The aircraft finance sector has gathered pace again in 2021, with capital markets providing strong levels of liquidity to finance new commercial aircraft, with cash and sale and leasebacks just as popular. There is a long-term commitment from investors and…
Avolon has taken a $304 million impairment on aircraft leased to Russian customers that are now subject to international sanctions. The recognition reduces the carrying value of ten aircraft to zero, the lessor said on May 3 in its Q1 results…
Let’s take a look at 1Q results in Latin America. We will review the results of the top three Mexican carriers, Volaris, Viva Aerobus, Aeromexico, and Brazil’s GOL. Other airlines will publish their financial results in the next few weeks,…
A shortage of staff, a shortage of planes, and all this in a period when demand is ramping up. It’s nothing unusual in the airline business these days. One airline feeling the shortages is Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Discover. It is…
US air travel has leveled off in the early part of the second quarter, as airlines struggled with staffing issues and growing operational capacity. The result is that traffic is constrained and flat, with traffic remaining at about 90% of…
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