GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF TOMORROW'S AVIATION INDUSTRY
• LEARN HOW TO FINANCE A FLEET • OPPORTUNITIES AND MERITS OF AIRCRAFT LEASING
Address Key Issues
Master aircraft modelling best practice, modelling contracts, and market pricing benchmarks
Gain A Full Understanding
Gain a fresh perspective on the requirements to finance a fleet
Key Takeaways
Discover the big players and key stakeholders in the industry
Create a stable and financially sound aircraft leasing organisation
This 3 Day Masterclass in Aviation Leasing equips executives with a deep knowledge across the most critical elements of airline leasing and frontline lessons learned from successful airline start-up and transformation projects where managing complicated fleet selection, aircraft operating leases, and more were critical to profitability.
The course covers a wide variety of topics within aviation leasing, but most importantly brings real-life, current case studies to attendees. Case studies only available from a training team sitting on the Board of organisations such as: Hong Kong Express, VietJet Air, and Peach during critical transformation and scaling periods.
Topics include but are not limited to: a history of aviation leasing, key industry players, aircraft contract negotiation, asset value calculation, purchase and lease agreement negotiation, aircraft selection and long term planning, aircraft and engine cost management, fuel hedging for leasing, and alternative financing structures.
Designed for Business and financial professionals within the aviation industry who are looking to enhance their strategic business and finance skills. Professionals directly involved with the planning, selection, and financing of aircraft with find the course richly rewarding.
IN JUST 3 DAYS YOU WILL:
- Gain a comprehensive overview and fresh perspective of the aviation leasing landscape and dynamics in today and tomorrow’s aviation industry
- Gain a deeper appreciation on the opportunities and merits that aviation leasing brings to your organisation in an ever-changing and evolving aviation industry
- Become familiar with basic requirements for aircraft leasing, understand the circumstances under which leasing is more favorable to your organisation’s success
- Gain insights on the impact of leasing aircraft across the airline organisation may have, ensuring that the benefits of an operating lease can be fully captured
- Acquire specific frameworks and best-practice experience on specific elements of aircraft leasing
- Understand the stakeholders in aircraft leasing and what is important to them
- Acquire an understanding of the competitive landscape in aircraft leasing – where to go to, and where not
- Acquire know-how on creating a stable and financially sound foundation for setting up an aircraft leasing organisation
MEET YOUR TRAINER
Our Expert Trainer is a seasoned aircraft finance professional with over 16 years’ experience gained across various aspects of the aviation industry. He brings critical internal airline experience for two high-growth airlines, and a leading aircraft leasing firm. He has completed 40+ SLB transactions and direct lease agreements. He has managed various aircraft types e.g. A320, A321, A330, B737, B777, E190, and has led full-cycle aircraft acquisition from evaluation to execution of a purchase agreement for the acquisition of 23 aircraft for Virgin Airlines.
Our Expert brings real-life and current front-line experience to the classroom in an easy to understand, personalised teaching experience.
Organisations that will benefit:
- Airlines
- Aviation Authorities
- Financial Institutions
- Leasing Companies
- Banks & Investors
- Private Equity & Hedge Funds
- Suppliers
- Lawyers
- Governments & Regulators
- Transport Ministries
- Advisors and Planners
Who will attend:
- C-Level Executives
- Aircraft Analysts
- Credit Managers
- Risk Managers
- Corporate Finance
- Leasing Managers
- Business Management
- Asset Management Professionals
- Aircraft Leasing Analysts
- Finance Professionals
COURSE AGENDA
Day 1: OPERATING LEASE MODELLING ⇓
- Trainer self-introduction / course overview/speed networking
- Airline Business Model Evolution
- Passenger growth forecast for the next 20 years
- Business model link to aircraft selection
- Key internal stakeholders involved in the decision-making process
- Aircraft selection strategy
- Exercise – Calculating Revenue in aircraft leasing
- Buy vs Lease Aircraft
- Deciding what to pay for an aircraft
- Contract negotiations
- Purchase agreements
- Lease agreements
Day 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRCRAFT LEASING ⇓
- Fundamentals of Aircraft Leasing
- Exercise – Risk-adjusted pricing
- Understanding Asset Values
- Fuel-saving vs. rental/ownership cost premium
- Importance of aircraft valuation and residual values for future fleet growth
- Modelling a Lease Transaction
- Key components of a lease transaction
- Pricing of commercial items
- Pricing of technical items
- Improving the economics of lease transactions
- Model pricing with funding options
- Exercise – Checking and improving model outcomes
Day 3: ADDITIONAL KEY ITEMS IN AIRCRAFT LEASING ⇓
- Managing aircraft costs and aircraft selection
- Considerations for Power by the Hour Agreement
- Long term fleet planning
- Costs
- Fleet transition/disposal strategies
- Fuel and aircraft acquisition
- How is fuel hedging completed / technical examples?
- Case Study – A321neo LR – a game-changer or more of the same?
- Alternative Finance Strategies
- Debt Capital Markets and airlines
- Alternative Finance Strategies examples in the markets
- Unlocking Alternatives to give Comparative Advantages
For further information please call: +44 (0)1372 308547
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“Anyone involved with airline finance or fleet planning should take this course. A 3-day tour de force across the essentials of aircraft leasing, fleet planning, aircraft selection, and lease modelling. Students not only learning key issues with lease modelling, but they also gain useful tools for day-to-day planning at their own airline. Huge value”
- Past Client
