Agenda

Grab breakfast with a cup of coffee and listen to Skytra's data-powered briefing.

  • Is easing inflationary pressures encouraging more aircraft trades? 
  • How have aircraft sellers responded to pressures that have been restricting secondary market? How big or small is the current bid/ask gap compared six months ago?  
  • What is the single biggest factor affecting aircraft trades today? Inflated book values, low historical lease rate factors, higher cost of funding, airline credit? 
  • Have airline restructurings seen many assets come onto the secondary trading market? 
  • Is there still a dislocation of book values and lease rates for a) new aircraft and b) used narrowbodies? 
  • What is the latest on GATS? 
Sarah Conway
SVP and Head of Lessor Origination, Pricing & Structuring , Deucalion Aviation Limited
Paraic Quinn
Head of Trading, Avolon
Moderator
Dickon Harris
Editor, Ishka

Hear Ishka's own Paul O'Driscoll talk to aviation's most successful entrepenuer and LCC pioneer, Declan Ryan.

Declan Ryan
Managing Partner & Founder, Irelandia Aviation
Moderator
Paul O'Driscoll
Aviation Consultant | ISTAT Aircraft Appraiser, Ishka
  • Have labour issues been resolved in aviation? How can new talent be attracted to the industry?
  • How are airlines balancing drive for capacity growth with sustainability and decarbonisation?
  • Lease vs finance – what’s the airline perspective?  
  • What maintenance strategies have airlines adopted to overcome MRO bottlenecks? Are airlines still likely to need to lease in short-term capacity? 
  • What do reduced OEM aircraft deliveries mean for carriers? 
Teresa Gonçalves
CFO, Azores AIrlines
Maxim Straus
CFO, Cargolux
Jóhanna á Bergi
CEO, Atlantic Airways
Audrone Keinyte
CEO, Bluebird Nordic
  • How are parts and USM scarcity affecting demand for aircraft and engines? Which assets are easiest to place? Where are the challenges? 
  • Has shop visit demand ramped up need to spare aircraft and engines?  
  • What do OEM delays mean for aircraft remarketing? 
  • To what extent are lease extensions reducing the supply of naked aircraft? How long will this continue? 
  • Is there a dislocation of book values and lease rates? How does that affect remarketing?  

With more and more offtake agreements being signed, SAF is becoming as a crucial element of aviation’s ability to decarbonise. But rather than an essential regulatory exercise, can SAF provide lessors any opportunities to enhance their offering to airlines and investors alike?  

  • Discussing a plausible investment case to scale up SAF for lessors 
  • How can lessors use SAF to decarbonise their overall business offering? 
  • What would airlines want from lessor in terms of SAF supply?  
Robert Asher
Head of Credit Risk, ORIX Aviation
Oskar Meijerink
Head of Future Fuels, SkyNRG
Moderator
Patrick Edmond
Managing Director, Altair Advisory

With exposure to markets and carriers around the globe, get the candid view from these top lessors at cruising altitude.  

James Meyler
CEO, ORIX Aviation Group
Steve Rimmer
CEO, Altavair
Rupert Leggett
CEO, FPG Amentum
Fred Browne
CEO, Aergo Capital

Enjoy fine cuisine provided by The Conrad. This is also when the private BDO-hosted lunch wll also take place. This is invite only so keep your eyes peeled for an invitation!

Main Event

This time, it's the lawyers who take the stand! 

Three law firms offer a five-minute summary of a new key issue aircraft lessors need to know for 2023. Prizes are awarded.

Moderator
Neil O'Donnell
General Counsel, Aergo Capital

GT Academy

Welcome to this year’s Ishka – Grant Thornton Academy for new entrants to the aviation leasing and finance sector. The half day series of masterclasses runs alongside the annual Ishka Aviation Finance Festival and offers attendees the chance to further their understanding of Pricing, Lease Management, Technical Management and Airline restructuring as delivered by experts in their field from Grant Thornton.

Ishka continues to raise awareness of the aviation industry and asset class and through interactive educational events we aim to equip new entrants to the market with the tools necessary for a better understanding of the leasing world. For those needing a refresher, the masterclasses will provide the most up-to-date thinking on the four main topics to be covered and we are delighted to be teaming up with Grant Thornton, who will share their technical knowledge and real-life experiences.

Each session is highly interactive with Q&As at the end of every segment.

Main Event

Join this roundtable of top finance executives discuss their view on the role of bank lending in decarbonising aviation finance. 

