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CALC targets asset growth and cheaper financing
The Hong Kong SAR lessor is looking to significantly scale up its asset management business.
Back in buying mode: Avation CEO
Avation is bidding on narrowbody aircraft again, its chief executive Jeff Chatfield tells AFJ in Hong Kong.
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Spirit weakening leads to EETC downgrade
20 May 2024 Airlines North AmericaFitch downgrades certificates linked to carrier’s corporate rating
Start up lessor adds C-suite
20 May 2024 Lessors EuropeNew lessor brings in chief investment officer from private credit firm
CA-CIB Tokyo closes Max 8 financing
20 May 2024 Airlines Northeast AsiaJapanese investors buy Boeing narrowbody.
Skymark sets annual revenue record
20 May 2024 Airlines Northeast AsiaThe weak Japanese yen and rising costs are a challenge though.
KBRA downgrades BBAM ABS tranches
20 May 2024 Capital North AmericaFollows decrease in DSCR and income.
Exclusive: Commercial chief departs financier
17 May 2024 Lessors EuropeSources say executive will join private equity firm
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Very solid growth but interest cost soaring
The days of cheap China money may be over, but CALC's CFO tells AFJ in an exclusive interview that it is going full steam ahead, expanding into new markets, and hoping to secure an investment-grade rating.
Values and LR trends: A350-900 benefiting from recovery
Geoff Hearn reviews the A350-900 market
Inequality among airlines
What do Airfinance Journal's Airline Financial Ratings say about the industry post-Covid? The distribution curve is a long way from “normal” and is becoming less so. We see that the current number of CCC “rated” airlines still well exceeds pre-Covid levels and the number of CC “rated airlines remain 50% higher than pre-Covid
Airfinance Journal Rising Stars: part 1
In part 1, Airfinance Journal recognises three of the six most promising legal associates for 2023