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CALC targets asset growth and cheaper financing
The Hong Kong SAR lessor is looking to significantly scale up its asset management business.
Back in buying mode: Avation CEO
Avation is bidding on narrowbody aircraft again, its chief executive Jeff Chatfield tells AFJ in Hong Kong.
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Defaulting Sri Lankan faces fresh maturity in June
17 May 2024 Airlines South AsiaFlag carrier missed several interest payments last year
ATR names new CFO
17 May 2024 Aircraft EuropeSucceeds Antonio Di Gennaro who takes on new responsibilities within the Leonardo Helicopters management team.
Currency headwind drives Thai Air Asia to loss
17 May 2024 Airlines Southeast AsiaBut Q1 EBITDA almost doubles.
Spirit Aerosystems faces OEM pressure
17 May 2024 Aircraft North AmericaMulls financing after Boeing restrictions, delayed Airbus commercial agreements
Exclusive: TUI seeks narrowbody batch financing
16 May 2024 Airlines EuropeAirfinance Journal Deal Tracker shows that TUI Group recently refinanced a 10-year old aircraft through a loan
Aeromexico $65m debt matures this year
16 May 2024 Airlines Latin AmericaMexican carrier has nine Boeing 737 Max 9s due in 2024
Azul to accelerate E2 deliveries this year
16 May 2024 Airlines Latin AmericaExpects to double E2 fleet by 2025
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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
Airfinance Journal Rising Stars: part 1
In part 1, Airfinance Journal recognises three of the six most promising legal associates for 2023