Merx uses debut ABS to help switch to full servicer
Merx Aviation markets inaugural aircraft securitisation backed by 25 narrowbodies. more
24/04/2018
BOC Aviation moves away from floating rate leases
Ishka examines Singapore-based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation's latest results as it undergoes substantial expansion and shifts away from a floating rate business model. more
23/04/2018
Would lease transparency create more liquidity in aviation?
Attendees Ishka’s Investing in Aviation Finance event in London debate transparency. more
20/04/2018
Aviation Schuldschein: NAC repeats issue, no new entrants
Nordic Aviation Capital returns to the Schuldschein market with a $105 million issuance. more
19/04/2018
Lessors boost unsecured issuances
Ishka reviews how the major lessors’ debt structure has evolved in 2017. more
26/04/2018
Merx uses debut ABS to help switch to full servicer
Merx Aviation markets inaugural aircraft securitisation backed by 25 narrowbodies. more
24/04/2018
BOC Aviation moves away from floating rate leases
Ishka examines Singapore-based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation's latest results as it undergoes substantial expansion and shifts away from a floating rate business model. more
23/04/2018
Would lease transparency create more liquidity in aviation?
Attendees Ishka’s Investing in Aviation Finance event in London debate transparency. more
20/04/2018
Will European investors stick with aviation as interest rates rise?
Ishka summarises some of the key takeaways from Ishka’s Investing in Aviation Finance Europe Conference held in London. more
17/04/2018
ALC uses tax boost to shop for aircraft
Ishka reviews Air Lease Corporation’s FY2017 results, as it preps for a higher interest rate environment to its planned shopping spree made possible by the U.S. tax changes. more
16/04/2018
How AirAsia Capital purchase will change Fly Leasing
Ishka reviews Fly Leasing’s Q4 and FY2017 results in light of its recent large-scale acquisition of the AirAsia Capital portfolio. more
03/04/2018
‘No interest in current Alitalia’ say bidders
Administrators say the airline languishes in a state of ‘objective economic impotence.’ more
26/03/2018
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Lessors see silver lining in rising interest rates
Higher rates could increase yields for some lessors as it exerts upward pressure on lease rentals more
19/03/2018
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FY 2017: AerCap lower sales targets
Ishka reviews AerCap’s full financial year 2017. more
12/03/2018
FLY Leasing takes $1.1 billion AirAsia portfolio ‘bet’
The lessor has taken the opportunity to scale up its portfolio and invest in new technology assets. more
09/03/2018
Avation takes $8 million airberlin impairment hit
Impairment is part of the continued fall-out following airberlin’s bankruptcy last year. more
07/03/2018
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CDB’s Peter Chang: “The good days for selling aircraft may be over soon”
Ishka speaks with CDB Aviation chief Peter Chang as he unveils the firm’s new fund and why appetite may be waning among some Chinese firms seeking to be aircraft lessors. more
01/03/2018
ABS Case Study: How was Emerald affected by last year’s airline bankruptcies?
Ishka looks at how Avolon’s Emerald Aviation Finance weathered two airline bankruptcies last year. more
27/02/2018
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EQT’s NAC stake sale tests investor appetite for lessors
Ishka examines rumours surrounding private equity firm EQT and its potential sale of its majority stake in regional aircraft lessor NAC. more
26/02/2018
Wings Capital Partners boosts equity base
Ishka speaks with Steve Hannahs, Wings Capital’s CEO and founder, on the lessor’s equity rise and possible return to the ABS market. more
22/02/2018
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The great 737 freighter switchover is underway
The converted freighter market has begun transitioning from older classic 737 aircraft, to next generation 737s, but prices remain high. more
14/02/2018
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How to make money from an A380 fund…sort of
Ishka analyses the publicly available data for A380 funds to determine what decisions will give investors the best chance of making a healthy return. more
02/02/2018
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Turboprop lease rates begin to stabilise
Turboprop lessors are benefiting from a stabilisation in lease rates following a two-year compression caused by lessor competition and increased production of ATRs. more
29/01/2018
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Winter is here: Intrepid’s new boss speaks growth strategies
Intrepid’s new CEO, Doug Winter, explains how the firm could expand. more
23/01/2018
Why should funds invest directly in aircraft assets?
In a guest Insight piece ABL Aviation, an aircraft asset manager, explores the benefits of investing in aviation and the returns investors can achieve compared to other asset classes. more
19/01/2018
The challenges for new lessors hunting equity
Ishka examines a tough market for start-up lessors seeking to raise equity capital. more
18/01/2018
GECAS sale: will they, won’t they?
Ishka reviews the market chatter on the possible sale of GECAS. more
15/01/2018
Chinese lessor watch: CALC launches first Chinese ABS
Ishka reviews the latest deals, leases and news for Chinese-owned aircraft leasing entities for the last two months. more
08/01/2018
HNA and Bohai troubles cast a shadow over Avolon
Investors are closely watching what might happen to the various subsidiaries and holdings under HNA Group’s complicated and highly opaque ownership structure, including aircraft lessor Avolon, as the firm faces continued fund-raising challenges. more
05/01/2018
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CALC intends to adopt ‘asset-light business model’
The lessor is tapping in to investor demand for aviation assets to progressively adopt an asset-light business model. more
04/01/2018
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Terms tighten for Neo and MAX sale/leasebacks
Lessors state while lease rates continue to drop purchase prices on sale/leasebacks are starting to widen thanks to competitive pressure. more
18/12/2017
What next for airberlin’s leased fleet?
