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Aircraft lessors are gearing up for a key court hearing with their insurers in Dublin this June, under claims based on their contingent insurance policies for aircraft trapped in Russia. more
24/04/2024
Aircraft asset manager SKY Leasing is understood to be in the market to sell its leasing portfolio, Sky Fund V. In the OEM sector, Boeing and RTX have begun arranging compensation packages with airlines affected by airworthiness directives and delivery delays. more
19/04/2024
Lessors received 28 aircraft from the two major OEMs in March. more
18/04/2024
The latest package of sanctions announced by the European Union will require EU-based companies to add a contractual clause preventing the re-export of aviation equipment and related services to Russia. more
09/04/2024
SMBC Aviation Capital CEO Peter Barrett talks to Ishka about rising lease rates, how a weak Japanese Yen is impacting aircraft leasing and the difficulties of M&A in the aircraft leasing space. more
27/03/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Other
Ishka provides updates on confirmed lessor order books with Airbus and Boeing as of 29th February. more
26/03/2024
Multiple sources have confirmed that there has been an uptick of interest from private equity (PE) investors for aircraft opportunities in 2024 – a stark contrast to last year which was noticeably difficult for new fundraises, particularly in aviation. more
21/03/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Other
This is the 9th edition of Ishka’s aircraft buyers list, where Ishka summarises a list of potential and active buyers of leased aircraft on the secondary market. Ishka recorded eight new aircraft trades and added two new firms to the list since the last update on January 23rd, 2024. more
19/03/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Aircraft asset managers confide that currency movements are starting to impact Japanese investor appetite and behaviour when it comes to aircraft investments. Separately Ishka examines UK lessor Falko Regional Aircraft recent acquisition of 24 regional jets. more
18/03/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Other
Aircraft lessor CEOs speaking at the ISTAT Americas conference in Austin in early March discussed rising lease rates, aircraft shortage and potential M&A. more
08/03/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Aircraft traders share that there has been more interest in older aircraft as lessors release more portfolios into the market. more
29/02/2024
Welcome to the 119th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. more
28/02/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
A return to pre-shock OEM production levels would only be the first step towards steadying a supply-demand imbalance that shows “no signs of ending anytime soon,” AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly told the lessor’s Q4 2023 earnings call. more
27/02/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Kuwaiti Lessor ALAFCO is to sell an additional 23 aircraft from its portfolio to Macquarie AirFinance. more
23/02/2024
SpiceJet [On Watch] has been denied further extensions on its outstanding debt payments to Credit Suisse and ordered by India’s Supreme Court to pay $1.25 million before March 15. more
22/02/2024
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) came out in support of Boeing in its earnings call last week and reported record revenues and profits for its fourth quarter and full-year results. more
20/02/2024
Aircraft leasing platforms raised just $1.3 billion through new publicly announced equity funds and joint ventures (JV) in 2023, according to Ishka research. more
15/02/2024
Welcome to the 118th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. more
12/02/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Ishka's asset managers datasheet provides a summary of recent news, activity, and metrics of aircraft asset managers in Q4 2023. more
08/02/2024
Ishka looks at some of the key talking points from aircraft investors on the aviation finance market last week in Dublin. more
02/02/2024
in Lessors & Asset managers , Capital Markets , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Welcome to the 117th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. more
31/01/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Aircastle is planning to acquire in excess of $1 billion in aircraft assets during 2024, traders tell Ishka. According to Ishka’s aircraft buyer’s database, Aircastle will be targeting a combination of both new and mid-life narrowbodies. more
30/01/2024
This is the 7th edition of Ishka’s aircraft buyers list, where Ishka summarises a list of potential and active buyers of leased aircraft on the secondary market. Ishka recorded seven new aircraft trades and added three new firms to the list since the last update on December 6th 2024. more
23/01/2024
Ishka provides updates on confirmed lessor order books with Airbus and Boeing as of 31st December. more
22/01/2024
Ishka notes an increase in aircraft trading activity last year with 31 of the 34 leasing firms monitored by Ishka in its Aircraft Buyers Database managing to acquire at least one aircraft via the intra-lessor market in 2023. more
16/01/2024
Welcome to the 116th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. more
