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Caixabank diversifies with loan portfolio growth
As the largest bank in Spain, Caixabank continues to expand its aviation loan portfolio, its director aviation finance, Bernat Antolin, tells Airfinance Journal in an exclusive interview
With eyes wide open to 800 aircraft: DAE
Firoz Tarapore-led DAE thinks narrowbodies are great, but the real money is made trading riskier assets.
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Westjet diversifies lessor pool with Aerdragon
06 Jun 2024 Airlines North AmericaCanadian group has now secured nine Max 8s since January
Nordic Aviation Capital places narrowbody order
06 Jun 2024 Lessors EuropeAccording to Airfinance Journal’s Fleet Tracker the lessor already has five A320neos, four A321neos, one Max 8 and seven additional narrowbody in its fleet
Fitch Ratings notches up DAE
06 Jun 2024 Lessors Middle EastOutlook on DAE's long-term IDR is stable
MUFG promotes de Vimal
06 Jun 2024 Risk North AmericaLender recently acted as the mandated lead arranger and structuring agent on a senior secured portfolio financing for a new Mexican client, Viva Aerobus
SMBC AC posts record profit after strong trading
06 Jun 2024 Lessors EuropeLessor trades 42 aircraft in financial year
ABL Aviation closes Air France mandate
06 Jun 2024 Lessors AfricaCompletes Japanese operating lease (Jol) structure for narrowbodies
Turkish Airlines seeks cheaper Leaps - report
06 Jun 2024 Airlines EuropeAirline ready to go with big Max order says chairman
PK Airfinance provides 737-800 senior loan
06 Jun 2024 Risk Europe2011-vintage aircraft placed on lease
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Back in buying mode: Avation CEO
Avation is bidding on narrowbody aircraft again, its chief executive Jeff Chatfield tells AFJ in Hong Kong.
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