Entering 2025, the outlook for aviation is as bright as it has been since before 2020. Global passenger demand has returned to pre-Covid highs. Interest rates are falling in the United States and Europe. And aircraft trading...more
1/9/2025
/ Aircraft ,
Airlines ,
Asset Management ,
Asset-Backed Securities ,
Aviation Industry ,
Capital Markets ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debt Securities ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
GATS ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
Mergers ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Russia ,
Securitization ,
Supply Chain ,
Ukraine
As 2023 draws to a close we are taking a moment to recap on some of the headline events that have occurred in the aviation industry during the last 12 months:...
1. A New Aviation CLO Issuance-
Alternative Aviation lender...more
12/27/2023
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Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Capital Markets ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financing ,
OEM ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Unsecured Debt
One of the reasons for a reduction in the number of aircraft asset-backed securitizations (ABS) coming to market in 2022 and 2023, is the time lag between the rapid increase in interest rates by central banks and the...more
Demand for Narrowbody Aircraft Exceeds the Available Supply-
Outside of Asia, summer travel has seen a large recovery and this has coincided with a large uptick in demand for narrowbody aircraft by both airlines and...more
9/15/2022
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Aircraft ,
Aircraft Financing ,
Aircraft Sales ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Gas Prices ,
Interest Rates ,
OEM ,
Price Inflation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The hundreds of aircraft stranded in Russia, the write-offs booked by many lessors and the anticipated litigation over whether such loss constitutes an insurable event under the contingent all-risk or contingent war risks...more
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Airline Economics and AirFinance Journal conferences returned to Dublin this month. The conferences were well-attended and there was optimism in the air among the many key...more
Since February 24, 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to unimaginable human suffering, a growing refugee crisis and a rising death toll. The invasion sparked a global response as governments moved to sanction the...more
3/30/2022
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Aviation Industry ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Financial Markets ,
Insurance Industry ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Ukraine