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Analysis: A new year and a new merger

ILFC appears to finally have a credible buyer in the form of AerCap. Other aircraft lessors are breathing a sigh of relief. Dickon Harris reports.

Analysis: AerCap bids for ILFC

After months of uncertainty ILFC’s future is looking more assured. AerCap’s share swap offer provides AIG with an attractive exit strategy, while giving AerCap access to ILFC’s coveted order book.

Update: Chinese lessors face tough first redeliveries

Chinese lessors have a difficult remarketing challenge as their first op leases are set to expire.

Analysis: New accounting standards for lessors

A proposed new set of accounting standards look set to make lessor income statements complex, misleading and subjective. Dickon Harris reports on the FASB and the IASB’s joint exposure draft.

Analysis: Shifting tides in private equity

Aviation continues to attract private equity, but tough competition is pushing investors towards more niche assets. Joanna Vickers investigates where private equity is turning to make its returns.

Blog: Aviation consolidation - as far it can go?

Debevoise & Plimpton's Timothy writes how decisions by the European Commission and national competition authorities in Europe are impacting the commercial aviation sector.

Season's greetings from Airfinance Journal

Airfinance Journal is taking a Christmas break and will resume normal news service again on January 2 2014.

Airlines to tap private placement market

Boeing Capital predicts carriers will begin issuing private bonds over the next 18-24 months.

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