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Article: Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Europe.
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- AirGuide Business
- Article date:
- April 20, 2009
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Apr 19, 2009
Financing for new jets continues to be difficult for airlines, but a sizable number of carriers are still ready to grab any delivery slots that come open at Boeing or Airbus, a new survey finds. Sixty percent of airlines responding to the global survey by UBS Investment Research say that financing for new aircraft is not available at reasonable terms. And nearly half those planning to take delivery of an aircraft over the next 12-18 months say they still haven[sup.1]t secured financing. UBS did not reveal the names of respondents to its survey but says they make up nearly one-third of operators worldwide with 100 or more aircraft in their fleets. ...