Aircraft/Engine Fleet & Retirement Developments

John Mowry, Managing Director at Alton Aviation Consultancy, delivered a presentation titled “Retirements and Inductions – How are Fleet Demographics Changing?” at the Aero-Engines Americas conference, an annual event hosted by Aviation Week Network in Miami. The presentation analyzed historical fleet dynamics and review of aircraft and engine retirements, and a 10-year fleet and retirement… Continue reading Aircraft/Engine Fleet & Retirement Developments

Factors Influencing Aircraft Operating Lease Economics

At the Airline Economics: Growth Frontiers Dublin 2018 conference, Alton Aviation Consultancy’s Managing Director John Mowry led a session focused on the aircraft operating leasing economics. The presentation reviewed the expanding market for aircraft operating leases, and then explored the wide range of cash flows that influence economics, including acquisition cost, lease rental income, maintenance… Continue reading Factors Influencing Aircraft Operating Lease Economics

Aircraft Valuations for Today’s Transactions

Laetitia Achille, Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director, made a presentation on how today’s aircraft transactions should be valued at the Airfinance Journal’s annual Dublin conference. The presentation outlined recent trends in aircraft sale transactions, and documented that the vast majority of commercial aircraft transactions in the secondary market are with attached leases, rather than outright… Continue reading Aircraft Valuations for Today’s Transactions

2018 Engine MRO Forecast & Industry Trends

At the MRO Asia conference held in Singapore, an annual conference hosted by Aviation Week Network, Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director Jonathan Berger led a session regarding commercial Engine MRO Forecast & Industry Trends. The presentation included data-driven analysis with regards to global engine MRO demand and key drivers of growth, in addition to highlighting… Continue reading 2018 Engine MRO Forecast & Industry Trends

Global Commercial Fleet and MRO Dynamics & Trends

At the North American Airline Maintenance & Engineering Conference held in Miami, Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director Jonathan Berger led a session regarding Commercial Airline Fleet Dynamics and Trends. The presentation included data-driven analysis with regards to global aircraft fleet demographics, potential risks to fleet growth, and the corresponding implications. in addition, Mr. Berger shared… Continue reading Global Commercial Fleet and MRO Dynamics & Trends

Aircraft Leasing Maintenance Cash Flows for Asset-Backed Securitizations (ABS)

At the Airline Economics: Growth Frontiers Dublin 2018 conference, Alton Aviation Consultancy’s Managing Director Laetitia Achille led a session focused on aircraft lease maintenance cash flows. The presentation introduced the audience to aircraft maintenance, selected maintenance-related provisions customary in aircraft operating lease agreements, base case maintenance cash flows, and stress testing of maintenance cash flows… Continue reading Aircraft Leasing Maintenance Cash Flows for Asset-Backed Securitizations (ABS)

Technical Analysis of Aircraft Leasing Maintenance Cash Flows

At the Investing in Aviation Finance conference hosted by Ishka in New York, a conference forum focused on connecting institutional investors to the aviation finance market, Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director Laetitia Achille delivered a presentation on the technical analysis of maintenance cash flows. The presentation provided new investors in the aircraft leasing asset class… Continue reading Technical Analysis of Aircraft Leasing Maintenance Cash Flows

The Impact of Industry Downturns on Aircraft Leasing

Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director John Mowry led a session focused on the how a downturn would impact lessors and investors in aircraft leasing at the Investing in Aviation Finance conference hosted by Ishka in New York, a conference forum focused on connecting institutional investors to the aviation finance market.   The presentation highlights some… Continue reading The Impact of Industry Downturns on Aircraft Leasing

Trends in Aircraft Line Maintenance MRO

At the MRO Europe conference held in London, an annual conference hosted by Aviation Week Network, Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director Jonathan Berger led a session regarding Trends in Line Maintenance MRO. The presentation included data-driven analysis with regards to global Line Maintenance MRO demand and key drivers of growth, in addition to highlighting industry… Continue reading Trends in Aircraft Line Maintenance MRO

The Power of “Little Data” and the Evolution of MRO

At the annual IATA Maintenance Cost Conference, Alton Aviation Consultancy Managing Director Jonathan Berger gave a speech entitled The Power of “Little Data” and the Evolution of MRO. The presentation highlighted how the aviation industry has evolved over the past several decades and the substantial progress achieved with regards to aircraft safety, dispatch reliability, and… Continue reading The Power of “Little Data” and the Evolution of MRO