Financial

Bombardier has reported its fourth quarter and full year 2017 results, highlighting solid financial and operational performance across the company. In 2017, Bombardier’s full-year EBIT before special items grew 57% year-over-year, from $427m to US$672m, while EBITDA before special items reached close to US$1bn. Full year EBIT margins exceeded guidance at Transportation, Business Aircraft and

Airbus has reported 2017 revenues of €66.8bn (2016: €66.6bn) with higher aircraft deliveries offset by a reduction in revenues of around €2bn from the perimeter changes. Commercial Aircraft revenues rose by 3.5% with record deliveries of 718 aircraft (2016: 688 aircraft) comprising 558 A320 Family, 78 A350 XWBs, 67 A330s and 15 A380s. Helicopters’ revenues

AerCap has posted fourth quarter 2017 net income of US$266.3m compared to US$364.7m for the same period in 2016. The decrease in net income was primarily due to the fact that during the fourth quarter of 2016, AerCap recognized income from lease terminations and a gain related to the repayment of a note receivable earlier

Lease Corporation International (LCI), a leading helicopter lessor and aviation division of the Libra Group, has closed its inaugural capital markets term loan financing, with a value in excess of US$55m. The private, senior secured tranches have a maturity of five years, and were offered to a range of US financial institutions. CIT Group and

Wesco Aircraft Holdings (WAIR) has posted a first-quarter loss of US$374,000 after making a profit for the same period last year. On a per-share basis, the California-based company confirmed it had a loss of less than one cent, while earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 15 cents per share. This figure exceeded Wall Street expectations