All articles by Sophie Segal – Page 3
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Lessors say cyclical downturn could be near
As the industry convened in Orlando this week for the ISTAT Americas conference, head of CDB Aviation says the downturn has begun.
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WNG Capital adds three executives to team
WNG Capital has hired three people into top roles at the lessor that raised a $345 million aircraft investment fund in January.
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Boeing NMA 'driving towards two different models': Udvar-Hazy
When it comes to the New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy says that Boeing could end up building two new aircraft: one for range and another for optimal economics.
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Airline BusinessAirAsia's Fernandes on long-haul, low-cost
The long-haul, low-cost segment of the airline industry is going through a period of turbulence, but AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes remains confident in the business model’s viability.
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Copa mandates MUFG for JOLCO funding
Copa Airlines will fund eight Boeing narrowbodies delivering this year with Japanese operating leases with call option.
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Air Baltic mandates Skytech-AIC to arrange sale-and-leasebacks
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has appointed Skytech-AIC to arrange sale-and-leaseback funding for 10 Airbus A220-300s.
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DAE earnings jump amid AWAS integration
As Dubai Aerospace Enterprise strives for further investment-grade ratings, its full-year results benefited from the integration with AWAS, the Irish lessor it purchased in 2017.
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Air Lease expects Airbus delays through 2020
Air Lease will continue to experience delays to its deliveries in 2019, management says.
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Air Lease ready for largest capex in company's history
Air Lease will spend about $6.5 billion in 2019 to acquire 80 aircraft, as the company embarks on its largest expansion since it was established in 2010.
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ANALYSIS: Cape Town to the test in row over Avianca Brazil jets
The battle over aircraft at Avianca Brazil is proving to be a true test for the Cape Town Convention's efficacy.
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Aircastle to liquidate joint venture with OTPP
Aircastle and Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan will sell the aircraft portfolio owned by joint venture Lancaster Aircraft Leasing.
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BOC Aviation prices private placement
BOC Aviation is raising HKD450 million ($56 million) with a private placement through its medium-term note programme.
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ANALYSIS: Non-airline forays cloud Allegiant's 2018 results
Allegiant Air has reported profitable earnings and operational milestones as it transitions to an all Airbus fleet, but the company is shifting its focus from the airline growth to its non-core airline business ventures.
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'No plans to sell GECAS': GE chief
GE has sought to quell months of speculation on the future of its aircraft leasing company GECAS by declaring that it is not selling the subsidiary.
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GIC closes investment in Nordic Aviation Capital
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has taken a minority shareholding in Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) as the deal officially closed today.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Finance industry remains calm despite pace easing
'Dublin week', as it's come to be known – when much of the air finance community descends on the Irish capital to discuss the year ahead and forecast what kinds of finance will be available – had a positive, yet more sober tone this year.
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No plans to place speculative orders: DAE chief
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise does not see value in placing orders for new-technology narrowbodies, the Middle Eastern lessor's chief executive Firoz Tarapore has told FlightGlobal.
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Nordic Aviation Capital names new marketing chief
Regional jet lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has promoted Mathieu Duquesnoy to the role of chief marketing officer.
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Airline BusinessPeter Chang, chief executive, CDB Aviation
As a child growing up in Taiwan, Peter Chang traveled to the market with his mother. For years, much to Chang’s bewilderment, his mother always selected the same vendor from a line of identical shops. One day, Chang noticed that after paying, the vendor slipped three green onions into his mother’s bag. This weekly exchange would inform Chang’s business style for his career in aviation, spanning nearly four decades.
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SMBC Aviation Capital adds 65 Airbus jets to orderbook
SMBC Aviation Capital has signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 65 narrowbody aircraft in a deal valued at $7.4 billion at today’s list prices.