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.
Aircraft
Russia To Fund Commercial Aircraft Presence in Africa
Russian Export Center signs partnership deal with Afreximbank to support aircraft purchases with $20 billion
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Avion Pacific Partners with AirFinance
The companies aim to make it easier to obtain financing for aircraft purchases in China.
Aircraft
VistaJet and Wealth-X Release Report on HNW Jet Users
VistaJet believes the report underlnes trends that will strengthen its business model over the next few years, with a move away from ownership.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviaâ Brings Group Purchasing to Business Aviation
Tech start-up, AVIAA, has developed software that allows group purchasing to be used in business aviation for the first time.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
China's New Aircraft Tariffs Hit G550, G650, and BBJ1
25 percent aircraft import tariffs imposed today by China are the result of an escalating tit-for-tat trade war with the U.S.
Airlines
ERA Tackles Brexit, Pax Rights Issues
Europe’s regional airlines still must emphasize their vital importance to the wider European economy.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
U.S. Tax Reform Narrows Business Use of Aircraft
Law expanded bonus depreciation, but also significantly narrowed or eliminated activities that previously qualified as business use.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Gama Aviation Releases 2017 Results, Underlying Profits Up 28%
Farnborough, UK-based company has raised funds for further expansion abroad.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AINsight: 100% Depreciation and Aircraft Personal Use
A business or taxpayer can take bonus depreciation deductions if the owner uses the aircraft in its trade or business or for production of income.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Willis Towers Launches Cyber Insurance for Genav Firms
Product is a tailored and specific solution for general aviation companies to fill potential cyber coverage gaps due to the changing risk landscape.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Global Jet Capital Lands More Financing
Global Jet Capital plans to continue to use the asset-backed security market as an “integral part” of its funding strategy in the future.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
New Finance Modes Won’t Replace ExIm, Says Boeing's Myers
Warns of “exogenous shocks,” cites financial crisis of 2008-2009
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
An Aviation Insurance Pioneer Turns 90
One of the leaders in the industry, USAIG has been providing rotorcraft coverage in the U.S. since the first civil helicopters took to the sky.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Adler Joins BrightWater Partners
BrightWater Aviaiton Capital will focus on sales, lease, and sustainment of military and commercial aircraft.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Milestone Aviation Eyes Chinese HEMS Expansion
With only 50 EMS helicopters serving a population of 1.4 billion people, the rotorcraft leasing company sees growing opportunities.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
U.S. Tax Overhaul Affects Most Aircraft Operators
Helicopter owners and operators need to understand that many of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 have a direct impact on them.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aon Warns Asian Airlines Against Resorting to ‘Cheap Cover’
Aviation industry’s low margins mean higher risk from uninsured losses.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
PNC Aviation Finance Posts Record Year
2018 looks to be even stronger, the company says.
Aircraft
Chinese Firms To Feature Prominently in Airliner Lease Market
Chinese lessors and airlines to account for 40 percent of all lease extensions in 2018, according to IBA Group
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Global Aerospace Adds New Light Aircraft Policy Benefit
As a complementary feature, a new maintenance advice hotline was established to help diagnose aircraft problems when away from home base.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AINsight Blog: Tax Reform a Deal Changer for Bizav
Significant tax benefits and other changes must be considered before making a business aircraft purchase, sale, lease or management arrangement.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
USAIG Celebrates Nine Decades in Aviation Insurance
The company, founded in 1928 by a pair of World War I aviators, has grown into one of the industry's leading underwriters.
Charter & Fractional
Luxaviation Broker Desk Marks Good First Year
Worldwide group says local offices for charter sales, and central broker desk in Luton, has worked well.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Global Aerospace Expands SM4 Safety Program Benefits
SM4 continues to expand by providing targeted subject matter experts and financial support to the aerospace sector.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
New Normal: Bizjets Depreciate by 50% at Year Five
Owners of aircraft older than 15 to 20 years need to realize that they might be the last owner of the airplane.
Charter & Fractional
Tax Bill Provision Eliminates FET on Aircraft Mgmt Fees
Provision directly responds to a March 2012 IRS Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum that concluded management fees were subject to 7.5 percent tax.
Aircraft
Iran Goes West for Airliners, But East for Fighters
Iran at last starts to receive Western airliners as sanctions are lifted but is looking East for military aircraft.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
DAE Bounces Back After Acquisition of AWAS
Middle East lessors are starting to gain business beyond the region, with Alafco notably gaining its first U.S. airline customer.
Aircraft
Isle of Man Will 'Robustly Defend' M-Reg Aircraft Transactions
Ten years after starting the M-register for private aircraft, the Isle of Man is under the spotlight after data from a law firm was leaked.
