All articles by Sophie Segal – Page 6
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Opinion
OPINION: Aircastle's rating upgrades de-risk business
"We're pushing hard to get our friends at S&P to be where we think we should have been long ago," Aircastle chief executive Michael Inglese told investors on 13 February during an earnings call. "It's front and centre, and what we're focused on."
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Amedeo considering bid for Intrepid: sources
Widebody lessor Amedeo, along with equity partners, could be the frontrunner in the race to buy Intrepid Aviation, sources tell FlightGlobal.
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DB equity analyst leaves for Goldman Sachs
Catherine O'Brien has left Deutsche Bank after eight years at the firm, say sources.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: AerCap sees more value in itself than in aircraft
AerCap is betting on itself, with plans to continue purchasing back stock through the third quarter this year.
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Aergen joins list of for-sale lessors
Aergen is looking for a financial sponsor to replace current shareholder Greenbriar Equity Group, according to sources familiar with the deal.
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Merx launches ABS to finance 25-jet portfolio
Merx Aviation is launching a $507 million securitisation to fund 25 aircraft as well as refinance a 2013 term loan.
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David Siegel joins Sun Country
Former airline executive David Siegel has been appointed executive chairman of Sun Country Airlines.
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China Airlines to sell 747-400F
China Airlines has mandated AMS Aircraft Services and EastMerchant Capital as remarketing agents for a Boeing 747-400 Freighter (MSN 30762).
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Opinion
OPINION: HNA might be a candidate for bailout
HNA Group is not the most cautious shopper. After a debt-fuelled spending spree on non-core assets in recent years, the Chinese group is facing a wall of debt maturities careening closer every day.
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News
KBRA eyes downgrade for Elix 2017 turboprop deal
Large numbers of aircraft coming off lease and late payments have led Kroll Bond Rating Agency to put on Elix's 2017 securitisation PROP 2017-1 on watch downgrade.
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SMBC secures $1 billion from shareholders
SMBC Aviation Capital has finalised a capital infusion of $1 billion from its shareholders based on an agreement first announced in November last year.
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Opinion
OPINION: Funding costs suggest Avolon would benefit if HNA exited
Avolon seems mostly to have insulated itself against shareholder HNA Group, which is dealing with liquidity issues after a global spending spree over the past couple of years. But the lessor's cost of capital is rising rather than falling.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Financiers remain upbeat despite concern about cycle
"If it's good, it's going to get bad," said Pam Hendry, an industry adviser, moderating a finance panel discussion at an aviation conference in San Diego earlier this month.
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Avolon issues $500 million unsecured deal
Avolon has priced a $500 million unsecured bond at 5.5% with a private placement today.
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Opinion
OPINION: FLY purchase of Asia Aviation will lead to sales
The sale of Asia Aviation Capital seemed like a challenge from the outset, but BBAM's purchase of AirAsia Group's leasing company's assets is nothing short of brilliant.
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News
HNA looks to sell 20% stake in Avolon parent Bohai
HNA Capital is considering selling a 20% stake in Bohai Capital – the public company that owns aircraft lessor Avolon – amid a liquidity crunch at parent HNA Group, according to two sources familiar with the deal.
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Opinion
OPINION: Sales activity suggests lessors are calling the peak
Dublin got its annual influx of aircraft financiers late last month when the community gathered for conference season in the Irish capital.
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News
'The market has tipped': CDB leasing chief
Liquidity has been abundant in air finance during the past few years, but will not remain so for long, in the view of CDB Aviation Lease Finance chief executive Peter Chang.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Domhnal Slattery, chief executive, Avolon
Avolon chief executive Domhnal Slattery's career to date features an impressive list of achievements over a relatively short period of time. "I've been extremely lucky in my aircraft financing career to have started and built two of the top five [aircraft leasing firms] from acorns," he tells FlightGlobal at the ...
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Apollo Aviation launches first 2018 ABS
Apollo Aviation will issue a $442 million notes in its first securitisation of 2018, according to a new issue report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency.