Lessors wait for A220 sale/leaseback opportunities

Sources state that increased market risk and capital deployment limitations are likely to result in higher lease rates when new A220 RFPs do eventually come to market. more

28/09/2020

in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates

NAC CCO on regional aircraft resilience and its debt standstill

NAC's CCO, Jim Murphy, speaks with Ishka on the strength of the regional market, NAC's recent debt standstill and the Dash 8 market. more

25/09/2020

in Lessors and Lease Rates

Lessons in rejection: LATAM’s decision to drop its EETC aircraft

Ishka speaks to two lawyers involved in the issuance of LATAM's 2015-1 EETC to unpack the significance of its rejection. more

24/09/2020

in Airline Profiles , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Kroll and S&P unveil aircraft ABS September downgrades

Rating agencies Kroll and S&P announced further aircraft ABS downgrades following disappointing August remittance updates by many transactions. more

23/09/2020

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Airlines On Watch: Asiana deal collapses, Kenya mulls 14 aircraft cut

Airlines have been cutting back on fleets consistently since the start of the pandemic. Ishka estimates that airlines on Ishka’s On Watch List have so far removed 119 aircraft from their fleets. more

22/09/2020

in Airline Profiles

High utilisation keeps E175 lease rates buoyant

Strong utilisation by US operators has kept E175 lease rate firm through the pandemic, as activity rates surpass other popular jet types. more

18/09/2020

in Aircraft Asset Profiles

Covid-19 bailouts: Alitalia gets $235m, KDB throws Asiana $2bn lifeline

The tally of confirmed bailouts grew by $2.06 billion since last update on 3rd September with the following additions. more

17/09/2020

in Airline Profiles , Aircraft Finance Market

On Watch: LATAM and Avianca hit DIP financing roadblocks

Ishka updates on airlines in bankruptcy and creditor protection. This week, LATAM and Avianca saw DIP financing proposals rejected and restrained by court orders. more

15/09/2020

in Airline Profiles , Aircraft Finance Market

E190s stave off retirement as carriers clinch cheap lease extensions

The Covid-19 pandemic has extended the operating life of many E190 jets, explain regional jet lessors, many of which were facing a “foul” wave of retirements. more

14/09/2020

in Aircraft Asset Profiles

Investor guide: Aircraft storage in the age of Covid-19

In this investor guide Ishka looks at aircraft storage options: how have storage providers adapted, the process of storing an aircraft and the cost and service considerations. more

10/09/2020

in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Investor Education

Rising airline debt margins attract hedge fund interest

Higher margins and better loan terms on new secured aircraft loans have attracted the attention of hedge funds seeking to offer debt to airlines directly through debt funds and private placements, state financiers. more

09/09/2020

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Regional carriers receive less than 1% of state aid

Just 0.38% of confirmed and 0.31% of confirmed and unconfirmed state aid has gone to regional carriers as of 28th August, Ishka research shows, a fraction of the billions offered to airlines globally since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis. more

08/09/2020

in Airline Profiles

Airbus undelivered aircraft glut shows signs of easing

Airbus and Boeing had nearly 600 built but undelivered aircraft at the end of Q2 2020. This number is now likely to be higher, but the situation at Airbus appears to be improving. more

07/09/2020

in Investor Education , Modelling and Forecasting , Aircraft Finance Market