International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), the world's largest aircraft lessor by value, is reportedly close to reaching agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to obtain a US$5 billion line of credit that will help facilitate its sale. Last month the ILFC said it needed financial support due to its lack of access to financing because it was a unit of American International Group (AIG) which saw more than US$180 billion pumped in by the government and the NY Fed to bail out AIG … [Read more...] about ILFC looks for funding as sale talks ongoing
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ILFC boss forecasts airframe production cuts
ILFC boss forecasts airframe production cuts International Lease Finance Corp (ILFC) chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy has projected that both Airbus and Boeing will cut production over the next two years by as much as 30-35 per cent. Airbus currently plans to produce close to 500 aircraft this year, while Boeing's target is 480-485 units, but just last week Airbus revealed that it had 12 order cancellations in January - three A318s, two A319s, three A320s and four A321s - while booking just … [Read more...] about ILFC boss forecasts airframe production cuts