All articles by Sophie Segal – Page 10
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Aviation Capital Group raises $1 billion in unsecured notes
Aviation Capital Group has closed its largest senior unsecured offering today.
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Avolon prices $3 billion private placement for CIT acquisition
Avolon has disclosed the pricing of a $3 billion private placement today.
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Amedeo adds two A380s to public vehicle
Amedeo Air Four Plus will acquire two Airbus A380s to be leased to Etihad Airways.
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New chief to take helm at Elix in March
Volker Fabian is to take over as chief executive of turboprop lessor Elix Aviation Capital in early March, FlightGlobal understands.
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Orix purchases nine A319s on lease to American Airlines
Perilune Group and SHZ Aviation have sold nine Airbus A319s to Orix Aviation, FlightGlobal understands.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Lease casts a wider net with benchmark ABS
Air Lease’s inaugural foray into the asset-backed securities market with Blackbird Capital’s ABS offering was not only a benchmark transaction in terms of the pricing it achieved but also it has introduced new investors to this market, which is becoming a common and critical refinancing tool for aircraft lessors.
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Blackbird ABS closes on 2.5% coupon
Blackbird Capital has priced its $800 million securitization at the lowest coupon for an aviation ABS transaction in recent years.
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ANALYSIS: Why Basel IV could lead to lack of liquidity
Basel IV regulations have aviation lenders reconsidering how they will participate in the market in future.
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Opinion
OPINION: Capital markets make a year-end comeback
Expect more capital-markets deals before year-end. That is the message from several Wall Street bankers to whom FlightGlobal has spoken lately.
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Air Lease launches Blackbird ABS
Air Lease has begun marketing for its first ABS deal, which will refinance 19 aircraft from the US lessor's fund with Napier Park, Blackbird Capital.
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OpinionOPINION: Avolon / CIT merger raises questions about consolidation
Avolon's purchase of CIT Aerospace is not a done deal yet. Despite announcing the agreement to purchase CIT Aerospace, Avolon still has some way to go until the deal closes next year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A second chance for A380s?
The news that Singapore Airlines will not extend the lease for its first Airbus A380 was not a shock to the finance community.
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GECAS finances first A320neo to AirAsia
AirAsia is the first customer to receive an Airbus A320neo from lessor GECAS.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Neo lease-rate premiums restrained by low oil prices
In December 2010, Airbus appeared to gain a first-mover advantage by launching the A320neo before Boeing's decision to re-engine the 737. With oil prices depressed, the European manufacturer was in pole position to start raking in the orders.
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Opinion
OPINION: Turkish's investors remain in need of reassurance
When Turkish Airlines launched its new mobile app in July, it said it wanted to "improve its transparent communication with its stakeholders".
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Opinion
OPINION: Why lessors didn't place huge orders at Farnborough
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer, combined, had nearly 90% fewer firm aircraft orders from lessors at the Farnborough air show compared with 2015's Paris air show.
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CA-CIB records five-month aircraft finance volume of $5 billion
Credit Agricole CIB organised $5 billion-worth of aircraft finance transactions in the first five months of 2016.
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Delta closes $450 million private placement
Delta Air Lines has raised $450 million of debt in a private placement with new investors.