As fuel costs rise and airline bankruptcies have piled up in 2019, aviation financiers debate whether banks have become more sensitive to airline credit risk in the past year. more

20/05/2019

in Airline Profiles , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Ireland-headquartered Goshawk Aviation conduct a roadshow for its debut aircraft ABS - the youngest aircraft ABS with tradable E-note to date. more

15/05/2019

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

US fund manager and leasing firm Castlelake has priced its sixth structured ABS financing, Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust 2019-1 (CLAS 2019-1). more

17/04/2019

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

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

Ishka examines two new aviation equity funds one launched by Aero Capital Solutions, which has closed at $200 million, and another, by PH Aviation Asia, which is still seeking investors. more

11/04/2019

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Ishka reviews some of the key market concerns raised by the public aircraft lessors including AerCap, Aircastle, ALC, and Fly including a potential slow-down in capital from China, Jet Airways’ and the tension of enforcing the Cape Town Convention in Brazil. more

08/04/2019

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

South Korean equity investors are open to more aviation deals including aircraft ABS e-notes, according to aviation financiers and lessors speaking at Ishka’s Hong Kong Investival last week. more

01/04/2019

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Japan remained a centrepiece of discussion at Ishka’s Investival Asia in Hong Kong, with participants confident about aviation's continued appeal for Japanese investors, but uncertain about where recent tax reforms leave non-Japanese banks. more

29/03/2019

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market , Investor Education

Merx Aviation is in the market with a new $429.1 million aircraft securitisation, MAPS 2019-1 Limited which will refinance the 2014 RISE Ltd aircraft ABS transaction (RISE). more

18/02/2019

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Equity returns for leased aircraft continue to tighten. more

04/02/2019

in Capital Markets , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market

Aircraft leasing is a capital intensive business but how much of a role does a lessor's capital structure play in determining its competitiveness in the marketplace? more

22/01/2019

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets

Capital markets have been very receptive of aircraft lessors in recent years. Ishka looks at the 2018 activity and considers the possible trajectory of lessors' capital markets issuance in the near future. more

10/01/2019

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets

A wake has been scheduled for LIBOR, but is aviation ready for a new reference rate? more

02/01/2019

in Capital Markets

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

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets

Ishka examines whether aviation finance, a notoriously carbon-intensive industry, could meet ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria and attract ethical investors. more

29/11/2018

in Regulatory and Accounting , Capital Markets , Investor Education , Home

Vx Capital Partners, a leasing firm specialising in narrowbody freighter aircraft, has priced its debut securitisation, CARGO 2018-1, 100% backed by cargo aircraft. more

26/11/2018

in Capital Markets

An influx of capital penetrates the market for mid-life and older aircraft. more

12/11/2018

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Ishka examines Zephyrus Aviation Capital Limited's debut $336.6 million securitization, Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 2018-1 Ltd (Z-CAP 2018 -1). more

01/10/2018

in Capital Markets

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

Castlelake has priced its fifth aircraft ABS while GECAS is in the market with its eleventh aircraft securitisation. more

08/06/2018

in Capital Markets

Cost of currency swaps is making senior debt uneconomic for Korean investors. more

31/05/2018

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Ishka reports from ISTAT’s Asia event in Singapore. more

11/05/2018

in Capital Markets , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market

Nordic Aviation Capital returns to the Schuldschein market with a $105 million issuance. more

19/04/2018

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

A lack of hard information is keeping secondary investors away from a booming market. more

09/04/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka reviews UAE aviation finance banks. more

04/04/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka researches how Marsh's private insurance product is evolving to support Jolco financings and bond issuances. more

29/03/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

British Airways returns with competitively priced EETC. more

27/03/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Aircraft lessor Avolon has priced it second ABS. more

22/03/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Aircraft lessor Avolon is in the market with a $768.4 million asset-backed securitisation backed by a portfolio of 41 mid-life aircraft. more

13/03/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka examines the first Canadian dollar denominated EETC privately issued by Air Canada. more

06/03/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka looks at how Avolon’s Emerald Aviation Finance weathered two airline bankruptcies last year. more

27/02/2018

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Ishka insights , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

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

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka investigates how issuers are exploring potential aircraft ABS refinancings, and not always for better coupons. more

19/02/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka reviews how equity investors are becoming increasingly engaged with aircraft securitisations. more

13/02/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Financiers and lessors expect capital flows to continue to be drawn to aviation finance for 2018. more

26/01/2018

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market

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

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Capital Markets

Aviation Schuldschein issuances begin to pick up in 2017, but still only account for a tiny fraction of the wider Schuldschein market. more

20/11/2017

in News , Ishka insights , Capital Markets , Premium , Investor Education , Aircraft Finance Market

More lessors are seeking to issue aircraft asset backed securitisations (ABS), according to delegates at Ishka’s Investing in Aviation Finance Conference held last week in New York. more

24/10/2017

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Following the bankruptcies of Alitalia, Air Berlin, and Monarch Airlines, Ishka examines which ABS transactions are the most exposed. more

10/10/2017

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Ishka reports on the Investor panel at this week’s ISTAT EMEA event held in Edinburgh. more

28/09/2017

in Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Ishka examines the recent history of engine-backed securitisations. more

14/07/2017

in Capital Markets

Ishka speaks with Wings Capital Partners founder, Stephen Hannahs, as the US lessor welcomes a new equity partner and boost its asset portfolio. more

02/07/2017

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka studies the key features of the top three ABS exposed to Alitalia to understand their structural protections for investor protection. more

16/06/2017

in Aviation financings , Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Ishka reviews recent trends within the capital markets for both lessors and airlines. more

19/05/2017

in Capital Markets

The major public lessors have reorganised their debt structure with unsecured notes now making up the bulk of their financing. more

10/05/2017

in Lessors and Lease Rates , Lessor finances , Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Following a series of aviation-related Schuldschein issuances in the past two years, Ishka’s two-part series examines how the German Schuldschein has emerged as the darling of the European private placement market. more

01/05/2017

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets

Following a series of aviation-related Schuldschein issuances in the past two years, Ishka’s two-part series examines how the German Schuldschein has emerged as the darling of the European private placement market. more

26/04/2017

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets , Aircraft Finance Market

Key takeaways from Ishka’s London April Aviation Investor Conference. more

09/04/2017

in Ishka insights , Capital Markets , Investor Education

Ishka examines the various aviation finance capital market trends of 2016. more

14/02/2017

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