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December
Regional aircraft have had a fantastic year, but financing and size are some of the key concerns. Airfinance Journal invited key decision-makers to address the issues.
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India's aviation market is perceived as having no limits. But not everyone stands to benefit from the huge potential for growth. Ritesh Gupta reports.
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China's privately owned carriers are giving the state-controlled airlines a run for their money. Their small fleets and access to financing place them in a favourable position. Alex Lennane reports.
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In the absence of new aircraft, existing families look set to enjoy attractive rates in the year ahead. Rossa McPhillips reports.
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The A350XWB is meant to be Airbus' response to Boeing's 787. Geoff Hearn looks at how it is likely to fare.
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As engine financing becomes more prevalent, so too are maintenance issues. Geoff Hearn looks at what investors need to know.
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Since its launch in 1998, the Japanese operating lease (JOL) has survived a big government review and continues to gain popularity. Siqalane Taho reports on uncertain times for a widely used structure.
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Pembroke has a new lease on life, so to speak. Garry Burke tells Alexandra Lennane how the company's management buyout has set it up for the future.
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November
American Airlines and Continental Airlines have shown
that bond investors like spare parts and engine bonds. So why has no one else followed?
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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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It has taken less than five years for AirAsia to fly to more than 40 destinations and pass the 20-million passenger mark. Tony Fernandez, the carrier's chief executive officer, tells Ritesh Gupta why the airline is so successful.
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Imagine a Ryanair for Asia and the analogy will help to establish how Tiger Airways is regarded in the region. Alex Lennane finds out from Tony Davis, the carrier's chief executive officer, on how the carrier's business model ensures a competitive advantage.
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The number of export credit deals has dropped notably
in the past two years. Airfinance Journal investigates why
this is happening.
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Who owns what is very important in aviation, but that becomes meaningless if the records are not properly managed.
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In our series of what airline customers are thinking, our mystery passenger flew to Rio, with two big new mates for company.
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October
14-month old SpiceJet is facing up to intense competition and more new entrants in the Indian market. Ritesh Gupta reports.
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The demand for pilots is increasing in line with the world's commercial aircraft fleet. Thankfully the event of flight simulation will help ensure this demand is met.
Geoff Hearn reports.
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The Mystery Passenger flew on Uzbekistan Airways in August.
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September
John Leahy of Airbus and Boeing's Randy Baseler provide a post-match analysis of the Farnborough Airshow and where
they see the market heading.
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No one is entirely sure what is happening at Qatar Airways. Alex Lennane speaks to the airline to demystify some of the intrigue.
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Arik Air stepped into the Nigerian aviation market when many others were reluctant. Its first delivery of aircraft could be the beginning of an African dawn.
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All might seem well in the Indian aviation market, but there are still many concerns, writes Christian McCormick.
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July
Tough markets have not prevented Continental Airlines
from ordering aircraft. Jeff Misner, the carrier's chief financial officer, tells Alex Lennane why.
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June
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Japan is still waiting to hear how new tax rules will affect operating leases, writes Siqalane Taho.
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Emirates Group owes a lot of its success to Gary Chapman, the airline's first finance director and now president of group services and IT, and ground-handling subsidiary Dnata. Janet Du Chenne spoke with him.
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Andrew Muriel highlights a major challenge facing Russian airlines and how the industry is dealing with it.
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May
The airline market in central and eastern Europe is opening up considerably, with an array of exciting new ventures. Siqalane Taho reports.
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You wait for one business class airline and then three come along at once. Andrew McGuinness looks at Eos, MAXJet and Silverjet.
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Airlines' safety levels have increased following the introduction of a global standard. But what is new about this standard?
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The who's who of aircraft finance assembled in New York to recognize their outstanding efforts over the past year.
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April
Pick the right bomb. Detonate it at the right airport. And, bang, you close down entire airlines as well as huge chunks of the aviation finance industry. The trouble is, it's less to do with devastation than it is with insurance.
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With high fuel prices continuing to damage airline profitability, the aircraft manufacturers are suggesting that the case for buying new aircraft is increasingly compelling. Geoff Hearn investigates their claims.
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Is a broker tender the best way for an airline to get value for money for its insurance? Len Spooner, executive director at Alexander Forbes Risk Services, offers his view on the aviation tender process.
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Latin America is on a roll. Its economies are booming and the region's prospects are the best they have been since the 1990s. But what benefits will spill over to local carriers? Alex Lennane spoke to Victor Vial, chief financial officer of Copa Airlines, for his plans to tap into this growth.
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Scott Wilson of Pratt & Whitney discusses some of the practical aspects of dealing with the new international registry now that the Cape Town convention is in force.
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The Russian government has decided to consolidate its aerospace holdings into a single entity. The trouble is the chosen vessel for this is Aeroflot. Steve Thomson, editor of Concise Aerospace (www.concise.org), reports
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Two hundred delegates converged on New Delhi to attend Airfinance Journal's Conference. Geoff Hearn reports on the booming Indian airline sector, which was the focus of a lively debate.
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March
Turkish Airlines is expanding and has big plans to become a major hub for travel within Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Victoria Pennington reports.
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The shape of Indian airport modernization will be determined by a compromise between air traffic growth and the political left. By Paul Smith.
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February
The 2005 Airfinance Journal Airline Deal of the Year awards demonstrate how lenders were prepared to be more creative and take more risks. Airport Finance Deal of the Year awards will be published in the March issue.
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The Philippine aviation market is dominated by two airlines but the implementation of an open-skies policy between the region and the US could change all that. Dominic Jones reports.
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