  • How are decarbonisation pressures for lenders beginning to restrict funding options? Are there ways to mitigate this for lessors?  
  • How are banks viewing aviation internally versus other asset classes?  
  • Willl smaller lessors still be readily able to access the bank market?  
  •  Where are lessors and airlines sourcing debt? What is happening in the ABS market? 
  • When is there likely to be a return in ‘traditional’ warehouse lending? 
  • How much are banks and alternative lenders really in competiton?  
  • Can aviation provide competitive returns to attract investors to the asset class? 
Bertrand Dehouck
Head of Transportation Capital Markets, BNP Paribas
José Abramovici
Global Head of Asset Finance, Credit Agricole CIB
Frank Wulf
Global Head of Aicraft Finance, NORD/LB

GT Academy

Introduction to the fundamentals for pricing aircraft. This will include the following topics;

-        Outline of Core cashflows and methodology

-        Scenario analysis

-        Common pitfalls

-        Current trends (impact of interest rates on pricing models)

Main Event

  • How do you establish a new platform in a competitive market?
  • What would be done differently on reflection? What worked well?  
  • Could Irish tax law changes impact appetite to start up in Ireland?  
  • Wowing investors: how can new capital be attracted to aviation?  
Edward O’Byrne
CEO, AviLease
Donal Boylan
CEO, TippAero

GT Academy

Introduction to the fundamentals of Maintenance Reserves. This will include the following topics;

-        Purpose of Maintenance Reserves

-        Common pitfalls

-        Classroom activity

-        Current Trends (impact of inflation on Maintenance Rates)

Main Event

This session takes the industry’s top appraisers to discuss the latest dynamics in valuing aircraft. 

Eddy Pieniazek
Head of Analytics & Advisory, Ishka
Olga Razzhivina
Senior ISTAT Appraiser, ORIEL

GT Academy

Introduction to the fundamentals of EOL (End of Lease) transitions (Powerplant). This will include the following topics:

-        EOL Process

-        Common Issues

-        Importance of Independent Review

Main Event

Jan Melgaard
Executive Chairman, FPG Amentum
Jim Morrison
Chief Risk Officer, Avolon
Julie Dickerson
CEO, SES Ltd.

GT Academy

Introduction to the fundamentals of restructuring Airlines. This will include the following topics;

-        Basics of restructuring

-        Restructuring in the Asian market

Main Event

The networking reception for Ishka's Aviation Finance Festival as well as the regristration for the Ishka Trading Summit 2023: Engines, Midlife & Part-Out. See the full agenda here.

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Grab breakfast with a cup of coffee and listen to Skytra's data-powered briefing.

  • Is easing inflationary pressures encouraging more aircraft trades? 
  • How have aircraft sellers responded to pressures that have been restricting secondary market? How big or small is the current bid/ask gap compared six months ago?  
  • What is the single biggest factor affecting aircraft trades today? Inflated book values, low historical lease rate factors, higher cost of funding, airline credit? 
  • Have airline restructurings seen many assets come onto the secondary trading market? 
  • Is there still a dislocation of book values and lease rates for a) new aircraft and b) used narrowbodies? 
  • What is the latest on GATS? 
Sarah Conway
SVP and Head of Lessor Origination, Pricing & Structuring , Deucalion Aviation Limited
Paraic Quinn
Head of Trading, Avolon
Moderator
Dickon Harris
Editor, Ishka

Hear Ishka's own Paul O'Driscoll talk to aviation's most successful entrepenuer and LCC pioneer, Declan Ryan.

Declan Ryan
Managing Partner & Founder, Irelandia Aviation
Moderator
Paul O'Driscoll
Aviation Consultant | ISTAT Aircraft Appraiser, Ishka
  • Have labour issues been resolved in aviation? How can new talent be attracted to the industry?
  • How are airlines balancing drive for capacity growth with sustainability and decarbonisation?
  • Lease vs finance – what’s the airline perspective?  
  • What maintenance strategies have airlines adopted to overcome MRO bottlenecks? Are airlines still likely to need to lease in short-term capacity? 
  • What do reduced OEM aircraft deliveries mean for carriers? 
Teresa Gonçalves
CFO, Azores AIrlines
Maxim Straus
CFO, Cargolux
Jóhanna á Bergi
CEO, Atlantic Airways
Audrone Keinyte
CEO, Bluebird Nordic
  • How are parts and USM scarcity affecting demand for aircraft and engines? Which assets are easiest to place? Where are the challenges? 
  • Has shop visit demand ramped up need to spare aircraft and engines?  
  • What do OEM delays mean for aircraft remarketing? 
  • To what extent are lease extensions reducing the supply of naked aircraft? How long will this continue? 
  • Is there a dislocation of book values and lease rates? How does that affect remarketing?  

