Aviation banks retreat to top airlines and say margins have doubled
Aviation banks are still open for business, say financiers, but terms have changed and financing institutions are only supporting existing clients, and key airlines. more
25/03/2020
A year without the MAX
Ishka reviews how lessors and Boeing's stock have been reacting to the continued MAX grounding. more
13/03/2020
AerCap ends 2019 with surge in sales
AerCap finished Q4 2019 with a surge in aircraft sales, helping it improve key portfolio metrics and boost dividends. more
24/02/2020
Forecast: 1,001 missing 737 MAXs by year end 2022
Ishka’s head of advisory, Eddy Pieniazek and Dickon Harris explain how the grounding of the 737 MAX grounding, has disrupted aircraft delivery forecasts and aircraft lessors’ plans. more
14/02/2020
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Modelling and Forecasting , Aircraft Finance Market
Will Qatar Airways help Air Italy’s lessors with their aircraft?
Italian carrier Air Italy ceased operations this week, leaving 12 leased aircraft without an operator. more
12/02/2020
Widebody weakness: Is demand for big aircraft declining?
Ishka looks at capacity trends in the mid-haul and long-haul segments for the past 10 years to see whether widebodies are losing routes to smaller aircraft. more
07/02/2020
Current gen engine rents hold steady thanks to MAX grounding
Lease rates for CFM56-5B4, -7B26 and V2527-A5 engines have held firm on the back of constrained narrowbody lift. more
06/02/2020
ATR makes the case for green aircraft financing
ATR is the first commercial aircraft OEM to have delivered an aircraft funded by a green loan. more
04/02/2020
Boeing takes $18.6bn MAX beating
The OEM now expects the 737 MAX grounding to cost it $18.6 billion as it looks to offer financial support to airlines and suppliers and eventually begin a possible multi-year catch up to pre-grounding production rates. more
30/01/2020
Lessors trade South African Airways exposure
Lessors with exposure to South African Airways breathed a small sigh of relief after the struggling flag carrier received 3.5 billion rand ($244 million) in emergency funding this week. more
29/01/2020
777-300ER lease rates hold on the back of 777X delay
Lease rates for midlife 777-300ERs have experienced a very slight decrease according to lessors and remarketers speaking with Ishka, contrary to expectations. more
24/01/2020
Ishka reviews 2019’s start-up airlines
This Insight rounds up the newest arrivals to the aviation industry, specifically those airlines that either commenced operations or were founded in 2019. more
22/01/2020
Airline bankruptcies compress A330 lease rates even further
An already saturated leasing market for mid-life Airbus A330s has taken a turn for the worse with the addition of 11 A330s from bankrupt airlines. more
10/01/2020
Thomas Cook bankruptcy: 65% of leased aircraft redeployed
Two-thirds of Thomas Cook’s UK and Balearics fleets have been re-marketed to new lessees or transferred to the surviving sister German and Scandinavian units. more
03/01/2020
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Airline Profiles
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How the 737 MAX grounding has helped rationalise capacity
The following is an excerpt from Ishka’s VISTA 2020: our new forecast for the year ahead. more
29/12/2019
737 MAX production halted: what are the effects?
Boeing announced late on 16th December that it will temporarily suspend production of the 737 MAX beginning in January. more
17/12/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Modelling and Forecasting , Aircraft Finance Market , Market Move
Future deliveries update: Europe, Africa and Middle East
Ishka provides a guide to aircraft scheduled for delivery to airlines in Europe, Africa and the Middle East over the next 24 months. more
06/12/2019
Airlines snapping up aircraft bargains left by HNA
New aircraft not taken up by HNA Group subsidiaries are being leased and purchased at discount prices. more
29/11/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles
Airbus and Boeing fall short on delivery targets
Boeing has clearly had a terrible year thanks to the MAX grounding, but Airbus also faces its own challenges to meet delivery targets. more
27/11/2019
Used Embraer E190/E195 E1 lease rates to come under pressure
With major E-Jet E1 operators set to phase out the type, many lessors worry lease rates could come under pressure as early as next year. more
15/11/2019
Shared patterns: An analysis of 737s grounded over pickle forks
Ishka identifies 37 Boeing 737 NGs affected by ‘pickle fork’ cracks as over 1,000 aircraft reach the FAA’s inspection threshold. more
12/11/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Airline Profiles , Technical Expertise
Q3 update: European MAX airlines bearish on aircraft’s return
Ishka examines the Q3 announcements of several airlines affected by the MAX grounding and their increasingly pessimistic re-entry outlooks. more
08/11/2019
Boeing CEO survives committee grilling
Spectacle presided over substance as Boeing's CEO faced down US senators and representatives. more
04/11/2019
Boeing sticks to Q4 MAX return as commercial division bleeds $3.8bn
Boeing booked a further $872 million of costs to the 737 programme in Q3, on top of the $8.3 billion loss in Q2. more
24/10/2019
MROs expect aircraft retirement ‘jump’ in 2020
After several years of reduced part-out activity, lessors and the MRO industry are preparing for a hike in the number of aircraft retirements in 2020. more
21/10/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Modelling and Forecasting
Midlife A319, 737-700 part out driven by strong demand for engines
A robust spare engine market has driven a range of investors to seek available used narrowbodies with green time engines for part out. more
14/10/2019
Aircraft OEM 20-year outlooks: How do they differ?
