Aircraft financing – the next big hurdle: Chris Tarry

(Singapore:

09 November 2006) Speaking at Outlook 2007, aviation finance analyst Chris Tarry outlined one of the bigger obstacles soon to confront airline managers: the availability of aircraft finance. The airline industry’s low returns on equity will push capital to more profitable arenas. “A rendez-vous with reality”, is imminent, he warned, adding that, “future financing will be an issue.”