Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Volocopter's eVTOL Plans Boosted by $113 Million Investment
Volocopter has now raised $159 million for its Volocity eVTOL aircraft program and is launching a feasibility study for operations in southeast Asia.
ATC
Nav Canada Rate Increase Upheld by National Arbitrator
Higher fees that recently went into effect for users of ATC services in Canada have been upheld by the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviation Disruptors Set To Gather for Revolution.Aero Conference
The Revolution.Aero Europe conference in London brings together urban air mobility pioneers with leaders from the investment community.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
ICAO Says Coronavirus Is Hitting Air Transport Harder Than SARS
ICAO says that airline capacity in and out of China during the first quarter of 2020 is set to be between 39 and 41 percent down on the same period in 2019
Aircraft
Bombardier Quits Commercial Aviation as Airbus Takes Control of A220
Bombardier has sold its remaining stake in the A220 airliner program, with Airbus and the government of Quebec now having full ownership.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Risk Strategies Acquires Aviation Insurance Broker
Transport Risk Management is a Colorado-based broker specializing in aviation-related insurance and risk management.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Expert Offers Way To Reduce Bizjet Insurance Premiums
Aero Data Science’s Michael McConnell explains how he’s successfully used aggregated FOQA data to prove safety and lower premiums.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Helo Lessor LCI Adds Investors, AW139
Helo Lessor LCI signed partnerships with Invesco, Santander backing and announced the addition of a Leonardo AW169 to its fleet.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Milestone Lands Seven More Helicopter Leases
Helicopter lessor Milestone Aviation sees a “positive demand outlook” as it adds more helicopters to its fleet.
Airlines
Coronavirus Outbreak Might Dampen APAC Airlines’ Growth
Without considering the likely impact of the coronavirus, the profitability of Asia-Pacific airlines remains well below counterparts in North
ATC
AINsight: Hot Topics for Bizav in 2020
Ethics, illegal charters, tax planning, ADS-B privacy, and aircraft insurance are the top challenges for business aviation in 2020.
Aircraft
Russian Government Bank Funds SSJ100 Shipments to Aeroflot
After the Kremlin loosened purse strings, an initial batch of Sukhoi SSJ100s is on its way to entering service with Russia's Aeroflot.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AINsight: Constituent Parts
A webinar hosted last month by AIN gave participants a road map for a successful business aircraft transaction. If you haven't viewed it yet, you should.
Aircraft
eVTOL Developer EHang Sets IPO Price For Nasdaq Flotation
The IPO for eVTOL developer EHang is set to raise less than half of its initial $100 million target.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Thora Capital Enters Helicopter Lease Market
Chicago-based Thora Capital has entered the helicopter lease market with $50 million.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AOPA Warns of Spikes in Aircraft Insurance Rates
Aircraft owners are seeing insurance rate hikes of between 15 percent and 25 percent, and "some way more than that," according to AOPA.
Aircraft
Royal Jet Moves To Refurbish BBJ Fleet
Refurbishing BBJs will tide Royal Jet over until new aircraft, which it intends to order, arrive in around 2022.
Aircraft
Middle East Lessors Adding Aircraft to their Portfolios
With 40 orders outstanding, Alafco awaits Boeing Max recertification
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Falcon Aviation Opts for Milestone-leased AW189
Falcon Aviation Services is expanding its offshore oil and gas helicopter fleet with two more Leonardo AW189s. One is leased from Milestone.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AINsight: Limiting Risk as Liability Insurance Tightens
In the last two years, many underwriters have exited aviation insurance while those remaining have tightened underwriting standards and hiked premiums.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Bristow Out Of Bankruptcy
Bristow restructured with new capital and board of directors.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Guardian Jet Expands Brokerage Services
New tools added to GuardianJet.com are designed to improve user experience during the purchase or sale of a jet.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Conklin & de Decker Updates Aircraft Comparison Report
Conklin & de Decker has added more than 20 features to its aircraft comparison report released at NBAA-BACE 2019.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Isle of Man Cleared in Bizjet Tax Avoidance Review
A detailed UK Government review found the Isle of Man correctly implemented and administered UK and EU VAT law for aircraft and yachts.
Aircraft
Riyadh, Moscow Agree To Establish Aircraft Leasing Company
The joint leasing enterprise between Russia and Saudi Arabia also involves a German financial group.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AirFleet Capital Looks To Extend Reach Beyond U.S.
In its first 25 years in business, AirFleet Capital financed more than 7,000 aircraft purchases.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Used Helicopter Market Improving
Aero Asset's Q3 market report shows a modest uptick in sales activity including in heavies.
Airlines
Germany To Nearly Double Aviation Tax on Short-haul Flights
Critics assert the German aviation tax hikes will convince travelers to switch to airports in neighboring countries.
Airlines
EU Approves German State-backed Bridging Loan to Condor
The €380 million loan gives the German airline subsidiary of defunct British travel group Thomas Cook time to find new investors.