Ishka identifies the grounded aircraft formerly leased by airberlin as lessors seek to find them new homes. more
05/12/2017
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AerCap sees a drop in basic rents but gains in disposals
AerCap’s Q3 results capture the rewards of a sellers’ market for a large leasing platform. Ishka looks at the lessor’s plans for the near future. more
04/12/2017
Hong Kong’s latest bid for aircraft leasing ‘dominance’
Proposed changes to how Hong Kong-listed lessors report aircraft transactions are part of an effort to reduce their operating costs and improve the attractiveness of listing in the city. more
27/11/2017
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FLY Leasing Q3 results: All dressed up and nowhere to go
FLY continues to struggle to source acquisitions for its fleet. Ishka takes a look at the lessor’s Q3 performance. more
22/11/2017
Q3 lessor review: ALC slows down aircraft trading
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has sold only three aircraft to third parties in Q3 2017 and is planning to dispose of just one aircraft in the fourth quarter. more
16/11/2017
First hints of winter aircraft trading slow-down
Lessors appear to have slowed down the sales of new to five-year-old leased aircraft from their portfolios in the last two months. more
05/11/2017
Low yields are here to stay - Ishka New York Conference
Conference participants at Ishka’s New York conference discuss lower returns from leasing. more
26/10/2017
Impairments bog down Aviation Capital Group and Aircastle
Ishka studies the asset quality performance of major listed lessors during H1 2017. more
25/10/2017
Russia’s GTLK sets sights outside Russia
Ishka speaks to Roman Lyadov, CEO of Russian lessor, GTLK Europe. more
19/10/2017
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Interest rate hikes won’t deter investors from aviation argue lessor CEOs
Ishka asks three senior lessors: Khanh T Tran, ACG’s CEO, Alec Burger, GECAS’ CEO and Pat Hannigan, CDB’s chief commercial officer, to assess what impact higher interest rates may have on aircraft rents and investor appetite for aviation assets. more
18/10/2017
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Lessors move quickly to seize Monarch’s leased fleet
Lessors have acted swiftly to repossess aircraft from Monarch Airlines which was taken into administration last week. more
13/10/2017
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Lease extensions firm up used singe-aisle aircraft rents
Ishka examines how lease rates have strengthened for used Boeing 737and Airbus A320 aircraft. more
11/10/2017
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Are NEO op lease rates matching the MAX?
Ishka research indicates a contraction among single aisle operating lease rates for new aircraft but questions whether A320NEO lease rates have reached parity yet with Boeing MAXs. more
09/10/2017
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Lessors wait to hear from toppled Monarch
Monarch’s collapse means lessors are preparing to have to remarket its fleet of A321 aircraft. more
02/10/2017
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What impact will the end of QE have on aircraft rents?
As the Fed begins to end quantitative easing Ishka examines how aircraft rents will begin to be impacted. more
29/09/2017
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ISTAT: ‘competition everywhere’– no end to wall of money
Nearly every part of aviation finance; be it new, mid-life or end-of-life aircraft appears to be experiencing some form of increased competition. Ishka bears witness to an increasingly competitive market at ISTAT EMEA 2017 held in Edinburgh. more
27/09/2017
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Are lessors too complacent about South African Airways?
As South African Airways narrowly avoids defaulting for the second time this year Ishka asks whether lessors are perhaps too complacent about the potential risks facing the airlines. more
26/09/2017
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DAE Capital joins the leasing premier league
Ishka speaks with DAE Capital’s CEO, Firoz Tarapore, in the wake of its recent acquisition of AWAS. more
22/09/2017
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1H 2017 review: Pratt delays expected to impact listed lessors
Ishka examines how delays to Pratt & Whitney’s new geared turbofan (GTF) engine could impact the listed lessors. more
19/09/2017
Q2 lessor review: FLY continues its hunt for assets
FLY Leasing appears to be a frustrated buyer as its Q2 2017 net income drops from a year ago while the firm seeks to acquire the right assets. more
08/09/2017
Q2 lessor review: Impairments bedevil Aircastle
In a review of Aircastle’s Q2 2017 results, Ishka’s considers impairments stated in the quarter and the lessor’s stated strategic reliance on opportunistic transactions for future growth. more
05/09/2017
Q2 lessor review: ALC comments on newcomers
Ishka analyses Air Lease Corporation Q2 2017 performance and concerted effort to address market concerns over leasing newcomers. more
30/08/2017
Lessors ponder fall out from airberlin’s collapse
Ishka reviews how the German carrier’s recent insolvency could impact Airbus aircraft lease rates. more
17/08/2017
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