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ISSUE SIXTYTWO
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ABOVE & BEYOND
GECAS is a world-leading aviation lessor and financier. For over five decades,
we have solved our customers' challenges and enabled their businesses to thrive.
Whether your need is for aircraft, engines, helicopters or finance, our name has become
synonymous with trusted relationships, domain expertise, and delivering on our promises.
GECAS. Ready for our second fifty years.
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EDITOR’S LETTER
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CONTENTS z_cover_4040.indd 1
BOSTON | SHANNON | LONDON | SINGAPORE | HONG
NEWS 2020 was the worst year ever for aviation
AMONG THE MILLIONS OF STARS, THERE’S ONLY ONE EAR
NEWS Virgin Atlantic preps IPO UK ai
Aset Management • • • • Remarketing Services
NEWS AerCap-GECAS deal approved by EU The Europ
PARTNERSHIP* IS OUR BUSINESS *Supporting Airline
NEWS BA closes sustainability-linked EETC
YOUR GO-TO BANK IN AVIATION We
NEWS Breeze secures Series B funding Breeze Avi
Trustee and Agency Now open in Ireland to service
NEWS TUI extends credit lines until summer 2024
NEWS Condor boosts fleet; state aid approved
NEWS Spirit apologies for cancellations; comple
Navigating Global Aviation Our integrated pr
NEWS ALC prices jumbo bond Air Lease Corp
Your Global Partners for Financing and Management
NEWS Goshawk extends secured warehouse facility
AIRCRAFT. LEASING. INVESTMENT.
NEWS Lufthansa prepares for German government e
READY TO FLY With 50 years in
NEWS JetBlue begins New York to London services
NEWS Delta orders 30 more A321neos Delta Air Li
NEWS LATAM agrees to purchase more A320neos LAT
NEWS Qatar Airways grounds A350 fleet In a stat
NEWS WestJet’s EXIM bridge loan approved
Over 19,000 shop visits in almost 40 years on mor
NEWS BBAM and EFW boost A320/A321P2F conversion
NEWS UN calls Code Red for Climate Change
NEWS Azul to develop strategic alliance with Li
NEWS Skye Aviation orders 15 eFlyer 800s Aircra
AIRLINES Disruptive innovation Helane Becker,
second start-up, Breeze Airways, is based in
AIRLINES airlines had the opportunity to review
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is no scale to it right now. Airlines sign agreem
ENVIRONMENT Aviation as a force for good Even
minimal skills as well as highly qualified profes
PLAY Standing on the shoulder of gia
PLAY offered 221,906,800 new issued share
PLAY Magnus Hardarson, CEO Nasdaq Iceland and
Birgir Jónsson We are using n
CASTLELAKE Financing the
capacity remains constrained, lenders are seekin
CASTLELAKE resources, spe
CASTLELAKE Armin Rothauser Castlelake's bal
AKASA A new entrant in th
AKASA INDIAN AIRLINES Airline Ownership Dome
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40 FORTY 40 UNDER 40 UNDER Airline Economics
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40 FORTY 40 UNDER 40 UNDER Riva Amar Portfol
END TO END INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FULL, IN-HOUSE A
40 UNDER 40 Nuno Leal Senior Advisor at World S
2021 LONDON COVID SPECIAL GROWTH FRONTIERS D
40 UNDER 40 Jon Boudreau Managing Director, Ame
40 FORTY UNDER Andrew Broderick Managing Direct
40 UNDER 40 Gerard Browne Vice President Engine
40 FORTY UNDER Kaiori Creed Airline Sales and M
40 UNDER 40 Niamh Danaher Vice President, Marke
40 FORTY UNDER Benoist de Vimal Executive Direc
40 FORTY 40 UNDER 40 UNDER Jeanette Delehant
40 FORTY UNDER Mark Ditto Partner, Vedder Price
40 UNDER 40 Ardy Ghanbar Chief Financial Office
40 FORTY UNDER Ahsan Gulabkhan Legal Director,
40 UNDER 40 Nick Harding Legal Director, Clyde
40 FORTY UNDER Marie Louise Heavey Vice Preside
40 UNDER 40 Nick Hendy Director, EMEA Aviation,
40 FORTY UNDER Michael Leonard Director, Aviati
40 UNDER 40 Ursula Hurley Acting Chief Fin
40 FORTY UNDER Ali Jahanshahi Vice President, S
40 UNDER 40 Stefanie Jung SVP Sales, Europe, Be
40 FORTY UNDER Matvey Koloturskiy Deputy CEO, D
40 UNDER 40 Sylvia Li VP Aircraft Sales, BOC Av
40 FORTY UNDER Lisa Lyons Vice-President Tradin
40 UNDER 40 Louise McNamee Legal Counsel, Gosha
40 FORTY UNDER Ciara Mitchell Assistant Vice Pr
40 UNDER 40 Mick Mooney CEO, ACIA Aero Leasing
40 FORTY UNDER Shairon Sexton VP Commercial, GE
40 UNDER 40 Ricardo Ramos Executive Vice Presid
40 FORTY UNDER Edward Rhind Associate, Maples G
40 UNDER 40 Daniel Verwholt Treasurer, Air Leas
40 UNDER 40 Praveen Vetrivel Chief Financial Of
GROWTH FRONTIERS DUBAI 28-29 SEPTEMBER 2021
40 UNDER 40 Virginia Walker Vice Pres
40 FORTY UNDER Yan (Joey) Zhao Head of Commerci
40 40 FORTY
40 UNDER 40 Robert (Bob) Agnew (1951-2019) Chai
40 FORTY UNDER Mary Bradford Former SVP and Cou
40 UNDER 40 Bill Franke Managing Partne
40 FORTY UNDER John Govan Head of Leasing EMEA,
40 UNDER 40 Thomas Hollahan Head of Aviat
40 FORTY UNDER Denise Mangan-Fahy Senior Vice P
40 UNDER 40 Jonathon Meloy Partner, Co-head of
40 FORTY UNDER Munawar Noorani Co-Head Aviation
40 FORTY 40 UNDER 40 UNDER John L. Plueger C
40 FORTY UNDER Neil Poland Partner, Vedder Pric
40 UNDER 40 Sidanth Rajagopal Partner, K&L Gate
40 FORTY UNDER Joseph Shanahan Co-Head Aviation
40 UNDER 40 Trey Urbahn Founder, Executive Comm
40 FORTY UNDER Richard Wiley Executive Chairman
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