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Aircraft leasing firm and JOLCO arranger FPG has introduced "F.bit," Japan's first publicly offered, fractionalised aircraft investment product tailored for individual Japanese investors. more
19/05/2025
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
Ishka has announced the full list of winners for its deal of the year awards. The awards will be celebrated across three upcoming Ishka conferences in Dublin, New York and Singapore. more
09/05/2025
The Ishka survey explores spot market pricing for popular narrowbody engine types based on responses by active engine lessors and investors. The latest survey was conducted between January and the start of April 2025. more
02/05/2025
The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more
22/04/2025
Ishka catches up with Romain Chambard, VP, Marketing at Rolls-Royce to discuss MRO costs, aftermarket investment and engine updates. more
18/04/2025
Financiers confirm that risk-adjusted margins for alt lenders have continued to fall in the first quarter of 2025. In other news, Germany’s Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) is exiting aviation finance, less than 18 months after launching the business, following an internal strategic review. more
15/04/2025
Aircraft lessors have been warned that they could be exposed to a $80 million tax bill from the Indian authorities relating to aircraft leases for several Indian airlines including IndiGo. more
14/04/2025
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
In a guest Insight, PwC’s Ron Doyle and Mark Brennan unpick what impact US tariffs will have for aviation. more
08/04/2025
Multiple airlines remain active in the market with both sale/leaseback and financing RFPs. more
08/04/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
After years of waiting, India moved a significant step closer to full implementation of the Cape Town Convention this week with the Indian Parliament approving legislation transposing it into national law. more
04/04/2025
US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs are set to have significant global trade implications. Ishka explores how the fallout could affect the aviation sector. more
03/04/2025
Ishka looks to see why age is becoming less important when airlines are sourcing narrowbody capacity. more
28/03/2025
In a guest Insight, Aldo Giovannitti from consultancy, Aernovum Aviation looks at the pricing, opportunity and risks for an alternative aircraft asset often overlooked by many investors – the training aircraft market. more
27/03/2025
Stratton Borchers, founder and CEO, of GraySky Aviation chats to Ishka about market gaps, raising capital and potential lessor M&A. more
26/03/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Ishka’s latest bank survey reveals adjusted risk margins continue to fall for both lessors and airlines. more
21/03/2025
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
This is the 4th edition of Ishka’s Engine Buyers List, where Ishka summarises a list of some of the most active commercial engine buyers in the secondary market. more
13/03/2025
IATA Director General Willie Walsh caused a stir this week at the ISTAT Americas conference warning that airlines might need to re-evaluate their Net Zero 2050 targets. Ishka caught up with Walsh on the sidelines of the conference. more
06/03/2025
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
The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more
04/03/2025
Lessors have released several new aircraft portfolios available for sale in what has been a busy start to the year for aircraft traders. more
25/02/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Aviation Banks and Lenders
Multiple airlines are active in the market with sale/leaseback and finance RFPs, several of which are already being shortlisted for first bids. Ishka summarises recent RFPs and updates from the last 10 days. more
18/02/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Ishka catches up with Keith Allman, Head of US ABS at Nomura to understand the bank's new expansion into ABS and aviation finance. more
12/02/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Aviation Banks and Lenders
Aircraft lessors have released several new portfolios of leased aircraft available for sale in January and February. more
11/02/2025
Multiple airlines are active in the market with sale/leaseback and finance RFPs, several of which are already being shortlisted for first bids. Airlines are currently shortlisting lessors and banks with several appearing open to hybrid financing solutions. more
08/02/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Airlines are starting the year with a bang as several have issued financing RFPs for new aircraft deliveries. Ishka notes that many airlines are asking for finance leases as well as sale/leasebacks. Ishka is still in the process of collecting pricing data, but based on initial conversations there appears to be some upward pressure on lease rate factors. more
04/02/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Aircraft sellers welcome the influx of capital in the secondary market but complain about higher execution risk with some buyers walking away from deals. more
