Widebody availability set to surge; could new entrants take advantage?

Subscription Required By Judson Rollins Introduction  June 3, 2021, © Leeham News: Lessors are expected to write down the value of their widebodies as the long-haul travel slump appears set to extend well beyond this year, LNA reported… Read More

Widebody write-downs are coming – how much will asset values be affected?

Subscription Required By Judson Rollins Introduction  Air New Zealand 777-300ER stored at Victorville, CA (USA). Source: New Zealand Herald. May 27, 2021, © Leeham News: As central banks pumped liquidity into the global economy over the past 15… Read More

Twin-aisle leasing market challenges

Subscription Required By Vincent Valery Introduction   Sep. 7, 2020, © Leeham News: The timeline for a passenger traffic recovery remains uncertain. The IATA does not expect passenger traffic to return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024. Leeham Co. predicts… Read More

HOTR: American’s threat to Boeing: no MAXes without financing

By the Leeham News staff July 14, 2020, © Leeham News: Last week’s news that American Airlines told Boeing it won’t take delivery of 17 new 737 MAX-8s unless it can get financing isn’t a surprise for those… Read More