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The Live Networking Think Tank: How will the industry have to evolve?

Romain Chambard
VP Marketing,
Rolls-Royce
Moderator
Dickon Harris
Editor,
Ishka
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The Networking Think Tank: How will the industry have to evolve?

  • How can the industry best manoeuvre itself in the new normal? 

  • What will leasing companies look like moving forward?

  • What other changes can the industry expect to see?

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Airline loyalty programme financings: a new source of liquidity

Joseph Ryan
Managing Director,
Goldman Sachs
Michael Leskinen
Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations,
United Airlines
Moderator
Dickon Harris
Editor,
Ishka

●  Uncovering the innovative products airlines have utilised to inject cash into their businesses. How are these structures holding up?
● What type of yields are investors getting out of new types of collateral?
● Exploring the legalities behind investing and owning new types of collateral.
● Are these new types of collateral secure if an airline enters bankruptcy? What value do they have if an airline enters bankruptcy?
● What can investors do to protect themselves in this market?
● A case study of United Airlines’ loyalty programme financing

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Just wait and see? A banker’s perspective on aviation finance (Live Q&A)

Richard Moody
Managing Director, Global Head, Transportation Finance,
Deutsche Bank
Joerg Schirrmacher
Head of Transport Finance & Senior Vice President,
Helaba
James Mellor
Executive Director, Aviation Sector,
Natixis
Moderator
Dickon Harris
Editor,
Ishka
  • What is the general credit appetite among banks?

  • Are banks willing and able to syndicate?

  • How are banks working with lessors on debt waiver requests? 

  • Exploring bank lending strategies post Covid and Basel IV.

  • How have terms changed and what can borrowers expect?



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Aircraft trading: Finding premiums in the pandemic (LIVE Q&A)

Erik G. Dahmen
Chief Commercial & Partner,
Arena Aviation Capital
Mamoun Kuzbari
Managing Director,
Novus Aviation Capital
Rupert Leggett
VP Trading,
FPG Amentum
Moderator
Dickon Harris
Editor,
Ishka

●  What activity is actually happening in terms of asset trading? Who is purchasing aircraft?
● Where are sale and leasebacks happening?
● How do aircraft values compare to this time last year?
● Where is there oversupply in the market?
● Are any aircraft trading profitably, or have we reached the ‘bottom’?
● Exploring the pros and cons of extending leases on older assets versus buying new assets. (777X vs the 777- 300ER)