From sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) prices to mandate developments, Ishka provides a summary of some of the points covered in its latest SAF webinar with Argus Media. more
22/06/2022
As the industry embarks in a concerted effort to decarbonise, a spotty record of missed environmental pledges hampers its credibility – could investors be unsettled by potential regulatory backlash? more
03/06/2022
in Regulatory and Accounting , Investor Education
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The legislative effort to incorporate aviation into the EU Taxonomy, Europe’s gold standard for sustainable investing, is nearing its final stages. Ishka explores some of the key points of contention. more
26/05/2022
New propulsion technologies in development today could mean that SAF’s heyday is concentrated in a 15 to 30-year regulatory-driven window, new modelling by KPMG Ireland suggests. more
25/03/2022
Impact, a new aviation finance association dedicated to achieving Net Zero CO2 emissions by 2050, has announced its founding board and president as it formally launches this week. more
24/03/2022
JP Lease continues to be locked in a legal battle with investment fund and start-up lessor FitzWalter Capital, over the planned sale of two Airbus A350s on lease to Vietnam Airlines via two separate JOLs arranged by JP Lease. more
22/02/2022
A group of about 20 international aviation banks and institutions are in the process of establishing an independent association Impact (Initiative to Measure and Promote Aviation’s Carbon-free Transition e. V.) to promote sustainable aircraft financing. more
17/01/2022
The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, ended last week with climate pledges by nations for aviation falling short of assurances for other sectors. more
16/11/2021
The UK has signalled that some upcoming green finance eligibility requirements will be based on the EU Taxonomy, bolstering the international significance of efforts to add aviation to the EU Taxonomy. more
25/10/2021
in Regulatory and Accounting , Aircraft Finance Market
From hydrogen aircraft to SAF, Ishka examines aviation’s progress coming to terms with its role in the climate crisis following the ISTAT 2021 EMEA conference. more
08/10/2021
The Aviation Working Group (AWG), a not-for-profit entity comprised of major aviation stakeholders including lessors, has called for “significant changes” to proposed requirements for new aircraft green finance eligibility under the EU Taxonomy. more
24/09/2021
Aircraft lessors have been left dismayed by a proposal which would condition green finance eligibility for new aircraft under the EU Taxonomy to the scrapping more polluting aircraft. more
22/09/2021
The EU and US are making important inroads into legislation expected to encourage adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), fuel produced by non-fossil feedstocks which can be blended with conventional kerosene. more
06/07/2021
EETC investors Hudson Structured Capital Management (Hudson) and CarVal Investors (CarVal) are suing Ares Management and Wilmington Trust, for an alleged “sham” auction of 10 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. more
14/06/2021
The draft of a much-awaited framework by the European Commission on sustainable investment for aviation is set to be shared in the next few months. The framework will be critical for informing 'green' aircraft investments. more
10/06/2021
in Regulatory and Accounting , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market
More airlines are likely to go bust or enter a formal court-led restructuring process in the next 12 months warned panellists speaking at the Ishka+ Investing in Aviation Finance: Europe conference as airlines continue to suffer depressed revenues due to the Covid-19 pandemic. more
07/05/2021
Aviation consultant Michael Halaby and Ishka editor Dickon Harris examine how a lack of an applicable set of ESG standards for aviation is holding back the development of green financing for aviation. more
20/04/2021
in Regulatory and Accounting , Modelling and Forecasting , Aircraft Finance Market
In a guest Insight Freshfields partner Craig Montgomery, and associate Adam Jones, who advised Malaysia Airlines, discuss the airline’s use of a UK scheme of arrangement to renegotiate its aircraft leases. more
07/04/2021
Aircraft impairments recorded by 16 lessors analysed by Ishka totalled $2.7 billion in 2020, a 485% increase from the $461 million recorded by the same lessors in 2019. more
22/03/2021
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Regulatory and Accounting
The Government of Malta has tabled in parliament an update to the country’s 2010 Aircraft Registration Act to make itself more appealing to lessors. more
08/10/2020
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Regulatory and Accounting , Investor Education
In a guest insight Kevin MacLeod, Vedder Price’s Head of the New York Capital Markets Group, examines some of the structural protections prevalent in recent aircraft ABS transactions. more
13/08/2020
Covid-19 has pushed the climate crisis out of the limelight. Airlines and governments worldwide have put the focus on short-term survival rather than long-term sustainability. more
08/06/2020
Ishka estimates that as of 23rd April governments around the world are preparing or have executed airline bailouts worth up to $99.4 billion. more
23/04/2020
This is the fifth updated summary of airline demands for state support and bailout offers by governments around the world. more
