News AirInsight attended the two aviation finance conferences in Dublin this week. The conversations we had and overheard were generally positive. Everyone is looking at growth. Traffic is strong. Load factors are high and airlines need more lift. The sooner…
Through July transactions are at 2,341 for YTD July 2017 and 2,012 for YTD July 2018 – a 14% drop. This decline is across the board by type of dealer.
New accounting standards have impacts on those to which the rules apply. In the case of IFRS 16, which takes effect in January 2019, the impacts could be significant for airlines, lessors, and financiers. Airlines in the US will deal…
The commercial aviation industry faces difficulties daily. As an industry that is very sensitive to external events, conditions can change rapidly and impact aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers, and airlines in different ways. While the industry has always responded, fortunes have…
China is the coming air travel market. In sympathy, the rest of the supply chain is growing – from COMAC to the leasing firms. The top three Chinese aircraft lessors are heading for Hong Kong IPOs. Not to be left…
Mark Lapidus is CEO of Amedeo, a leasing firm with with 20 A380s on order. Selling the A380 has proven to be a complicated task. The aircraft is the largest passenger airliner and for many airlines, the A380 is intimidating. …