All articles by Jamie Bullen – Page 3
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Air France and parent refinance €1.1bn credit facility
Air France-KLM Group and Air France have refinanced a €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) syndicated revolving credit facility launched in April 2015 with 18 banks.
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American orders 10 E175s
American Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Embraer 175 jets, the Brazilian manufacturer has disclosed.
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Opinion
OPINION: Saudi Arabia's aviation prospects may exceed Iran's
The next Middle Eastern growth story was meant to be Iran. Over the past 18 months, many aviation financiers and investors have been eager to talk up the country's potential.
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Aeromexico Connect leases E190 from NAC
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has confirmed its delivery of an Embraer 190 to Aeromexico Connect.
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Cathay issues A350 RFP
Cathay Pacific has issued a request for proposals for the financing of eight Airbus A350s to be delivered next year, FlightGlobal understands.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Moment of truth nears for A380 investors
Investors in closed-end Airbus A380 funds that are approaching end-of-life will likely not face losses from their investments into Airbus's flagship jet roughly a decade ago.
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Hi Fly eyes Dr Peters' A380s
Long-haul wet-lease specialist Hi Fly is looking at acquiring two Airbus A380s from German asset manager Dr Peters, FlightGlobal understands.
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Two more Stellwagen executives leave
Stellwagen Group has lost another two senior executives, with Seraph Asset Management's chief risk officer Edward Hansom and chief commercial officer Edward Coughlan set to leave the group, FlightGlobal understands.
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Opinion
OPINION: Undisciplined lessors create a race to the bottom
Aircraft lessors are the victims of their own success, it seems. Attracted by the steady returns on offer, a wave of new lessors – particularly Chinese-backed vehicles – have entered the space over the last few years. But, in their efforts to grow, these new entrants have created unfavourable market ...
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DAE concludes AWAS buy
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has completed its acquisition of lessor AWAS.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The implications of Air Berlin's bond-price plunge
Air Berlin's insolvency filing after minority shareholder Etihad Airways elected to stop funding the German carrier has caused its bonds to crash in secondary trading as investors scramble to offload the potentially bad paper.
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Chinese lessors face tough remarketing challenge: source
Chinese lessors under pressure to sell older jets in their portfolios in order to show trading activity are facing a tough remarketing process, a source in the market suggests.
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OpinionOPINION: Where is the new money in aircraft finance?
A May 2017 survey by German asset manager KGAL found that "institutional investors' interest in aircraft leasing business is seeing a sharp rise due to the attractive ratio of risk to return".
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Ethiopian still seeking 737 Max PDPs
Ethiopian Airlines is still seeking lenders for the pre-delivery payment financing of 12 Boeing 737 Max 8s, FlightGlobal understands.
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Former CIT executive launches risk advisory firm
A new advisory firm has been launched by Jennifer Villa Tennity, previously CIT Aerospace's chief risk officer.
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Aircraft private placements attracting Asian capital: KBRA
Privately placed aircraft debt is starting to attract more Asian-based capital, Kroll Bond Rating Agency has observed.
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Opinion
OPINION: Air-show orders dazzle but delivery figures truly count
For a sector at the cutting edge of technology, aviation has a fairly crude annual measure by which performance is judged.
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News
PICTURES: EasyJet takes first A320neo
UK budget carrier EasyJet has today taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, at a ceremony in Toulouse.
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AFIC hires Ex-Im stalwart
Robert Morin has been recruited by the Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium (AFIC) to serve as transaction and business development leader.
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ATR creates lessor-focused unit
ATR has established a new leasing, asset management and freighter division.