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ALC profits dip as interest cost rises

Spends $900m on new aircraft in Q1 and gains $240m from sales.

Macquarie Airfinance places A320

New lease of life with flag carrier.

Merchants Bank closes $40m credit line

To expand 737-800 lease portfolio.

Clyde & Co adds to aviation practice again

Hires Liz Evans from K & L Gates.

Brookfield outpaces buyout giants for Castlelake stake

Follows continuation fund endeavour in 2023

China Southern Airlines plans to divest Sichuan interest ...

The carrier posts solid Q1 earnings.

Hong Kong Airlines signs A320, A321 leases

Deal with two global top lessors.

China Southern Airlines expects first C919 still this year

CFM claims to have accumulated nearly 1,000 orders for C919 engines.

CALC promotes VP marketing Asia-Pacific

The lessor has traded 10 aircraft since March

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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