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Aircraft Leasing

Joby, seeking new financing options, opens the door to aircraft sales

Elan Head·April 28, 2023

As it looks ahead to the costs of scaling up production and launching a commercial air taxi service, Joby Aviation is contemplating the sale and leaseback of its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft as one possible approach to financing its vertically integrated business model.

Electric aircraft unknowns spur new approaches to leasing

Elan Head·December 15, 2022

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Inside a failed attempt to repo an Aeroflot A321neo in Egypt

Jon Ostrower·March 7, 2022

The failed March 2 mission was one of the very first known attempts by a lessor to repossess a Russian-based commercial aircraft, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The Air Current. What is typically an unremarkable journey connecting Moscow to Cairo would shine a spotlight on the unfolding collapse of Russian commercial aviation, shaking the foundations of international law.

Aircraft Leasing

Joby, seeking new financing options, opens the door to aircraft sales

Electric aircraft unknowns spur new approaches to leasing

Inside a failed attempt to repo an Aeroflot A321neo in Egypt

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