Financial

Bombardier Aerospace’s revenues amounted to $2.9bn for the three-month period ended December 31, 2013, compared to $2.6bn for the corresponding period last fiscal year. For the year, revenues totalled $9.4bn, compared to $8.6bn last fiscal year. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, EBIT totalled $93m, or 3.2% of revenues ($94m, or 3.3%, before […]

Copa Holdings reported net income of $113.9m for 4Q13, as compared to net income of $86.6m in 4Q12. Excluding special items, which for 4Q13 includes a non-cash impairment charge of $31.2m on Intangible Assets booked in 2005 related to the acquisition of AeroRepublica (now Copa Colombia) and a non-cash gain of $2.6mn associated with the

At the Airshow in Singapore BNP Paribas and VietJetAir have reached a mutual agreement wherein BNP Paribas was assigned to be the adviser and financing arranger for VietJetAir’s aircraft order. In which BNP Paribas will arrange financing for the first three aircrafts that VietJetAir will receive in 2014. The value of these three aircrafts is

Rolls-Royce’s underlying revenue increased 27% to £15.5bn, including £2.6bn in revenue from Tognum. Excluding Tognum, the Group’s revenue increased 6% to £12.9bn, with 7% growth in original equipment and 4% growth in services. In 2013, 47% of the Group’s revenue was generated by the sale of aftermarket parts and services (52% in 2012). Underlying profit

Air Canada reported record full year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and impairment, and aircraft rent (“EBITDAR”(1) of $1.433bn (or $1.515bn including the impact of benefit plan amendments) compared to EBITDAR of $1.320bn (or $1.447bn including the impact of benefit plan amendments) in 2012, an increase of $113m (or $68m including the impact of

Airbus Group has announced plans to set up a financial hub in Singapore as part of its strategy to support the financial business activities of all Airbus Group entities in Singapore and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries (ASEAN). The new Airbus Group Financial Hub team in Singapore will leverage its local presence to

Garuda Indonesia’s operating income decreased by 66.4%, amounting to US$56.4m, compared to the amount of US$168.1m received in 2012. Income for the period also declined from US$110.8m in 2012 to US$11.2m in 2013. Garuda Indonesia President & CEO, Emirsyah Satar, said that Garuda Indonesia’s financial performance in 2013 was influenced by rupiah’s decline against the

The first ever export credit financing package for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 was completed in December 2013 at delivery of the fourth out of twenty Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jets ordered by the Mexican airline Interjet. The aircraft was financed through a multilateral export credit guaranteed by Coface, SACE and VEB for the French,

WestJet released its fourth quarter and year-end results for 2013, with record net earnings of $268.7m up from the net earnings of $242.4m reported for the full-year 2012. For the fourth quarter, the airline reported diluted earnings per share of $0.52, up from $0.46 reported last year. This represents WestJet’s 35th consecutive quarter of profitability,

Héroux-Devtek, a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, has acquired the entire share capital of U.K.-based APPH and U.S.-based APPH Wichita, subsidiaries of BBA Aviation. APPH is an integrated provider of landing gear and hydraulic systems and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and aftermarket applications. Headquartered in Runcorn, United Kingdom, APPH specializes in the