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Avolon promotes VP portfolio strategy

Nolan has been with the lessor since 2016.

Etihad profits widen

As cost controls improve

Spirit GTF headwinds ‘cannot be understated’: CFO

Carrier could end 2025 with around 70 aircraft on the ground

Exclusive: Air Baltic signs A220 leases

Carrier exclusively confirms to Airfinance Journal that it has committed for several A220-300 leases through 2026

Fiji Airways returns to profitability

Group accumulated $836 million EBIT losses between 2020 and 2023

Avilease acquires Max 8 batch from Air India

Follows Airbus A321neo acquisitions from Frontier Airlines earlier this month

Falko starts year with busy trading

Completes transactions for 50 aircraft

Why Aercap remains focused on BBB+ upgrade

Lessor not particularly targeting higher rating

Air Baltic refinances at 14.5%

CEO Martin Gauss told Airfinance Journal in February that Air Baltic needed to address its upcoming debt maturity before embarking on an IPO

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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