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Lessors state that revised LLP escalation rates have increased expected maintenance costs for several common narrowbody engine types. Ishka presents a quick review of current MRO costs. more
20/11/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
SmartLynx Latvia owes over €238 million in total liabilities, according to creditor notices reviewed by Ishka. The majority, around €171 million, or 72%, is owed to entities linked to former parent Avia Solutions Group. more
12/11/2025
Key trends, recent deal flow, and announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing. more
07/11/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Caribbean Airlines and Regional Express (Rex). more
06/11/2025
October was a bumper month for airlines in the Capital Markets with American Airlines marketing a $1.1 billion EETC and Southwest Airlines pricing $1.5 billion in unsecured bonds. more
04/11/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , Capital Markets
SmartLynx Airlines has entered legal protection proceedings on 28th October 2025, according to a filing in the Riga District Court. This follows the news that former parent, Avia Solutions Group, had divested it's stake in the Latvian AOC. more
03/11/2025
AerCap adds ex-Spirit Airbus orders to its own book - but also has to contend with rejected aircraft. more
31/10/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
There are 270 aircraft being actively remarketed on sites tracked by Ishka in October 2025, a 15% drop compared to October 2024. more
28/10/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Gol, Avianca, Spirit Airlines and Spicejet. more
20/10/2025
US carrier Spirit Airlines filed a court motion to reject 87 additional aircraft leases, bringing the total number of rejections sought under its Chapter 11 process to more than 100 aircraft as lessors brace to see what the impact will be. more
06/10/2025
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Fly PLAY, TAP Air Portugal, SriLankan Airlines and Rex Airlines. more
02/10/2025
Spirit Airlines has secured $475 million in DIP financing and settled with AerCap to reject costly leases, as it continues its Chapter 11 restructuring. more
02/10/2025
Azul filed its Chapter 11 plan of reorganisation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York as it seeks to eliminate more than $2 billion of debt and raise around $950 million in new capital. more
24/09/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at the key trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing. more
22/09/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Lessors confide that “dozens” of A320ceos could hit the market as a result of the Spirit’s second foray into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. more
09/09/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Airline trends & analysis
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Spirit Airlines' $519 million sale-and-leaseback agreement with GA Telesis has been terminated, according to a bankruptcy court filing. more
08/09/2025
Spirit Airlines has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in 12 months, after its previous restructuring failed to prove sustainable. more
01/09/2025
A typically muted August saw just two lessor unsecured bond issuances for a total of $208 million raised for what was the lowest monthly total to date this year. more
26/08/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , Capital Markets
Ishka hears that some Japanese arrangers are asking for airlines to issue some RFPs up to a year in advance of delivery amid increased competition and deliveries. more
21/08/2025
Ishka catches up with Challenge Group’s CFO, Daniel Ganem, and chief investment officer Michael Koish about their financing and leasing needs, and how market values are shaping up for 767s, and older 747s and 777s. more
19/08/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Airline trends & analysis , Aviation Banks and Lenders
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at the key trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing. more
18/08/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Airbus and Boeing aircraft on order by disclosed, non-leasing customers worldwide sit at around $929.7 billion by Ishka current market values as of the midpoint of 2025 more
13/08/2025
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Sky Airlines, VietJet, Garuda Indonesia, Turkish Airlines and Air Europa. more
11/08/2025
Japanese investors are returning to aviation JOLCOs after environmental legislative changes, first introduced in 2023, have curbed the attractiveness of ship financings for some Japanese tax investors. more
01/08/2025
A new executive order, signed by President Trump, exempts aircraft, aircraft parts and their components from the new 50% tariffs being introduced on most Brazilian goods. more
31/07/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
A substantial number of Embraer orders are for US customers - and therefore at risk from increased US tariffs on Brazil. more
30/07/2025
Recent tariff deals made by the US administration have seemingly been a boost for Boeing. more
28/07/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Ishka takes a look at the Airbus and Boeing backlog as of 30th June 2025. more
15/07/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
10/07/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
The United States has extended its tariff deadline until August as Ishka examines what has unfolded across the 90-day pause. more
08/07/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Garuda Indonesia, Malysia Airlines, T’way Air, VietJet Air and GOL Linhas Aéreas. more
03/07/2025
Oil and jet fuel prices have climbed down from a peak following the de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict in the Middle East. more
27/06/2025
A London High Court judge has ruled in favour of lessors, finding that losses from Russia’s invasion fall under war risk, not all risks, policies. more
12/06/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , Other
Spirit Airlines has said it may seek to “postpone or cancel delivery” of certain aircraft currently scheduled for delivery as a result of the impact of tariffs on aircraft and parts costs. more
10/06/2025
A judge in the English High Court has ruled in favour of Japanese investors in a dispute with VietJet over four Airbus A320s. more
30/05/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Airline trends & analysis
Azul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as aviation industry groups urge recommitment to zero-tariff rules. Elsewhere, a US federal appeals court has reinstated President Trump’s tariff plans. more
29/05/2025
A group of French Aviation banks are in talks, through various channels, with the European Banking Authority (EBA) to delay or potentially modify part of the incoming Basel 3.1 banking regulations over concerns they are pushing banks to chase riskier deals, and could potentially deter some institutions away from the sector. more
16/05/2025
Air India is negotiating with Boeing to acquire ten 737 MAX aircraft initially scheduled for Chinese airlines. more
25/04/2025
This edition of On Watch provides updates on Spirit Airlines, Air Mauritius, airBaltic and IAG Group. more
16/04/2025
Two Mexican airlines appear to be reacting to the uncertainty unleashed by the numerous tariffs introduced by the Trump administration by ‘pausing’ or delaying the introduction of additional capacity. more
11/04/2025
Delta becomes the first major airline to acknowledge tariff impacts on its fleet plans. Meanwhile, the EU has paused its planned retaliatory tariffs as Trump raises duties on China to 125%, intensifying trade tensions. more
10/04/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
09/04/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
Airlines and lessors are initiating earlier RFP processes amid intensifying competition among lessors for SLB mandates and between lenders (and some lessors) for financing mandates. more
31/03/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis
Ishka looks to see why age is becoming less important when airlines are sourcing narrowbody capacity. more
28/03/2025
AerCap’s CEO, Aengus Kelly, explained that under a ‘worst-case’ scenario new tariffs could increase the cost of a Boeing 787 by an additional $40 million. more
14/03/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
11/03/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
A panel of aircraft lessor CEOs at ISTAT Americas this week discussed how the inflationary impact of new US tariffs could ultimately increase the cost of new aircraft. more
05/03/2025
This report examines 13 airlines that commenced operations in 2024. more
28/02/2025
This edition of On Watch covers recent updates on the following airlines: Spirit Airlines, GOL, Azul, JetBlue, TAP Air Portugal and Air Europa. more
24/02/2025
Ishka's Transaction Update is a report series looking at essential trends, recent deal flow, and key announcements within aviation and aircraft leasing... more
17/02/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , Airline trends & analysis , OEMs, Cargo & Engines
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