Udvar-Hazy Says He’s Ready to Buy Back ILFC From AIG After Air Lease IPO

Steven Udvar-Hazy, who this week staged the jet-leasing industry’s biggest initial public offering, said he’s “absolutely” interested in buying back the company he sold to American International Group Inc. (AIG) in 1990.

Udvar-Hazy, 65, said he tried “very hard” to repurchase International Lease Finance Corp. from AIG in 2009, when the lessor was strained by the financing woes that spurred the New York-based insurer to seek a federal bailout.

“At that point, AIG priorities were focused on......

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Air Lease Godfather Udvar-Hazy Seeks Higher Valuation Than Peers in IPO

Steven Udvar-Hazy’s Air Lease Corp. may raise $700 million in the industry’s biggest initial public offering as the so-called godfather of aircraft leasing bets his new fleet will command a premium over peers.

Air Lease is scheduled to offer 25 million shares later today for......

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Mitsubishi must build a 100-seat regional jet if it expects to be a serious competitor

Mitsubishi must build a 100-seat regional jet if it expects to be a serious competitor in the market, says leasing giant Steven Udvar-Hazy.

Speaking yesterday to journalists on the sidelines of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, Hazy said Mitsubishi has......

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A350-1000 needs more thrust to meet performance: Udvar-Hazy

The largest member of the A350 family, the -1000, will not meet its advertised performance goals until 2020 or 2021 without the help of more thrust, fuel and......

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Boeing needs to sell 1,500 787s to break even: Udvar-Hazy

Industry icon Steven Udvar-Hazy has given his assessment of the profitability potential for Boeing's 787, saying the US airframer will need to sell at least 1,500 twinjets to break even after more than three years of delays.

"The breakeven point for the 787 has moved......

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Udvar-Hazy: Boeing 737 replacement to include 757-size offering

Air Lease Corp. CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy, whose statements on aircraft programs have long carried significant weight, said Boeing's 737 replacement solution will likely include a larger aircraft offering for which the twin-aisle concept makes sense. According to the Seattle Times, he told reporters at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading conference in Phoenix that he believes the upper end of Boeing's new family will be a......

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