Pontifications: DAE acquires AWAS, moves up in lessor status

Aug. 21, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Commercial aviation in the Middle East may be having its severe challenges right now, but over the weekend a major step forward took place. Dubai Aerospace Enterprises over the weekend completed its… Read More

AVi8 to be ‘clearing house’ for lessors, OEMs, airlines

April 24, 2017, © Leeham Co.: AVi8 Air Capital is a new lessor with a different business model. Instead of the standard operating lease model, Avi8’s mission is to buy groups of airplanes from other lessors and later… Read More

ISTAT Part 3: Lessors Panel: GECAS, ILFC, AWAS, Air Lease Corp

The final panel at the ISTAT meeting is the much-anticipated lessors’ panel consisting of: Jeff Knittle, president of CIT Aerospace, moderator; Henri Courpron, Chairman of ILFC; Ray Sisson, CEO of AWAS; Norman Liu, CEO of GECAS; and Steve… Read More