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Aercap CFO explains first dividend rationale

Wanted to pay a dividend that was meaningful to investors but would not crowd out other capital deployment opportunities

Aercap sees cargo lease rates improving next year

Shortage of aircraft has a knock-on effect on business because there is a lack of feedstock feeding cargo MROs

Crestone Air Partners acquires midlife A320s

Grows portfolio with European exposure

787 attracts 10% rental uplift: Aercap

Lessor provides lease rates trends on popular aircraft

Aircastle CRO steps down

Seeks new challenges, open to new ideas

Airlines struggle to grow capacity

Airline executives don’t see supply chain issues resolving in foreseeable future.

Korean Air sells mid-life widebodies

Agrees $675m deal with US aircraft modifier

Aercap announces new repurchase programme

Board authorises a new $500 million share repurchase programme

Freshfields promotes lawyer

Zeng was named a ‘Rising Star’ by Airfinance Journal in its list of the six most promising legal associates for 2023

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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

Airfinance Journal Rising Stars: part 1

In part 1, Airfinance Journal recognises three of the six most promising legal associates for 2023

Phenomenal growth rates of Chinese economy and traffic ar...

Avitas SVP aviation consulting Adam Pilarski gives three fundamental reasons why the phenomenal growth rates of the Chinese economy and traffic are definitely over