Articles tagged “air lease corp.”

As Comac grows in China, Airbus said it is keeping an eye on the plane maker’s ambitions.

The deal comes as the aircraft leasing industry is becoming increasingly more consolidated. Air Lease will now have SMBC’s financial backing, and perhaps even more industry influence as a result of this deal.

Aircraft leasing, which gave airlines a new way to finance planes, has largely been the brainchild of Udvar-Hazy.

China’s ambitions for COMAC to rival Airbus and Boeing will probably take decades to achieve. One of the largest aircraft lessors in the world said it currently wouldn’t buy a COMAC commercial aircraft.

Planes, engines, pilots: There's a shortage of just about everything and it's going to hold back the aviation industry.

As if the airline didn't industry didn't have enough issues to deal with this year.

Airlines want more planes to meet travel demand but, with supply chains backed up, there are few new models to go around. That’s good news for aircraft lessors like Air Lease Corp.

While Air Lease's Steven Udvar-Házy believes Europe is likely to see more airline consolidation, he's uncertain that will be the case in Latin America. Watch him also discuss challenges facing companies involved in both the aircraft and electric air taxi markets.

Will Europe’s airline sector experience additional consolidation? The head of a major aircraft lessor thinks the answer is yes.