loan and Jolco
WFW hires ex-Allen & Overy lawyer
28 May 2024 Law EuropeAviation and aerospace finance expert joins London office
CDB Aviation issues aircraft trading RFP
28 May 2024 Aircraft Northeast AsiaThe Chinese lessor is looking to sell three narrowbodies.
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Back in buying mode: Avation CEO
Avation is bidding on narrowbody aircraft again, its chief executive Jeff Chatfield tells AFJ in Hong Kong.
Very solid growth but interest cost soaring
The days of cheap China money may be over, but CALC's CFO tells AFJ in an exclusive interview that it is going full steam ahead, expanding into new markets, and hoping to secure an investment-grade rating.
Values and LR trends: A350-900 benefiting from recovery
Geoff Hearn reviews the A350-900 market
Inequality among airlines
What do Airfinance Journal's Airline Financial Ratings say about the industry post-Covid? The distribution curve is a long way from “normal” and is becoming less so. We see that the current number of CCC “rated” airlines still well exceeds pre-Covid levels and the number of CC “rated airlines remain 50% higher than pre-Covid