All articles by Sophie Segal – Page 5
-
News
JP Morgan to expand aircraft investing with new hire
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed Jeremy Cape to head aircraft investments as an executive director within its global transportation group.
-
News
Goldman Sachs retained for potential GECAS sale
Goldman Sachs has been retained to help evaluate strategic options for GE-owned lessor GECAS, three sources confirm.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: What the Great Recession meant for aircraft funding
The global financial crisis can seem a distant hallucination, given today's strong global economy and seemingly endless liquidity. But to those who did experience it first-hand, it was all too real.
-
News
Air Baltic seeks sale-and-leasebacks for six A220-300s
Air Baltic is looking for sale-and-leaseback funding for six Airbus A220-300s to be delivered in 2019.
-
Opinion
OPINION: Lessors will be lenders of last resort in Turkey
Turkey is in the midst of a currency crisis as the lira continues to devalue. On 7 August the Turkish currency took a nosedive, falling 30% against the dollar.
-
News
Udvar-Hazy teases TBOLT III for Q2 2019
Air Lease's chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy says consideration for a third Thunderbolt securitisation next year is already in preliminary discussions just on the heels of closing the second transaction in July.
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Orix sees value in Avolon's orderbook
Earlier this week, Irish lessor Orix Aviation made a surprise minority investment in another Irish leasing company, Avolon.
-
Analysis
ANALYSIS: Avolon reduces HNA overhang as it pulls Orix on board
After months of uncertainty around its parent HNA, the world's third-largest aircraft lessor Avolon has found stability in a new partnership.
-
News
Lessor SMBC closes third unsecured bond
SMBC Aviation Capital has raised a $500 million five-year unsecured bond.
-
News
No Boeing to Airbus switchover due to trade dispute: AerCap CEO
AerCap does not foresee Boeing customers changing to Airbus equipment as a consequence of escalating trade tensions between the USA and China.
-
News
Dubai Aerospace gets positive rating bumps
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's credit rating to just below investment grade this week.
-
News
Intrepid to replace $515m maturity with new bond
Intrepid Aviation intends to raise $515 million with an unsecured private placement aimed at refinancing maturing debt.
-
Opinion
OPINION: Eye-catching figures belie nuances of Farnborough deals
After last year's intolerable heat in Paris and Farnborough 2016's rainy deluge, the forecast for this year's major air show was sunny skies and mild temperatures – and for the most part the weather held up. The deal announcements, meanwhile, reflected the weather – the OEMs shone a bright light ...
-
News
New equity structure to be unveiled for Air Lease securitisation
Thunderbolt II – Air Lease's third securitisation – will feature a new equity structure aimed at increasing liquidity, FlightGlobal understands.
-
News
FARNBOROUGH: Rate rise may thin leasing investors' ranks – AerCap
AerCap chief executive Aengus Kelly believes that some of the aircraft leasing sector's newer investors could depart promptly if interest rates rise.
-
News
Mesa Airlines files for IPO
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines has registered documents for an initial public offering.
-
News
Avolon pares down fleet in second quarter
Avolon decreased the size of its owned and managed fleet by 2% between 30 June 2017 and the same point in 2018.
-
News
Pricing on GECAS landmark ABS revealed
GECAS has priced its $587 million asset backed securitisation that will acquire 24 mostly mid-life Airbus and Boeing aircraft from the lessor.
-
News
SMBC Aviation Capital trims portfolio but boosts revenue
SMBC Aviation Capital has reduced the size of its fleet, but rental income is up as the lessor introduces newer equipment.
-
AnalysisANALYSIS: Dr Peters seeks to salvage A380s with part-out plan
After many months of exploring options, German asset manager Dr Peters on 5 June disclosed plans to part out two ex-Singapore Airlines Airbus A380s, as talks with several carriers had failed to produce any agreement to lease the aircraft.