Past event: Asia Investor Masterclass: Developing a Major Aircraft Leasing Platform

Agenda Highlights

Aircraft Investor Market Entrance Strategies

• Brief Intro to Aircraft Leasing
• Airline Decision on Aircraft Lease vs. Buy
• Sale and Leaseback; Portfolio Acquisitions; Speculative Orders; Naked Aircraft

Aircraft Valuations and Appraisals

• Aircraft Appraisal Standards & Specifics
• Value Trends: Half-Life, Full-Life, Zero-Life
• Types of Aircraft Valuations & Appraisals

Scenarios & Case Studies: Trends in Aircraft Values, Lease Rates and Trading Volume

Aircraft Lessor Overall Risk Assessment and Mitigation

• Sourcing and Executing Aircraft Deals
• Risks: Credit, Country, Asset & Legal
• Aircraft Lease Management & Redeliveries of Aircraft

Impact of the Maintenance Cycle on Aircraft Values

Aircraft Leasing Guide 1: Core Considerations

• Operating Leases and Finance Leases Compared
• Legal vs. Commercial Provisions
• Impact of Aircraft Lease on Lessors and Lessees

Lessor Business Models

• New Aircraft v. Mid-Life Aircraft v. End-Of-Life Aircraft; Regional Jets vs. Narrow bodies vs. Widebodies
• Jurisdictional Considerations, Capital Structure & Organizational structure
• Market Exit Strategies: IPOs and Share Sales; Capital Markets; Aircraft sales, part-outs and cargo conversions

Aircraft Leasing Guide 2: Dealing with Defaults, before & after

• Pre and Post-Default Steps
• Consequences of Default
• Cape Town Convention: Application and Relevance

Scenarios & Case Studies: Aircraft Leasing Guide 3: Repossessions