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Analysis: Aldus aims to double fleet
Lessors CISAldus bought its first aircraft in 2008 and has grown its portfolio to more than 30 jets. Chief executive officer Steve Gorman talks to Joe Kavanagh about the lessor’s expansion plans and last year’s debut ABS deal.
Analysis: Flydubai CFO unveils fleet ambitions
Lessors Middle EastMukesh Sodani, the UAE carrier’s chief financial officer, tells Jack Dutton about the airline’s $500 million sukuk, the Iranian market and how the carrier views export credit agency financing.
Analysis: Are aircraft lessors consolidating?
LessorsA proliferation of leasing companies is more likely in the future, writes Adam Pilarski, senior vice president at Avitas.
Analysis: More MRO mergers on the cards
Geoff Hearn finds that pressure on pricing and competition from manufacturers are key factors in the trend to consolidation in the maintenance repair and overhaul sector.
Analysis: lessors back new carriers
LessorsMore than half of the airline start-ups in the past two years have operated leased aircraft. Jack Dutton investigates how lessors assess new airlines.
Analysis: Non-US EETCs enter the market
Capital North AmericaTurkish Airlines and Air Canada’s enhanced equipment trust certificates both priced in March. Joe Kavanagh reports on how investors have reacted to the first two non-US airline securitizations of 2015.
Analysis: NAC upsizes revolving warehouse facility
Lessors EuropeNordic Aviation Capital’s nine-year warehouse facility comes after a spate of innovative and large warehouse loans for leasing companies. Jack Dutton examines how banks are coming up with increasingly creative structures for lessors.
Analysis: CIT Aerospace embraces the Neo
Lessors North AmericaCIT Aerospace, the world’s sixth-largest lessor, has ambitions to boost its widebody fleet with a large speculative order for the A330neo. Jack Dutton speaks to Tony Diaz, president of CIT Aerospace, about his company’s fleet plans and future acquisitions.