US aircraft lessor ACG gains traction with ECA-like product
Ishka examines ACG’s private aviation finance guarantee programme, AFS. more
13/12/2018
Investments in aviation finance – a return comparison
In a guest report asset manager and consultancy, AgFe, examines how aircraft equity returns compare to other real asset classes including airlines, REITs, shipping and the MSCI World Index. more
11/12/2018
Anatomy of a deal: Korean pension fund buys into ANA B777 mezz debt
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
10/12/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market
Fund watch: Sirius delays IPO; Ostrum seeks investors
Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited, the Guernsey-based lessor launched by Ryanair’s ex-deputy CEO, Howard Millar, has delayed its IPO for the second time this month, while Ostrum Asset management launches a new aviation debt fund. more
07/12/2018
Anatomy of a deal: Korean pension fund buys into ANA B777 mezz debt
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
10/12/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market
Fund watch: Sirius delays IPO; Ostrum seeks investors
Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited, the Guernsey-based lessor launched by Ryanair’s ex-deputy CEO, Howard Millar, has delayed its IPO for the second time this month, while Ostrum Asset management launches a new aviation debt fund. more
07/12/2018
Emirates Cargo wins $8.9m for failed B737 freighter delivery
Aero Acquisitions never completed the freighter conversion or delivered the aircraft. more
27/11/2018
Aircastle uses investment grade status to cut costs
Aircastle is putting its newly-acquired triple-IG rating to good use as the markets present it with both opportunities and challenges. more
16/11/2018
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Lessor chiefs react to promise of hard winter for airlines
Major leasing companies remain cautiously optimistic about their businesses. more
14/11/2018
Canada Jetlines breaches Boeing contract with A320 leases
The new carrier terminated its B737 MAX order to lease A320s from AerCap. more
08/11/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles , Aircraft Finance Market
AerCap’s sales to slow as fleet makeover speeds up
AerCap’s Q3 results show that the lessor’s selling spree may be slowing down as the lessor shifts further focus to building up a fleet of highly liquid, popular aircraft types. more
07/11/2018
New lessor Centrus preps for potential downturn
New leasing start-up Centrus’ founders explains to Ishka why they think the aircraft leasing sector could be on the verge of a correction. more
05/11/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Home
Ishka research round-up: Finnair leases A350-900 for $1.115m
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
30/10/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles , Aircraft Finance Market
Investor watch: PE firm Carlyle buys Apollo
Ishka examines US private equity firm, The Carlyle Group’s planned acquisition of Apollo Aviation Group from founders Bill Hoffman and Robert Korn. more
29/10/2018
Exclusive: Toby Bright picks internal successors to lead JSA
Retiring US lessor chief names new senior management team. more
24/10/2018
Ishka research round-up: Goshawk’s 100% B787-9 financing
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
23/10/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
ALC’s mission to educate equity investors
Aircraft Lease Corporation argues that solely using net book value is not enough to assess an aircraft lessor's true worth. more
22/10/2018
Ishka research round-up: SAS A320neos leased for $345,620
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
15/10/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Update: Ishka research round-up: Zephyrus parent confirms equity gain on B737 investment
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
12/10/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
GATS: Lessors innovate to solve lease novation problem
GATS, The Global Aircraft Trading System, is the aviation finance industry’s answer to the problem of lease novations when trading aircraft. more
04/10/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Lessor CEOs turn guns on OEMs
Lessor CEOs at ISTAT’s EMEA conference in Prague last week, reflect on the relationship between OEMs and lessors. more
02/10/2018
ISTAT EMEA: ALC outlines mid-life ABS strategy
“The idea is that there is a ton of value in these leases. When we were selling to other people they were profiting from them. We no longer want to do that.” more
27/09/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Lessons learned from Veling’s failed 777 leases
Veling has experienced a run of bad luck on two of its B777-200ERs. more
24/09/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles
Q2 2018: FLY continues AirAsia portfolio sell down
Q2 2018 reporting by FLY Leasing is the industry’s first opportunity to assess the effect of the lessor’s bold decision to acquire the AirAsia portfolio. more
23/09/2018
CIT veterans launch new leasing platform: Zephyrus Aviation Capital
The 21-aircraft platform plans to expand to up to 75 aircraft within 18 months. more
20/09/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
ALC Q2 2018: a case of rational exuberance?
ALC is entering a period of unprecedentedly fast growth and is earmarking $8.5 billion for the expansion of the platform over the next 18 months. more
12/09/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Hong Kong Investival: Chinese real estate investors explore aviation
A motivated base of Chinese institutional investors is looking for non-real estate debt opportunities creating hopes for alternative asset classes such as aviation. more
10/09/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Are robust used A320s and 737-800s lease rates beginning to falter?
