Air Business Academy

Aircraft Financing for Non-financiers

Objectives

• Understand airline financial performance and statements

• Learn about the role of equity markets in airline finance

• Analyse the financing structures used in today's aircraft market

• Appreciate the objectives of airlines, lessors, bankers and manufacturers

• Understand the role of manufacturer support and export credit

• View trends and recent aircraft transactions from a financial perspective

Topics covered

• Industry overview and aviation issues:
  - Profitability
  - Economic situation and its impact on airline share prices
  - Update on fuel situation
  - Currency exchange and how it affects airlines
  - Airline financial statements
• Airline financial analysis
• Leasing awareness
• Financing structures for aircraft

• Aircraft loan pricing
• The banker’s view:
  - Balance sheet and regulatory constraints on banks
  - Document and cash flows in financing structures
  - Problems and trends in air finance and aircraft finance businesses
• Sales finance business case
• Export credit and support

Who should attend

• Airline professionals involved in finance, fleet planning, or aircraft trading
• Manufacturer commercial executives seeking insight into airline financing trends and prospects
• Engineers and technical specialists who are moving into a commercial role within their company
• Bankers, lessors, advisors and lawyers new to the field of aircraft financing

Presenters

Eric Chartier, Sales Financing Specialist, Eurocopter

Christophe Jallois, Vice President, CALYON Aviation Group

Christophe Million-Rousseau, Senior Director, Customer Finance, Airbus

Darcy Olmos, Finance Consultant and Course Director, AirBusiness Academy

Eduardo Sansigre, Senior Vice President - Fleet Contracting, Iberia

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