Ishka reviews year-on-year changes to the outlooks of Airbus, Boeing and COMAC. more
11/10/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Investor Education , Modelling and Forecasting
A220 lease rates shrink as premiums evaporate
Lease rates for the A220-300 have shrunk as arguments against its tradability weaken and lessor competition intensifies. more
08/10/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Repo frenzy: Four airlines down, six on watch
Four airlines ceased operations in the past two weeks tentatively leaving 74 leased aircraft without an operator. more
01/10/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles
A380 funds face grim prospect of Emirates retirements
Emirates’ announcement that it may start retiring leased A380s at rental expiry could dash hopes for lease extensions into the 2030s. more
24/09/2019
How has the A220 been financed so far?
Financier appetite for (and comfort with) the A220 has been growing steadily since its 2016 introduction. more
17/09/2019
M&A: PacLife sells ACG to Tokyo Century Leasing
Pacific Life Insurance Company (PacLife) has agreed to sell its remaining shares in Californian aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group’s (ACG) to Tokyo Century Corporation in a deal worth approximately $3 billion. more
16/09/2019
Could the A220 become the third ‘liquid’ narrowbody?
A year after being acquired by Airbus the A220, née Bombardier CSeries, has racked up a series of new orders and a growing numbers of prospects. more
13/09/2019
Late-life NG airframe values jump on the back of MAX grounding
Part out companies claim the MAX grounding has boosted late life NG airframe values. more
06/09/2019
A380 retirement horizon: What’s coming?
More airlines have announced broad projected retirement dates for the A380. more
29/08/2019
A321neo delivery delays worsening in 2019
Airbus A321neo delivery delays have worsened in 2019 despite the OEM’s efforts to ramp up production. more
20/08/2019
Shallow midlife 777-300ER market sees lease rates compress further
Ishka surveys lessors for current lease rates and sale prices for midlife 777-300ER. more
19/08/2019
Q2 update: Top MAX airlines reveal grounding impact
Ishka examines the Q2 announcements of nine airlines affected by the MAX grounding. more
08/08/2019
Ishka’s take on Boeing’s MAX crisis five months on
Ishka reviews Boeing’s efforts to return the 737 MAX to service five months after its grounding. more
06/08/2019
Fund watch: Natixis exits Airborne Capital, PK AirFinance attracts buyers
Ishka examines the latest news for Airborne Capital and PK AirFinance. more
05/08/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Cargo lessors: Boeing will have to offer discounts on extra 777 freighters
Boeing will have to offer discounts on extra 777Fs built to plug the production gap caused by the 777X delay, say cargo lessors speaking to Ishka - but is there a market for them? more
01/08/2019
Remarketers confirm plummeting mid-life A330 lease rates
More mid-life A330 are being stored while values and lease rates appear to be compressing. more
29/07/2019
Boeing Q2: No certainty on MAX return to service
Boeing has prepared multiple and divergent plans for the MAX's return to service, betraying the uncertainty that still surrounds the MAX crisis. more
25/07/2019
MAX grounding: Boeing's $8.3 billion blow
Boeing has announced $5.6 billion losses from customer concessions and delays deliveries, along with $2.7 billion from MAX production slowdown. more
19/07/2019
Ryanair-owned Lauda feasts on sub-$200k leased A320s
Ryanair’s Austrian subsidiary Lauda has more than doubled its fleet in 2019 with the addition of 18 mid-life A320s averaging sub-$200,000 lease rates. more
16/07/2019
Lessors remarket 36% of Jet Airways’ leased aircraft
Lessors with exposure to Jet Airways have managed to remarket 36% of their aircraft, according to Ishka research. more
02/07/2019
COMAC’s C919 overseas marketing challenge
COMAC has faced some scepticism from aviation financiers around the international customer base for its C919, despite already having 815 orders. more
25/06/2019
ALC is first lessor in the queue for the Airbus A321XLR
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) left the Paris Air Show this week with new orders for 105 aircraft, including 27 for the newly launched Airbus A321XLR. more
20/06/2019
Repossession update: WOW, Avianca Brazil and Flybmi
Ishka tracks the repossession process of three bankrupt carriers in 2019: WOW air, Avianca Brazil and Flybmi, and reviews some other recent bankrupt airline fleets. more
17/06/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles
US private equity acquires lessor aircraft portfolios
A US private equity firm and a separate US equity fund manager have won bids to acquire separate leased aircraft portfolios from AerCap and Aircastle. more
04/06/2019
Investing in Aviation Finance: Japan
Sep 3, 2020
Tokyo, Japan
Reconnect with the market when Ishka returns to Tokyo this September.More info
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