Ishka examines lease rates for used single-aisle aircraft. more
31/08/2018
Ishka research round-up: AerCap sells A319s for $20.3m
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates, loans, and asset values, from Ishka. more
27/08/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
A380 KG investors eke out minimal returns
As the first Airbus A380 is set to be scrapped, German KG retail investors have finally got more clarity on what their total returns may look like. more
23/08/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Investor Education , Modelling and Forecasting
Ishka research round-up: GECAS sells CRJs for $8.5m each
Detailed market intelligence on regional aircraft lease rates and asset values, from Ishka. more
20/08/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Floreat picks MUFG to shop for aircraft portfolio
Floreat seeks aircraft for its second securitisation. more
16/08/2018
Ishka research round-up: Intrepid makes $105m on three widebody sales
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates and asset values, from Ishka. more
14/08/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
Aircastle's revenue dip helped by cost cutting
Aircastle’s Q2 results and newly acquired investment grade spell good things for the lessor’s immediate future but a closer look at the Q2 details also reveals a degree of complexity. more
10/08/2018
ORIX bosses explains Avolon stake acquisition
Ishka speaks with ORIX’s senior management team, James Melyer and David Power over their plans with regards to Avolon. more
08/08/2018
Ishka’s market research round-up: CALC’s 1.2% finance lease
Detailed market intelligence on lease rates and asset values, from Ishka. more
07/08/2018
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
“No rush for an IPO,” says Goshawk CEO
Ishka speaks with Goshawk chief Ruth Kelly about a potential IPO and acquisitions. more
03/08/2018
Chinese lessor chief detained by police
Ishka reports on the continuing investigation of the crowdfunding platform founded by the chairman of a Chinese aircraft leasing firm. more
01/08/2018
JSA chief Toby Bright discusses 10-year plan
US lessor, Jackson Square Aviation’s (JSA) CEO, Toby Bright, speaks to Dickon Harris about why the firm has ordered 30 737 MAXs. more
27/07/2018
Why are JSA and Goshawk’s aircraft orders so significant?
Ishka examines the implications of two speculative aircraft orders by aircraft lessors, Goshawk Aviation and Jackson Square Aviation. more
17/07/2018
Aircastle flexes new investment grade muscles
Dickon Harris interviews Aircastle’s CEO, Mike Inglese, about the firm’s plans following two investment grade ratings from both Fitch and S&P. more
12/07/2018
Amedeo eyes London fund market for Intrepid fleet
Ishka speaks with Amedeo's CEO, Mark Lapidus, about the recent merger with Intrepid and his plans for the A380. more
04/07/2018
Intrepid: what exactly have Amedeo acquired?
Ishka looks at Intrepid's fleet financing arrangements. more
03/07/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market
FastJet comes off life support (again)
The LCC is fighting for its life, Ishka looks at the carrier’s fleet financing arrangements. more
29/06/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles , Aircraft Finance Market
Lessors forced to wait for MRO slots
A spike in MRO activity is forcing aircraft lessors to wait for availability to overhaul aircraft and engines. more
25/06/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aviation financings , Aircraft Finance Market
Lessors maintain claims against Monarch Airlines
Administrators and ex-lessors are in dispute over security deposits and maintenance reserves. more
22/06/2018
Lessors limit impairments despite airline bankruptcies
In this Insight, Ishka reviews the asset quality performance of the major listed lessors during 2017. more
21/06/2018
FLY Leasing: all set for an ambitious expansion?
FLY Leasing’s self-proclaimed “transformative” acquisition of AirAsia is looking set to close in Q3 as required approvals come in, overshadowing somewhat Fly’s solid performance in Q1 2018. more
21/06/2018
GECAS is first aircraft ABS issuer to use equity asset manager
Och-Ziff will manage the equity portion on GECAS’ START 2018-1 more
19/06/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market
Which lessors are growing the fastest?
Ishka identifies some of those companies involved in the leasing space that have expanded their portfolios the most over the last three years. more
18/06/2018
Lessors insist buyers take ‘the sweet with the sour’ with aircraft portfolio trades
Lessors have indicated that trading remains robust as sellers receive multiple bids for leased aircraft portfolios. more
15/06/2018
Airlines adjust to more lease novations
Ishka reviews airline novation charges for lessors. more
12/06/2018
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles
ALC’s ambitious growth plan is underway
Ishka explores ALC’s Q1 results in the light of its recently announced growth plans. The lessor is in an acquisition mode, looking to supplement its deep orderbook with opportunistic purchases in the open market. more
11/06/2018
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