The shake-up continues at Bombardier, with new CEO Alain Bellemare replacing Mike Arcamone, the president of the commercial aerospace unit, with the former president of mega-lessor International Lease Finance Corp., Fred Cromer. Bellemare also retained the consulting firm… Read More
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History undermines Boeing claim of C Series impact: analysis
Analysis Dec. 22, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Boeing blames a subsidized, price-dumped Bombardier C Series for the poor sales of the smallest member of the 737 family, the -700 and the 7 MAX, but history doesn’t support the… Read More
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Posted on December 22, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Leeham News and Comment, Lessors, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
737-7, 737-700, 737-8, 737-800, AerCap, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Aviation Capital Group, Boeing, Bombardier, C Series, CS100, CS300, Deltas Air Lines, ILFC, Ilyushin Finance Corp., Macquarie Airfinance, Uniterd Airlines, WestJet
CDB Leasing aims for 500-600 aircraft portfolio
Subscription Required Introduction March 16, 2017, © Leeham Co.: China’s evolving commercial aerospace and aviation industry has high-profile companies such as AVIC and COMAC, and its expanding supplier based, combined with joint ventures with Western companies is well… Read More
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Posted on March 16, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, China, Comac, CSeries, ISTAT, Leasing, Lessors, Premium
737 MAX, 737-10, 737NG, A320ceo, A320NEO, Airbus, AirCastle, Aviation Capital Group, AVIC, Boeing, Bombardier, CDB Leasing, Comac, CSeries, ILFC, ISTAT, Peter Chang
Less desirable aircraft for lessors
Subscription Required Introduction Part 3: Oct. 24, 2016, © Leeham Co.: Lessors select aircraft to add to their portfolios based on several basic criteria: Is it a good airplane? How are the economics? Is there, or will there… Read More
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Posted on October 24, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, CSeries, E-Jet, Embraer, Irkut, Lessors, Mitsubishi, Premium, Sukhoi
AerCap, Airbus, Altavair, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, GECAS, Guggenheim Aviation Partners, ILFC, Intrepid Aviation, Irkut, Lessors, Mitsubishi, Sukhoi
Management buys company, Altavair emerges
Oct. 4, 2016: Shifting in the aircraft leasing business continues. Guggenheim Aviation partners (GAP) has been purchased by GAP’s management, ending a relationship with the giant Guggenheim investment group that began as a joint venture in 2003. In… Read More
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Posted on October 4, 2016 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Lessors
Airbus, Altavair, Avolon, Boeing, CIT, HNA Group, ILFC
Shake-up continues at Bombardier
The shake-up continues at Bombardier, with new CEO Alain Bellemare replacing Mike Arcamone, the president of the commercial aerospace unit, with the former president of mega-lessor International Lease Finance Corp., Fred Cromer. Bellemare also retained the consulting firm… Read More
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Posted on April 9, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Bombardier, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney
Aer Cap, Alain Bellemare, Bombardier, CSeries, Henri Coupron, ILFC, Mike Arcamone, Pratt & Whitney, Seabury Group
ISTAT: Lessors look at consolidation, market stability
The closing panel at ISTAT is the popular lessors panel, an unscripted conversation and Q&A among the industry leaders. Lessors typically do not favor higher production rates at Airbus and Boeing.and pay close attention to market instability or… Read More
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Posted on March 10, 2015 by Scott Hamilton
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AerCap, Air Lease Corp., AirCastle, CIT Aerospace, GECAS, ILFC, Jeff Knittel, Lium Steven Udvar-Hazy, Peter Barrett, Ron Wainshal, SMBC Aviation Capital
Assessment of Lessors in Airbus and Boeing backlogs, narrow- vs wide-body
Subscription Required Introduction Nov. 30, 2014: Airlines now lease about 50% of their aircraft under a variety of mechanisms: operating, finance, leveraged and Islamic leases, just to name a few. There are operating leasing, special purpose and “house”… Read More
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Posted on November 30, 2014 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Premium
737, 747-400, 747-8, 777-300ER, A320, AerCap, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier, Comac, Embraer, GECAS, George Batchelor, ILFC, Irkut, Mitsubishi, Steven Udvar-Hazy
Odds and Ends: ANA, Airbus and Boeing; Era of the jumbo jet; Repo wars
ANA to stay with Boeing? After losing Japan Airlines to Airbus, analysts are split over whether ANA will also defect. Some say JAL’s order will give ANA cover to defect. Others say JAL’s order will increase the pressure… Read More
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Posted on October 11, 2013 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing
747-8, 767-300ER, 777X, A380, Airbus, airplane repossession, All Nippon Airways, ANA, Boeing, ILFC, International Lease Finance Corp, JAL, Japan Air Lines
Airbus, Boeing battle for US MAX-NEO market share
With the announcement by Alaska Airlines for 20 737 MAX 8s, 17 737 MAX 9s (and 13 Next-Generation 737-900ERs), Airbus and Boeing continue their battle for the US market. There are still a number of customers who have… Read More
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Posted on October 11, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Frontier Airlines, US Airways
737 MAX, 737-900ER, A320NEO, A321, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Aviaton Capital Group, Boeing, CIT Aerospace, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, GECAS, ILFC, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America
Odds and Ends: 787 fuel savings at ANA; Airbus will benefit from Boeing
ANA 787s: Market Watch quotes an ANA official saying the Boeing 787-8 is saving 21% in fuel over eh previous airplanes. The article didn’t ID the previous planes, but they were the Boeing 767-300ER. Note, too, that the… Read More
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Posted on June 12, 2012 by Scott Hamilton
Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce
767-300ER, 787-8, Air Lease Corp., Airbus, All Nippon airlines, Aviation Capital Group, Boeing, Chinese airlines, CIT Aerospace, ETS, European Union, GECAS, ILFC, Sam Brownback, Steven Udvar-Hazy
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