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Direct Infrastructure Investment in Aviation Assets- Part 1

Institutional investors are increasingly turning to direct investment in aviation infrastructure and operating companies to enhance their portfolio holdings.  Airport infrastructure and aviation service companies have many characteristics that institutional asset managers find compelling—they typically consist of real assets with long [..]

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  • June 06, 2018
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How to Select the Best FBO Management Company?

The aviation industry is changing faster than ever. Despite being one of the important cornerstones for the global transportation economy, it has been dealing with complicated issues and hurdles, much of which is related to management of assets and services. Airport sponsors, institutional investors and other financial institutions may have a [..]

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  • May 25, 2018
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Areas to Review Before You Hire Professional Fixed Base Operator Management

For the uninitiated, Fixed Base Operators offer various aeronautical and aviation services at an airport. They specialize in the handling, hangaring and fueling of private aircraft, and typically, FBOs work for a myriad of clients with different requirements. Needless to mention, Fixed Base Operators are critical service providers at an airpo [..]

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  • May 21, 2018
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Leasehold Mortgages on Airports – Part 2

Previously we discussed the basics of leasehold mortgages, and why they are critical to airport tenants such as Fixed Base Operations (FBOs), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operations and Aircraft Charter and Management (ACM) operators.  When these types of business on airports seek business loans they are usually subject to the t [..]

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  • May 11, 2018
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Leasehold Mortgages on Airports – Part 1

As a continued by product of the financial crisis of the 2000s and the increase of legal information readily available in digital format, ground leaseholders are increasingly having their credit facilities subject to a leasehold mortgage.  The type of on-airport service providers which find themselves bound by these types of security ins [..]

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  • February 28, 2018
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