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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
Latest News
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.
ALC sells Neos in trade with competitor
28 May 2024 Airlines North AmericaIncludes more A330neo widebody sales.
AirAsia X Q1 EBITDA slumps despite revenue growth
28 May 2024 Airlines Southeast AsiaGrows fleet back to 25 A330-300s including with the Thai associate.
THY achieves 1.2x leverage
28 May 2024 Airlines EuropeExpects up to 2.1x ratio at year-end with 40 net aircraft additions
Mesa progresses with CRJ asset sales
28 May 2024 Airlines North AmericaLooks to ‘turn the corner’ after 10 successive quarters of losses
Elevate arranges E2s for Porter Airlines
27 May 2024 Lessors North AmericaPorter Airlines agreed a sale and leaseback transaction for four E195-E2 in 2021
Exclusive: Sirius Aviation co-founder Millar to step down
27 May 2024 Lessors Middle EastCoughlan becomes co-CEO with immediate effect
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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