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Global Leaders 2006: Leading the pack

01 November 2006

Which are the top banks and lessors in the aviation industry? Who better to decide than the people who use them.

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Leading the pack

 

The growth of air travel has stretched the creative muscles of banks and lessors like never before. Apart from the financing and leasing of aircraft, these groups are judged by more than 30 companies on their credibility, pricing, their ability to innovate and their relationship management skills.

Banks Innovation

An airline's quest for fleet growth puts banks' ability to innovate at the top of many a chief financial officer's checklist.

A Spanish charter airline believes that RBS tops the list of aviation innovators and a small Irish lessor rates Calyon as the most innovative for its role in Japanese operating leases and French tax leases.

In India, low-cost carriers are opening up to global banks for financing. One carrier puts Investec Bank of South Africa at the top of the list for innovation, while another carrier also favours Investec along with Standard Chartered.

In the Middle East,...


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