With more and more offtake agreements being signed, SAF is becoming as a crucial element of aviation’s ability to decarbonise. But rather than an essential regulatory exercise, can SAF provide lessors any opportunities to enhance their offering to airlines and investors alike?  

  • Discussing a plausible investment case to scale up SAF for lessors 
  • How can lessors use SAF to decarbonise their overall business offering? 
  • What would airlines want from lessor in terms of SAF supply?  
Robert Asher
Head of Credit Risk, ORIX Aviation
Oskar Meijerink
Head of Future Fuels, SkyNRG
Moderator
Patrick Edmond
Managing Director, Altair Advisory

With exposure to markets and carriers around the globe, get the candid view from these top lessors at cruising altitude.  

James Meyler
CEO, ORIX Aviation Group
Steve Rimmer
CEO, Altavair
Rupert Leggett
CEO, FPG Amentum
Fred Browne
CEO, Aergo Capital

Enjoy fine cuisine provided by The Conrad. This is also when the private BDO-hosted lunch wll also take place. This is invite only so keep your eyes peeled for an invitation!

This time, it's the lawyers who take the stand! 

Three law firms offer a five-minute summary of a new key issue aircraft lessors need to know for 2023. Prizes are awarded.

Moderator
Neil O'Donnell
General Counsel, Aergo Capital

Join this roundtable of top finance executives discuss their view on the role of bank lending in decarbonising aviation finance. 

  • How are decarbonisation pressures for lenders beginning to restrict funding options? Are there ways to mitigate this for lessors?  
  • How are banks viewing aviation internally versus other asset classes?  
  • Willl smaller lessors still be readily able to access the bank market?  
  •  Where are lessors and airlines sourcing debt? What is happening in the ABS market? 
  • When is there likely to be a return in ‘traditional’ warehouse lending? 
  • How much are banks and alternative lenders really in competiton?  
  • Can aviation provide competitive returns to attract investors to the asset class? 
Bertrand Dehouck
Head of Transportation Capital Markets, BNP Paribas
José Abramovici
Global Head of Asset Finance, Credit Agricole CIB
Frank Wulf
Global Head of Aicraft Finance, NORD/LB
  • How do you establish a new platform in a competitive market?
  • What would be done differently on reflection? What worked well?  
  • Could Irish tax law changes impact appetite to start up in Ireland?  
  • Wowing investors: how can new capital be attracted to aviation?  
Edward O’Byrne
CEO, AviLease
Donal Boylan
CEO, TippAero

This session takes the industry’s top appraisers to discuss the latest dynamics in valuing aircraft. 

Eddy Pieniazek
Head of Analytics & Advisory, Ishka
Olga Razzhivina
Senior ISTAT Appraiser, ORIEL

Jan Melgaard
Executive Chairman, FPG Amentum
Jim Morrison
Chief Risk Officer, Avolon
Julie Dickerson
CEO, SES Ltd.

The networking reception for Ishka's Aviation Finance Festival as well as the regristration for the Ishka Trading Summit 2023: Engines, Midlife & Part-Out. See the full agenda here.

Welcome to this year’s Ishka – Grant Thornton Academy for new entrants to the aviation leasing and finance sector. The half day series of masterclasses runs alongside the annual Ishka Aviation Finance Festival and offers attendees the chance to further their understanding of Pricing, Lease Management, Technical Management and Airline restructuring as delivered by experts in their field from Grant Thornton.

Ishka continues to raise awareness of the aviation industry and asset class and through interactive educational events we aim to equip new entrants to the market with the tools necessary for a better understanding of the leasing world. For those needing a refresher, the masterclasses will provide the most up-to-date thinking on the four main topics to be covered and we are delighted to be teaming up with Grant Thornton, who will share their technical knowledge and real-life experiences.

Each session is highly interactive with Q&As at the end of every segment.

Introduction to the fundamentals for pricing aircraft. This will include the following topics;

-        Outline of Core cashflows and methodology

-        Scenario analysis

-        Common pitfalls

-        Current trends (impact of interest rates on pricing models)

Introduction to the fundamentals of Maintenance Reserves. This will include the following topics;

-        Purpose of Maintenance Reserves

-        Common pitfalls

-        Classroom activity

-        Current Trends (impact of inflation on Maintenance Rates)

Introduction to the fundamentals of EOL (End of Lease) transitions (Powerplant). This will include the following topics:

-        EOL Process

-        Common Issues

-        Importance of Independent Review

Introduction to the fundamentals of restructuring Airlines. This will include the following topics;

-        Basics of restructuring

-        Restructuring in the Asian market