Overview

Research studies in Aircraft Leasing show a consensus that the global market for Aircraft Leasing is expected to grow at CAGR of between 6 to 10 percent leading up to 2035. Moreover, there continues to be a significant increase in demand from Asia Pacific-based airlines, particularly from China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and The Philippines. Asian banks, equity and debt capital markets, as well as asset-back securities market have also played a major role in aircraft leasing industry's strategic importance. This course provides an overall and in-depth study on the aircraft financing and leasing industry models with a focus on real-world examples from the APAC and MENA regions.

What You Will Learn

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the history and growth of the aircraft leasing industry
• Describe applicable laws and regulations that govern the aircraft financing industry
• Compare and contrast different funding sources for aircraft financing
• Evaluate the effect of quantitative and qualitative variables on airline credit
• Analyze lease vs buy decisions for an airline and a lessor

Course Benefits

This course provides an overview to better understand the history and growth of the aircraft leasing industry in the appropriate regulatory context. This course provides an effective grounding in sources of finance and airline credit to enable cost-benefit analysis on contextualized lease versus purchase decisions.

Key Learning Outcomes

1. Appreciate the origin and development of the global aircraft leasing industry right up to the present day and outline the different aircraft lessor business models.
2. Define and explain the laws and regulations that provide the framework for aviation/aircraft leasing and financing.
3. Understand the various sources of finance for aircraft financing with the associated risk and reward potential highlighted.
4. Analyze cash flows to make a leasing versus purchase decision using capital budgeting.
5. Evaluate leasing versus purchase decisions based on contextualized, real-world case studies. 

Who Should Attend

This course is intended to add actionable value for members of the aviation finance industry, including working professionals such as sales directors, brokers, lawyers, regulators, finance managers, leaders and policymakers.

Course Delivery

The course is delivered in a blended modality that uses EagleVision and Canvas to deliver the curriculum in a virtual classroom, providing a campus learning experience from anywhere. 

• EagleVision: A technology that combines web video conferencing with a virtual learning environment to enhance real-time collaboration, allowing you to communicate directly and instantly with professors and classmates during scheduled meetings.
• Canvas: An educational platform designed with the online teaching and learning experience in mind, is a cloud-based system that is viewable on any web browser, computer, or mobile device and allows for engagement and collaboration through video, audio, integrated media recorder, text, and discussion boards at whatever time you chose.

 

This course is delivered over four weeks, with EagleVision sessions on Saturdays from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm Singapore time (UTC +8) and online Canvas activities taking place throughout all four weeks.  The dates and times of the next session are shown below in the Session Information section.

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