02/02/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers
Ishka hears that a lessor is set to part out two six-year-old A320neos, due to the elevated lease rates available on the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines, making these among the first A320neos to be parted out. more
31/01/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , OEMs, Cargo & Engines , Other
The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more
29/01/2025
Narrowbody engine prices continued to see upward pressure across most types in the last three months of 2024, while lease rates continued to stabilise or slightly decline, according to Ishka’s latest engine buyers survey more
24/01/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , OEMs, Cargo & Engines , Other
After several requests, Ishka is extending the deadline for Deal of the Year Awards submissions to 21st of February 2025. The awards will be handed out at the Ishka Aviation Finance Festival in Dublin on the 20th of May. more
21/01/2025
in Lessors & Asset managers , ESG & Regulation , Other , Aviation Banks and Lenders
An unseasonally warm Dublin saw hundreds from the aviation finance industry gather early this week. Ishka summarises some of the common talking points. more
16/01/2025
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Investor Briefings , Aviation Banks and Lenders
Bank financing costs for top-tier airlines and lessors contracted in the last three months of 2024, while warehouse costs have also tightened, according to research conducted by Ishka. more
09/01/2025
Ishka can reveal at least six aircraft lessors plan to sell a portfolio of aircraft during the first half of 2025. This insight emerged from December’s aircraft buyers survey, where Ishka asked lessors about their sales plans for the coming period. more
08/01/2025
On Tuesday, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of rival leasing firm, Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). Prior to its restructuring NAC was the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor but the firm has since been transitioning to narrowbodies. more
07/01/2025
Ishka is now accepting submissions for its Deal of the Year Awards. The Ishka Deal of the Year Awards celebrate the best-closed aircraft financings of 2024. more
03/01/2025
Risk-adjusted margins for aviation alternative lenders contracted in the last three months of 2024 by rough 26 basis points on average versus Q3 2024, according to surveys of aviation financiers conducted by Ishka. more
02/01/2025
This is the 17th edition of Ishka’s aircraft buyers list, where Ishka summarises a list of potential and active buyers of leased aircraft on the secondary market. more
31/12/2024
Ishka is taking a short break over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. We want to thank all our readers for their continued help and engagement with Ishka Insights. Your normal Insights service will resume in January. more
23/12/2024
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This is the 3rd edition of Ishka’s Engine Buyers List, where Ishka summarises a list of some of the most active commercial engine buyers in the secondary market. more
20/12/2024
JOLCO levered returns have increased in the last four months, according to Ishka research, as Japanese investors are charging airlines more to fund USD assets thanks to continuing currency volatility between the US dollar and the Japanese yen. more
18/12/2024
Asset managers surveyed by Ishka state expected unlevered returns have notably dropped for new- tech narrowbodies and strengthened for both current-tech and new-tech widebodies since Ishka’s last survey, conducted in April 2024. more
13/12/2024
in Aircraft values, Lease Rates & Returns , Lessors & Asset managers , Investor Briefings
Anne-Bart Tieleman, founder and CEO of TrueNoord, tells Ishka that the regional jet lessor will be “actively looking” at an aircraft order from “one or even two” OEMs in 2025. more
11/12/2024
Arena Aviation Capital CEO Patrick den Elzen talks to Ishka about the aircraft investor landscape, Arena’s busy year for purchases, and a potential equity gap on the horizon in 2025. more
10/12/2024
Ishka is now accepting submissions for its Deal of the Year Awards. The Ishka Deal of the Year Awards celebrate the best-closed aircraft financings of 2024. more
06/12/2024
The latest Ishka loan datasheet examines recent loans for commercial aircraft lessors and airlines, and the dynamics impacting aircraft lenders. more
05/12/2024
Marc Cho and Abdol Moabery speak with Ishka about what the Spirit trade means for GA Telesis’ long-term leasing ambitions, and why there is a ceiling on engine LLP escalation. more
03/12/2024
More aircraft lessors are competing for Embraer aircraft in the sale/leaseback market, according to numerous industry sources. The trend shows that Embraer’s E1 and E2 assets appear to be broadening their appeal beyond a fairly small group of regional jet lessors.Ishka reports on a new Spanish infra fund entering into aviation more
02/12/2024
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