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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
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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
Gol five-year plan sees 29% EBITDA margin
27 May 2024 Airlines Latin AmericaFive-year plan projects the growth of the company’s fleet to 169 aircraft by 2029
Exclusive: Zolotusky leaves Itasca
27 May 2024 Risk North AmericaZolotusky returned to the insurance market in early 2023 as the head of new insurer Itasca
Optimising its mix of financing – Avation
27 May 2024 Capital Southeast AsiaCurrently generating about $8m in lease rental income each month.
Starflyer signs new A320neo lease deal
27 May 2024 Airlines Northeast Asia12-year operating lease terms.
Japanese investors acquire A321neos
27 May 2024 Airlines Northeast AsiaMore LCC narrowbody Jolco financings.
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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