17/04/2020
Ten major US airlines have agreed to the partial repayment of payroll grants under the CARES Act after some initial resistance, paving the way for the disbursement of the initial $25 billion allocated to passenger carriers. more
16/04/2020
Ishka estimates that governments are preparing or executing up to $92 billion in financial assistance for airlines around the world. more
09/04/2020
in Airline Profiles , Regulatory and Accounting , Aircraft Finance Market
A $58 billion bailout for US airlines was signed into law by President Donald Trump on 27th March as part of the CARES Act. Ishka examines the provisions for state aid to US air carriers. more
30/03/2020
in Airline Profiles , Regulatory and Accounting , Aircraft Finance Market
Ishka provides a summary of the demands by airlines for state assistance and the current levels of government support and bailouts on offer. more
19/03/2020
in Airline Profiles , Regulatory and Accounting , Aircraft Finance Market
EU bodies are looking to add aviation to its upcoming green taxonomy, which regulates what debt and public equity investments can be marketed as sustainable to European investors. more
25/02/2020
in Regulatory and Accounting , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market
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
The premium of jet fuel over crude oil has increased 31.3% since new limits for the sulphur content of marine fuels was announced. more
11/11/2019
Treaty lenders are slowly returning to the Japanese market after tax reforms announced last year left overseas lenders unsure how competitive they could be against domestic banks when contending for JOLCO debt mandates. more
22/10/2019
Burgeoning aircraft manufacturers like COMAC are reaping the rewards of the Boeing-Airbus World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute. more
07/10/2019
Public fallout from the climate crisis represents an “existential” threat to aviation, said panellists at this year’s ISTAT Berlin. more
03/10/2019
In a guest Insight, PwC Ireland examines the increasing judicial scrutiny towards treaty-based tax planning and what it may mean for aircraft lessors and investors. more
09/08/2019
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
Ishka examines the German closed-end fund market: from the demise of retail KG funds to the slow emergence of Spezialfonds for institutional investors. more
23/07/2019
After a decade of growth, 2019 Q1 passenger numbers in Sweden are 4.2% lower than the same period in 2018. Is aviation finance waking up to the long term risk of climate-conscious passengers? more
17/07/2019
With efforts to tax aviation fuel gaining traction across the EU, Ishka examines the impact that kerosene taxes could have on aircraft demand. more
04/07/2019
All of the political groups likely to form the European Parliament's next majority back a commercial jet fuel tax. Update: Tax would have meant 82.44% increase of 2018 - 19 fuel costs. more
31/05/2019
Attendees and appraisers at ISTAT Asia did not think the MAX would be flying again in time for the summer season and asked how the grounding could impact MAX values and lease rates. more
14/05/2019
in Aircraft Asset Profiles , Aircraft Finance Market , Regulatory and Accounting
A small group of climate protesters targeted Heathrow Airport this weet. How seriously should aviation financiers take the threat of future demonstrations? more
23/04/2019
Ishka summarises some of the key takeaways from the Ishka’s Investing in Aviation Finance Europe conference held last week in London. more
12/04/2019
in Regulatory and Accounting , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market
AWG has published GATS draft documentation ahead of its planned Q1 2020 release. In it, the organisation takes pains to address some of the common question that the market has had over its project. more
03/04/2019
in Regulatory and Accounting , Technical Expertise , Aircraft Finance Market
Boeing's MAX software fix has been delayed from days to weeks by the FAA, who are themselves losing the confidence of aviation authorities worldwide. more
02/04/2019
in Regulatory and Accounting , Aircraft Finance Market , Aircraft Asset Profiles
Lessor chiefs decline to speculate on the causes of the crash. more
12/03/2019
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Aircraft Finance Market , Regulatory and Accounting
Ishka summarises sections of the 2019 Japanese tax reform relevant to the JOL/JOLCO market and its potential effects on market participants. more
26/02/2019
In January a new accounting standard, IFRS 16, which puts operating leases on an airline’s balance sheet came into effect. Colin Sach, an aviation corporate finance adviser asks how the new accounting standard could impact airline fleet management. more
22/02/2019
in Regulatory and Accounting , Modelling and Forecasting , Aircraft Finance Market
Aircraft lessors exposed to ailing carrier Avianca Brazil are expected to remain on stand-by until next month despite new court developments technically paving the way for aircraft repossessions. more
20/02/2019
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Airline Profiles , Regulatory and Accounting
Aircastle’s mostly positive results for the full year 2018 were overshadowed by the ongoing concerns for the fate of the lessor’s aircraft operated by Avianca Brazil. more
19/02/2019
in Lessors and Lease Rates , Regulatory and Accounting , Aircraft Finance Market
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