16/01/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
The deadline for submissions is the 15th of January. more
03/01/2024
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , Capital Markets , Aviation Banks and Lenders
Ishka hears that several aircraft lessors are preparing aircraft portfolios for sale in January in what is expected to be an unusually busy January for lessor traders. more
02/01/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Azorra president Ron Baur speaks to Ishka about the lessor's acquisition of Voyager, crossover aircraft leasing, and why the firm is entering the widebody market. more
01/01/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Welcome to the 115th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. more
19/12/2023
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Aircraft lessors are understood to have submitted first-round bids for several aircraft portfolios currently in the market as many sellers look to shortlist buyers in January. more
14/12/2023
Welcome to the 114th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. This report examines how aircraft types are faring through current events; which types are in favour; which are ‘on watch’; and which are most exposed or impacted by the evolving aircraft environment. more
07/12/2023
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
This is the 7th edition of Ishka’s aircraft buyers list, where Ishka summarises a list of potential and active buyers of leased aircraft on the secondary market. Ishka recorded seven new aircraft trades and added three new firms to the list since the last update on September 20th 2023. more
06/12/2023
Lessors indicate that lease rate factors (LRFs) on new deals are starting to rise as more lessors are being forced to price in the current higher cost of debt, which in turn, is increasing the minimum LRFs lessors can offer. more
30/11/2023
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
The issue of SAF dominated every panel session at Aircraft Leasing Ireland’s (ALI) second event held this week in Dublin, with a widespread agreement that SAF represented the only credible option for aviation to help meet 2050 net-zero carbon targets. “There is no alternative,” reflected Willie Walsh, the Director-general of IATA at the conference. “We have to accept that the transition to net zero is going to be critically dependent on sustainable aviation fuel.” more
23/11/2023
Ishka provides updates on confirmed lessor order books with Airbus and Boeing as of 31st August. more
21/09/2023
IndiGo and Air India set up captive lessors in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, better known as GIFT City. DAE buys buys CALC’s MAX orders. more
11/09/2023
Nine aircraft lessors analysed by Ishka acquired 34 aircraft via trades and sold 62 aircraft in the second quarter of 2023. more
04/09/2023
This is the 107th in a series of supplements to Ishka’s ‘Transaction Economics’ service which delivers ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values, lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter, under today’s market environment. more
30/08/2023
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Riyadh-based aircraft lessor AviLease is set to buy the leasing arm of Standard Chartered in a $3.6 billion deal. more
29/08/2023
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Aviation Banks and Lenders
Ishka's asset managers datasheet provides a summary of recent news, activity and metrics of aircraft asset managers in Q2 2023. more
23/08/2023
Ishka reviews some of the key market concerns raised by AerCap, Aircastle, Air Lease Corporation (ALC), and FTAI Aviation in their recent earnings calls, where CEOs remained bullish on long term market growth despite predicted macroeconomic drag factors along the way. more
16/08/2023
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) made a $45 million gain on sales in Q2 after trading eight aircraft – the highest number of aircraft sold in a quarter by the lessor since Q4 2019. more
09/08/2023
Operators continue to request lease extensions on current technology aircraft as they “scramble” to keep capacity in the air, AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly told the lessor’s recent Q2 earnings call on 31st July. more
03/08/2023
Ishka's market snapshot brings together key trends and figures in the aviation finance space. more
31/07/2023
in Lessors & Asset managers , Capital Markets , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Aircraft lessor Voyager Aviation Holdings (VAH) filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week after signing a $743.5 million sale agreement for the bulk of its assets to rival leasing firm Azorra Aviation Holdings (Azorra). more
31/07/2023
Aircraft lessors tracked by Ishka issued $6.975 billion in unsecured capital markets debt in the second quarter of the year, the highest figure since Q4 2021. more
18/07/2023
This is the 104th ‘Extra’ supplement to Ishka’s Transaction Economics platform, delivering ‘the Ishka View’ on events that have a bearing on aircraft values and lease rates, and the market dynamics that matter in today’s aviation environment. more
17/07/2023
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
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